Example sentences of "[noun sg] [vb -s] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | I discuss this issue often with tourists I take trekking in rural Nepal , and my line is that the photograph takes second place to the opportunity for personal contact and an understanding of the culture . |
| 2 | ‘ Another is that at international level , scrummaging comes first and activity which may become possible in the loose comes second . |
| 3 | Surely you have learnt by now that care of equipment comes second only to care of the patients ! ’ |
| 4 | Site scoops second award |
| 5 | But this is probably better than some of the attempts that have been made deliberately to exploit the natural human interest in such a tragic event with supposedly factual accounts of the eruption , in which accurate reportage takes second place to lurid , entirely hypothetical detail . |
| 6 | It is unfair that we should have to wait until 1O.3Oam for the post just because the postmen have to hand deliver a memo to every department in the company , being told the post takes second place . |
| 7 | Once the art of massage becomes second nature , you may begin to discover ‘ energy blocks ’ which usually manifest as cold areas in the body — perhaps the lower back or the abdomen . |
| 8 | It shows what we 've been saying for a long time , how fragile the markets in this recycling are , and I still stick to what I 've thought all along , that marketing comes first and making the product comes second . |
| 9 | He is justly recognised by the American Philosophical Society , in whose annals his name stands second only to that of Benjamin Franklin . |
| 10 | The opening chorus of No. 140 , for example , is a very dramatic affair yet this aspect of Bach 's art takes second place to refinement of articulation and gracefulness of phrase . |
| 11 | ADVANCED MICRO SEEKS SECOND SOURCE FOR ITS Am486 PARTS |
| 12 | There is , in the minds of consumers , the automatic belief that quality takes second place whether this is true or not . |
| 13 | Tongues loosen and caution takes second place to bravado . |
| 14 | With a little practice , such awareness becomes second nature . |
| 15 | When you are not in harmony with your body , you learn to be less tactile , less physical — learning to ‘ reach out ’ as a form of communication becomes second nature when you are used to exercising . |
| 16 | Self-righteousness becomes second nature to any properly indoctrinated communist . |
| 17 | Once you get in the habit of really noticing what you eat , and expecting from the restaurants the same care for quality and ‘ real food ’ value you try to achieve at home , making the healthy choice becomes second nature . |
| 18 | All this kidolgy comes second nature to two men immersed in football all their lives . |
| 19 | About 1300 journalists registered at this years ' show , and you have only to read the number of column entries and to hear the radio and to see the television to know that the content of this year 's Royal Show stands second to none in the technical content of agricultural exhibitions across the world . |
| 20 | NCR Corp 's StarGroup comes second to Vines for Santa Cruz Unix and is regarded as the ‘ premier implementation of LAN Manager ’ by Butler Bloor . |
| 21 | NCR Corp 's StarGroup comes second to Vines for SCO Unix and is regarded as the ‘ premier implementation of of LAN Manager , ’ by Butler Bloor . |
| 22 | A country in which respect for law and order takes second place to the problems of some illiterate chocco . ’ |
| 23 | There are indeed times when a lemon as a seasoning seems second only in importance to salt . |
| 24 | US Copyright Office holds second hearing to gather opinions over droit de suite |
| 25 | We believe these improvements will ensure that The Independent remains second to none in the breadth and depth of its coverage . |