Example sentences of "[vb -s] [be] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | By the time you realize your accountant has been second rate , your career may be over . |
| 2 | I must mention one member — Angela ( nee Feetenby ) — for her help to me has been second to none — not only do I congratulate her for that but on your behalf I want to wish her every happiness in her new life — she was married last July to Harry Bell . |
| 3 | ‘ Until now , information about his death has been second or third hand . |
| 4 | It was the best time of his life , and everything since has been second best . |
| 5 | THINKING , talking and working along European lines has been second nature to Mike Ward for many years now . |
| 6 | Chairman , I 've listened with erm interest to Professor erm weasel words explaining that he did n't mean what he 's been saying for the past three years and trying to explain away what he 's effectively and he might as well admit it a complete volte face worse than that his agreement to an arrangement which he knows is second best . |
| 7 | We believe that the service of the Council provides is second to none and we are proud of our record in meeting the needs of the Region 's population and businesses . |