Example sentences of "had [prep] be [adj] [prep] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The net result of having so many favoured people around was that tickets for the Kirov and Bolshoi ballets were obviously rationed , and we had to be content with second league fixtures of circus and puppet shows to fill any gaps in the programme . |
| 2 | If the race had been over 62 metres then I felt I would have won , but there are no championships at this distance so I had to be content with second place . |
| 3 | But the Willowfield man was not to be caught and Paddy had to be content with second place with Lyle fading to finish fourth some 15 seconds behind third-placed man Greg Luke ( North Belfast ) . |
| 4 | Annadale teenager Adam Smith set a new NI youths ' triple jump record with 13.59 metres , but he had to be content with second place , victory going to Ballymena 's Mickey McDonald who jumped 13.76 . |
| 5 | Middlesbrough , however , were overhauled by Wirral in the second half of the fixture and had to be content with second place . |