Example sentences of "[noun sg] [to-vb] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the Czech Lands Civic Forum won about half the total votes , and in Slovakia PAV emerged as the clear winner , although the latter had been expected until shortly before the election to come second to the CDM . |
| 2 | Teammate Rob McElnea is on course to secure second place in the Super Cup points at Mallory Park in two weeks time after fourth and fifth places today . |
| 3 | A strong challenge anticipated from the fiercely nationalist and right-wing Serbian Renaissance Movement ( SP0 ) failed to materialize : SPO leader Vuk Draskovic took only 20 per cent of the vote to come second in the presidential election , while his party took only 19 seats in the Assembly ( after winning 13 seats in the first round it fought the second round in coalition with other opposition parties ) . |
| 4 | But it was Vose who came through with a strong finish on the final circuit to claim second place , but he could not match Pearson 's strength on the hills . |
| 5 | Secondly the plan to place second year trainees with employers is fine if we can find employers to do deals with . |
| 6 | Half an hour previously , Captive Audience had run to the best of his ability in the lads ' race , plugging on one-paced up the Sandown hill to take second place . |
| 7 | Adam Smith of Annadale set produced a 13.59 triple jump to come second to Micky McDonald of Ballymena and Antrim who recorded 13.76 metres . |
| 8 | SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 9 | Peterboro 3 , Swindon 3 SWINDON squandered the chance to regain second place in the First Division yesterday . |
| 10 | They lost 2-0 to Clydebank at Kilbowie and , in the process , missed out on the chance to regain second place . |
| 11 | SHELL-SHOCKED West Ham missed the chance to steal second place from Division One promotion rivals Tranmere last night after being shot down by Rovers ' ace marksman John Aldridge . |
| 12 | This head felt that the re-expression and development of ideas which IT made possible allowed every pupil the chance to have second thoughts . |
| 13 | Southend striker Brett Angell has rejected the chance to join second division leaders Blackburn Rovers in a £1 million deal . |
| 14 | It is , indeed , quite a common occurrence for a government to have second thoughts about a Bill during or after its progress through the Commons and to use its supporters in the House of Lords to make the changes in a Bill then seen to be desirable . |
| 15 | But then , as the course toughened and the favourites began to drop back , he was left to race it out with Thomas Naali , of Tanzania , and Tena Negere , of Ethopia , until Poland 's Jan Huruk , third last year , made a late challenge to snatch second place . |
| 16 | Thus although it may be the case that communicative demands result in error because the learner does not have enough time to access second language systemic knowledge , equally they may do so because such demands quite naturally lead learners to call upon whatever resources they have at their disposal , some of which will be drawn from their own language . |
| 17 | There is of course no logical reason why things should be different this time , wrote Harsnet , why this too should not be an illusion , the illusion of imagining that I know not only what step to take first but also what step to take second and even what step to take third . |