Example sentences of "the second [noun sg] [verb] the first " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second flower shows the first two layers of petals from a typical Irish crochet rose . |
| 2 | And before those following could rein in and look for cover , or dismount and string their bows , or drive headlong into the trees from which their death was launched , the second volley followed the first . |
| 3 | Then if we form unc we have unc since transposition of the second term repeats the first . |
| 4 | Mark the length of the second piece using the first as your guide . |
| 5 | ‘ Two wrongs may not make a right , Doctor , but sometimes the second wrong helps the first rest easier . ’ |