Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] for [art] second [noun] " in BNC.

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1 Current members seem satisfied that they are receiving good value for money , and are signing up for the second membership year which starts in May .
2 Forest , held to a 1-1 draw at the City Ground , were 3-1 ahead with 17 minutes of normal time left , and deservedly so ; they had come out for the second half bristling with determination to make quality tell .
3 Should n't we be opening our universities to older people , for people to come back for a second dose as it were , for retraining and so on ?
4 the idea was there and the structure and everything was there it was just that you had n't actually explained what you had to do first , you know , to come back with the erm recommendations erm but you did , you did get the date confirmed to come back for the second appointment which was good .
5 Lio ! rt came in for a second run , but slower this time to allow for the big man 's unexpected agility .
6 When she came in for the second time her throat was like looking at a plate full of strawberries and cream — red enlarged tonsils with a coating of puss .
7 The parents of the kids at the school where Mrs Rogers taught had her barred from the school , in case the hit squad came back for a second try .
8 When I was driving my new Granada in 1989 and dropped a friend down the road , a police car came past , saw the car with a black man driving it , circled round and came back for a second check .
9 I shall have to be looking out for a second hand bike-y just for the occasional trip into town without getting Stuey out of bed so I be a bit more independent than just bothering you all time , if I just wan na pop anywhere .
10 Bordon came out for the second half in determined mood and soon Wilson made up for a number of misses by flicking in the third goal .
11 At home , high street sales have risen modestly for the second month running .
12 The first attempt was almost a disaster , but he got the plane up again and came round for a second shot .
13 Well if you remember that the Jarrow marches and the general strike were n't very many years erm you know be behind the preparations that were going on for the second world war .
14 Recording will begin shortly for a second title , Better Than Life , which is due in the autumn .
15 Eric Cantona 's 85th minute goal was far too little and unfortunately far too late to save Howard Wilkinson 's men suffering the agony of going out for the second time in the space of five weeks .
16 It is bad enough to fail one 's driving test once ; to do so for a second time reinforces the sense of hopelessness in the learner 's mind — he now has twice as many failures to build upon — so that he uses his ability to visualize in an even more negative fashion .
17 Those worth £5 — £19 were roped in for the second loan , in 1523 , so paying a total of 15 per cent , not so very much less than what was expected of the £20 men , and of course a proportionately heavier burden .
18 Refreshed , and filled once again with energy we set off for the second time that day .
19 There is still a month of the fitness challenge to run and participants are being invited back for a second assessment .
20 ‘ Dutch elm disease is a terrible thing , ’ said Mr Molesworth , corning round for a second time .
21 Where further notification is not given on the fourth day in accordance with the procedures laid down for the second stage , you shall not be disentitled to SSP from the fourth day of absence for that reason only .
22 As Nathan pulled away for the second time he could hear Lumberjack in the kitchen , frantically sawing the legs off tables and chairs .
23 Centre John Devereux converted , with giant prop Mark Jones then brushing aside two tackles to crash over for the second try .
24 ( ii ) Second reading In his discussions with the Leader of the House relating to the Bill , the Minister will have arranged for certain times ( usually a day or two , but perhaps up to eight days ) to have been set aside for the second reading debate .
25 John Major shaved carefully for the second time that day .
26 Neil 's PR is now at the door , signalling frantically for the second time in two minutes .
27 The Rothmans Honda team member broke his right leg in five places when he went down for a second time during the opening championship round on a wet Suzuka circuit .
28 On every channel earnest-looking men with maps and pointers , looking like war-gamers in some fiendish Pentagon basement , demonstrate — predict , even — the inch-by-inch path that the storm is taking , noting that it usually passes off to the north , but may perhaps curve back upon itself and go in for a second strike .
29 Go back for a second glance — is that really me ?
30 But Mr Pillsbury was not asked back for a second interview .
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