Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [prep] a second " in BNC.

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1 The basic examination should consist of : ( a ) an interview with frequent switching from language to language ; ( b ) an improvised short speech in the first language on a topic chosen at random , to assess general knowledge ; ( c ) non-technical information in one language to be rendered consecutively in a second language ; ( d ) translation from a text off-the-cuff .
2 Plus , of course , there 's Emma 's violin which will always draw folk-rock comparisons , even though it is employed more as a second guitar or lead keyboard .
3 Furthermore , the expression of HBsAg in liver was essentially identical to that of pre-S2 but not that of pre-S1 , in keeping with the suggestion that transcription of mRNAs for HBsAg and pre-S2 is controlled by the same promotor , and that for pre-S1 is controlled independently by a second promotor .
4 Weaver 's Northwich brewery was also retained , and the production of the new ‘ Palatinate ’ lager was concentrated there in a second redevelopment phase during the later 1970s .
5 Another offshore contract is with British Gas Exploration and Production in Morecambe Bay , which was renewed recently for a second four year period .
6 The magnitude of excursion of the mirror was read aloud by a second observer ( watching the projected light ) to an assistant who wrote on the drum next to the appropriate signal .
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