Example sentences of "[vb -s] a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | This causes a second type of problem — an almost impossible demand for nipples and milk supply . |
| 2 | If she sprouts a second head or grows fangs — I 'll shoot her . |
| 3 | The document contains a second charge . |
| 4 | The host limb now has two polarizing regions and develops a second set of digits which are a mirror image of the normal ones . |
| 5 | No self-respecting Zen-Buddhist spares a second thought for it . |
| 6 | This example also illustrates a second idea which is sometimes referred to as ‘ polycentricity ’ . |
| 7 | Similar in most respects to the AF-1 Super , the Twin adds a second lens of 70mm focal length , activated at the touch of a button . |
| 8 | This case highlights a second weakness of Dicey 's approach , namely his assumption that individual liberty can be adequately protected by the decisions of English judges . |
| 9 | He has no chance of facing the tourists after suffering his fourth shoulder dislocation in Llanelli 's narrow home win over Neath and has been warned by doctors that unless he has a second operation he may never play again . |
| 10 | True , it has a second lens but this one is of a mere 50mm focal length — too similar to the standard 35mm lens to make much of a difference . |
| 11 | ‘ Everybody in Poland has a second job , ’ Kurowski explains to me . |
| 12 | In Poland , of course , everybody has a second job . |
| 13 | Smith has a second claim with his knack of producing wicket-taking spells at a brisk pace . |
| 14 | It was also known as , which has a second meaning , ‘ an irritable person ’ . |
| 15 | GRAHAM TAYLOR now has a second chance to get it Wright for England ! |
| 16 | DISGRACED soccer star Diego Maradona has a second love child , it was claimed yesterday . |
| 17 | If this does n't work , the spadefoot has a second line of defence ; it has a disagreeable odour and taste — the New Mexico spadefoot has the curious distinction of smelling like unroasted peanuts . |
| 18 | MORRISSEY has a second collection of solo videos , titled The Malady Lingers On , issued through PMI on November 23 . |
| 19 | ‘ Still life of sea bream , oranges , garlic , a cloth and kitchen utensils ’ is one of a group of such works dating from the early 1770s ; the Prado has a second version . |
| 20 | The second chest has an identical trap , save that this time the poison in the darts is Elfbane , and it has a second trap which will be activated only if the chest is forcibly opened . |
| 21 | Since we know that he is out to deceive and destroy , everything he says has a second meaning to us . |
| 22 | Hewlett-Packard Co has a second licensee after Oki Electric Industry Co for fabrication of the Precision Architecture RISC for low-end and embedded applications , in the shape of Winbond Electronics Corp , Taiwan . |
| 23 | Not a conventional time-piece , this clock has a second hand only , recording each segment of a minute with solid , definite clicks . |
| 24 | A search of the records having a given attribute , to see which of them also has a second , third , … etc. in the required list , will eliminate all the records that are not wanted . |
| 25 | We can see also how the first sentence has a second phrase using syncopation , which is a distinct change from the first phrase . |
| 26 | He has a second son , Sebastian , nine , who telephoned during the day to be told his father and Koti 's surprise good news . |
| 27 | We now have a stratigraphical set-up that has a second formation " y " which seems to pass laterally into " x " and to be its time equivalent . |
| 28 | The Fuel contracts Department has a second team operating within the TOP Programme developing a computerised fuel cycle market intelligence system . |
| 29 | Thanks to the determination and vision of Canadian Bob Spence and friends , the world has a second airworthy Fairey Swordfish . |
| 30 | The use of sub-clauses and separate paragraphs in this way has a second advantage . |