Example sentences of "[vb pp] [to-vb] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moorhouse who won gold in Seoul attracts the greatest share of publicity , and Gillingham come what may , has appeared destined to play second fiddle . |
| 2 | Although he has usually had to play second fiddle to Jackson , he is a super athlete in his own right , having won silver medals at the European championships ( 4x100 metres ) and Commonwealth Games in 1990 . |
| 3 | It is also used to dress second degree burns ( blisters without skin loss ) once the blisters have broken leaving an open sore ( see Cuts and Scrapes ) . |
| 4 | Unfortunately , Central News has had to take second place to Project Video ( which we are shooting at the moment ) but we are aiming for October 1989 publication for Central News 1 ( video and book ) and January 1990 for Central News 2 ( video and book ) . |
| 5 | Somehow all these less exciting duties had had to take second place to the social events Aubrey and Madeleine were constantly arranging for his entertainment . |
| 6 | In general , however , the needs of tropical territories meshed into the modern economic order , have meant that the first wave of human invaders in the rain forest have had to take second place to the exploitation of the second wave . |
| 7 | He says charity shops should be allowed to sell second hand toys as they 've always done and the legislation which took them off the shelves was wrongly framed and should be scrapped . |
| 8 | THE WORLD 'S Olympic athletes were last night forced to take second place here … snubbed so that TV might make another extravaganza of the closing ceremony . |
| 9 | Early in marriage a re-ordering of priorities is necessary , and some couples can run into trouble if their commitment to , or dependence upon , healthy robust parents can not be allowed to take second place to their commitment to their new partner . |
| 10 | Perhaps even she has begun to have second thoughts about the ballooning barminess of these proceedings … |
| 11 | As the terms of the game allowed anyone out without scoring to return to bat after the team were all out , Colin did so and still failed to score second time around ! |