Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [pron] [prep] [art] second " in BNC.
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1 | In The Wrench he creates the rigger Faussone , the practical man whose cranes girdle the world and who keeps returning , a little heavy-footed , to the house in Turin where two old aunts fuss over his welfare : Faussone was spoken of as ‘ my alter ego ’ , and the book has to struggle to accommodate him as a second person , available for interview by Levi . |
2 | The tigress was undoubtedly familiar with every foot of the ground , and not having had an opportunity of killing me at the rocks — and her chance of bagging me at the first hairpin bend having been spoilt by the kakar — she was probably now making her way through the dense undergrowth to try to intercept me at the second bend . |
3 | Tokes suspended his hunger strike on Sept. 11 to avoid pre-electoral controversy , but threatened to resume it after the second round of presidential elections . |
4 | He proved how difficult this feat is by failing to repeat it at the second time of asking . |
5 | ‘ Above all , the British industrial revolution was a regional phenomenon ’ ( Pollard , 1981 ) ; but often pioneering regions , four declined soon after they had made their vital contribution ( Cornwall , Shropshire , North Wales and the Derbyshire uplands ) , while two more ( Tyneside and Clydeside ) had to get something like a second wind to survive as centres of expanding metal industries and shipbuilding . |
6 | Gina , Barbara , Ronnie and Chris Jury , a friend of theirs from Hull University Drama Department days , volunteered to arrange something for the second anniversary of John 's kidnap on 17 April . |
7 | Similarly it would be stated in the estate agents ' particulars whether permission had been granted for a house which is up for sale to be sold to someone who wanted to use it as a second home . |