Example sentences of "[to-vb] [pron] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | And they will recall that day at Twickenham when Carling 's team observed the traditional formality of victory over Wales to secure its second Grand Slam . |
| 2 | ( When Leonard came to write his second novel , he paid MacLennan the finest compliment of all — and the riskiest — by imitating his theme , as we shall see . ) |
| 3 | The police have traced one of his daughters to break the news to her , but have so far failed to find his second daughter who is also abroad on holiday . |
| 4 | For some unexplained reason many housewives had cooked beef in one form or another that night and Coffin was probably lucky to find his second supper was cold , for all over South London people were pushing their plates back . |
| 5 | Many of his suggestions were taken up , including pushing back the 17th tee boxes and steeply bunkering the green so as to oblige the player to pitch his second ‘ enabling him to stay on the green ’ , already notoriously difficult to stay on once reached . |
| 6 | In a meeting at the beginning of April , the City Council of Amsterdam , after having ordered the forensic laboratory in Rijswijk to conduct its second investigation , severely criticised the councillor responsible for the Arts , Mrs M. Baak , for her inept handling of the problem and her lack of initiative at crucial moments during the affair . |
| 7 | A much-loved brother dying in rather questionable circumstances , then her first husband … and then having to nurse her second husband — my father — through a long illness at a time when she herself was n't well . |
| 8 | It 's due to receive its second reading in the committee stage of the House of Lords today . |
| 9 | Terry Betts said on the third day that he and his son had peaked too soon and errors put them four down after 13 holes , with the Piggotts to receive their second and final shot on the 14th . |
| 10 | Indeed , the situation was so bleak in 1980 that Sir John came out of retirement to replace his second son Peter , who had taken control of the family firm three years before . |
| 11 | Doubts about Mr Vargas ' taste were also raised by the sight of near-naked women dancing to celebrate his second anniversary in politics . |
| 12 | JOE CALZAGHE knocked out Dean Francis with a smart left in the second round to reach his second successive George Wimpey Amateur Boxing Association final at Gateshead last night . |
| 13 | In the bottom half of the draw Chris Wilkinson was again preparing for a second challenge to Jeremy Bates ' domination as he overcame strong challenges from Italy , South Africa and Sweden to reach his second final . |
| 14 | World No 50 Roe upset the form book by beating top 16 candidate Darren Morgan of Wales 5–2 to reach his second ranking quarter-final of the season . |
| 15 | I say that now but at the time I took my task extremely seriously and I swelled with pride when Mr Broadhurst took me back to Churchill Square to buy my second book . |
| 16 | Gabriela Sabatini had to battle through a tough second set against a determined Conchita Martinez on Sunday to win her second consecutive Family Circle Magazine Cup at Hilton Head , South Carolina . |
| 17 | With further financing and other assistance from the Rural Development Commission and the local authority ( the borough of Pendle encompasses both towns ) , the building was expensively adapted to fulfil his second major contract , which followed hard upon the first . |
| 18 | He bowled well on his debut at Lord 's and was unlucky to play his second Test at Old Trafford , which is such a good batting wicket these days . |
| 19 | It took Mark Roe some three years to win his second Tour event , but when he triumphed in the Lancome , he was obviously overjoyed . |
| 20 | At Zandvoort , on another rainy day , Jackie lapped the whole field except Jean-Pierre Beltoise , to win his second grand prix . |
| 21 | Second seed Sampras established himself as the odds-on favourite to win his second US Open title with a 6–7 7–6 6–1 6–1 victory . |
| 22 | For myself , middle-aged and of a generally conservative disposition , I regret these changes , in particular the depreciation of the Anglo-Welsh occasions : not only because there are fewer of them but also because the clubs now tend to field their second XVs . |
| 23 | During her night 's stay a fire broke out in the hotel and the guest , in a panic , attempted to leave her second floor room through her window by means of a ‘ rope ’ made from bed linen . |
| 24 | After Schmidt 's fall , the SDP chose a moderate candidate , Hans-Jochen Vogel , for Chancellor , but the party was very divided , Vogel was uninspiring , and Kohl was so confident of CDU success that he even advised electors to give their second votes to FDP candidates . |
| 25 | Quins led 20–7 at the break , but Rugby scored 22 points in the second half to record their second league win . |
| 26 | Charlton , although taking the lead against the run of play through John Robinson with their first shot of the match after 26 minutes , finished annoyed that they had failed to record their second successive victory . |
| 27 | Because of its on site accommodation and excellent working atmosphere , it 's a good location for recording albums , as The 4 Of Ys will doubtless confirm , having returned here to record their second album . |
| 28 | Although the President promised to use his second term for a new " crusade " to secure peace and prosperity within the USA , he offered few new prescriptions for the ailing economy , preferring instead to concentrate on a broad agenda which included less government and lower taxes . |
| 29 | Having blown up his good engine in practice , Mark was forced to use his second motor in the race , and did very well to get as good a finish as he did . |
| 30 | An hour later he returned to the pool to notch his second success of the day . |