Example sentences of "[conj] [was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | All along the Baltic region brick building began early , owing to the lack of stone materials , but such work has mostly been altered later , in the Middle Ages , or was destroyed in the Second World War . |
| 2 | The current-account imbalances in the three largest economies , West Germany , Japan and the USA , shrank more than was expected in the second half of 1989 . |
| 3 | In 1893 they changed their name from Royal Arsenal to Woolwich Arsenal , adopted professional status and were elected to the Second Division . |
| 4 | The FN candidate led in the first round of voting , but was defeated in the second round by 50.6 per cent to 49.4 per cent by a centre-right candidate supported by all the mainstream parties . |
| 5 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |