Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] on the second [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The K2s got away on the second attempt .
2 The change in depends only on the second derivatives at x , and so these derivatives must embody the curvature information .
3 On the other hand they indicated that former President Giscard d'Estaing ( UDF ) was likely to do better on the second ballot by taking centrist votes , with the result that , in late 1990 , the UDF seemed less concerned to reach an agreement .
4 Things change dramatically on the second repetition , however .
5 It could be argued that had England scored faster on the second day they would have won comfortably , but having controlled the game from the beginning they were desperately unlucky to lose out to the weather ; and for the fans listening at home it was especially frustrating that it was a beautiful evening in England .
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