Example sentences of "[v-ing] [prep] second place [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But Leeds looked set fair for the First Division , climbing to second place by the end of the year . |
| 2 | Leeds had a good start in the new competition , climbing to second place after a 7–1 win over Barnsley in October , in which Price got five of the goals . |
| 3 | SCOTLAND 's Colin McRae made an excellent start to the Swedish Rally yesterday , slotting into second place behind Didier Auriol . |
| 4 | David Norman — a graduate of Eton , McGill and Harvard Business School — had already made a controversial impact on the British search business before setting up his own firm , which now enjoys an annual fee income of over £5m. , ranking in second place behind Russell Reynolds in the pecking order of Britain 's highest-earning headhunters . |
| 5 | Scotland 's Yvonne Murray made no mistake , easing into second place in her heat . |
| 6 | The battle for middle-order supremacy resulted in David Lloyd , Finchley moving into second place after a 3–0 victory over Connaught Club , London , and Ealing producing their first win of the season with a 2–1 home victory against Walton Astro 's . |
| 7 | Then a one-all draw with Germany in their last match , meant them finishing in second place on goal difference . |