Example sentences of "[be] [v-ing] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | A number of state stations have been opening second channels , some in stereo , yet many state governments are not content merely to expand radio . |
| 2 | Well at moment , we 're lying second . |
| 3 | MAURICE : I 'm glad you 're having second thoughts , Aunt , whatever the reason . |
| 4 | ‘ Maybe you 're having second thoughts ? |
| 5 | ‘ Are you telling me you 're having second thoughts ? |
| 6 | The American , who had been lying second after the morning 's compulsory figures , was placed first by all nine judges for both technical merit and presentation . |
| 7 | Let us hope that the Danes will vote ‘ No ’ in their referendum on June 2 , thus forcing all members to renegotiate the treaty , as many of them are now said to be having second thoughts of their own . |
| 8 | If the report looks as if it will be over 15–20 pages you should be having second thoughts about its suitability . |
| 9 | 24 April : The Sun seems to be having second thoughts about Ken Livingstone : ‘ If the Labour Party had been led by John Smith over the last nine years , perhaps it would have been in power today , ’ says an editorial . |
| 10 | This is by no means the end of the matter , because the Council still intends to pursue its objectives by other means , but it certainly seems to indicate that it may be having second thoughts about the project 's viability and/or its acceptability . |
| 11 | ‘ He wo n't even be coming second this year ! ’ |
| 12 | Yeah because I 'm doing second year abnormal from two til three so you might be able to catch me at three |
| 13 | Now I 'm having second thoughts . |
| 14 | Not surprisingly I 'm having second thoughts — ’ |
| 15 | Now then , I like the new look — ’ Sarella had had her hair cropped ‘ — and was thinking of putting you in for the ingénue , but I 'm having second thoughts . ’ |
| 16 | From now on , she told Yeats , romantic passion would be taking second place to political commitment . |
| 17 | I mean what is the purpose of all this , bringing the cost of living down — I do n't know , a thousand things that politicians pride themselves on doing — it seems to me that they all should be taking second place to the lives that up and coming generations are going to live . |
| 18 | Decisions on priorities between these groups can generate some heat , particularly if students come to believe that their needs are taking second place to those of numerically smaller groups of faculty and researchers . |
| 19 | Nomads have been hovering near the relegation zone all season while Colchester are chasing second promotion spot . |
| 20 | On May 9 Labour leader Neil Kinnock claimed in the House of Commons that the reforms meant that the clinical needs of patients were coming second to commercial considerations . |
| 21 | But the developmentalists , too , were having second thoughts . |
| 22 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 23 | the elements for the powerboaters this weekend are water and wind … as the British Grand Prix returns after a two year gap … it 's being raced in cardiff and favourite to win is Steve Kerton of Gloucestershire … he 's lying second in the world championship … he 's going for the win but is happy to be back racing in britain |
| 24 | Shirley Robertson is lying second in the Europe Dinghies , Stuart Childerley is third in the Finns and Will Henderson is third in the Flying Dutchman . |
| 25 | They are now second to the Conservatives in 145 seats ( against Labour 's 186 ) ; but while 90 per cent of Lib Dem second places are in seats with massive Tory majorities , mainly in the south-east , Labour now has double the Liberal Democrat popular vote and is lying second in 144 seats where the Tory lead is less than 4,000 votes . |
| 26 | Mr Davies ' employer , Brian Harley , who is lying second in the tournament after the first round , was unavailable for comment . |
| 27 | Down , currently races in the Far East and is lying second in the Japanese Formula 3000 championship . |
| 28 | Safety is coming second . |
| 29 | ‘ I would n't like to say that such an idea has never occurred to him , but , if it has , I suspect he is having second thoughts . |
| 30 | It 's tragic that the Health Service is taking second place to a holiday camp . ’ |