Example sentences of "[noun sg] for a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he has called on British Rail for a second time to step up safety and end the easy access to the East Coast main line . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've both been working so hard that this break has given us the opportunity for a second honeymoon , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 3 | For those reasons as I , have I , hoped made plain , it seems to me that the general scheme provided by Mrs is the one that ought to be adopted , however in my view when Mrs also makes provision for a second carer for some three hours a day that is well over egging the pudding , if I may adopt a phrase used by Mr at one stage during the case , I feel sure that in practice the two resident carers would not simply say well I 'm on duty from eight am on Monday till twelve midday on Thursday and I shall do nothing during the rest of the week , I think that living in the household for , at |
| 4 | • A 25% reduction for a second week . |
| 5 | The winners , and also retaining the shield for a second year , were the team from the Sacred Heart , Cheadle Heath , who donated their £100 winnings to the Little Sisters of the Poor . |
| 6 | With François Mitterrand 's re-election for a second seven-year term in 1988 , they had to face the demoralising prospect of being out of power for 14 years . |
| 7 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 8 | When the elder Civizade , by now Rumeli kazasker for a second time , died in 954/1547 , the younger was given a pension of 45 akce a day . |
| 9 | Before the programme is finally adopted it has to be referred back to the European Parliament for a second time . |
| 10 | Newport Borough Council is close to withdrawing its Private Usk Barrage Bill from Parliament for a second time . |
| 11 | JULIE WALTERS ON THE HEARTBREAK OF FIGHTING HER DAUGHTER 'S LEUKAEMIA FOR A SECOND TIME |
| 12 | Now that Essex Man has demonstrated his backing for one winning team , the Conservatives , the men of Essex will be keen to show that they , too , deserve the people 's support for a second term at the head of the Championship table . |
| 13 | Essex had seemed well on course for a second successive success in the competition before that 206–119 defeat , and the title looms again after overall victory at Colchester and Diss on Sunday . |
| 14 | As his legal fight for a second inquest goes on , Mr Ferrante remembers the son he believes should still be alive today . |
| 15 | One of the school 's main aims is to raise enough money for a second indoor sports base , which would be of benefit to both the school and the local community . |
| 16 | If you lose the same amount of money for a second year you 're down to a position where one small slip would take the business into insolvency . |
| 17 | Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman , who had been re-elected President for a second term in September 1984 , was assassinated in November 1989 [ see pp. 37033-34 ] . |
| 18 | In the presidential elections of January 1991 , Soares was elected President for a second five-year term [ see p. 37968 ] . |
| 19 | One of the smallest village schools in the country has been spared from closure for a second time , but there 's a catch . |
| 20 | A WOULD-BE postie has criticised the Royal Mail for a second class service following a mix-up over job interviews . |
| 21 | FRENCH trainer Francois Doumen is brimming with confidence over The Fellow 's bid for a second successive victory in Kempton 's King George . |
| 22 | The New Hampshire result ensured that the challenge of Buchanan would be maintained at least into March , and increased the growing belief that Bush — despite having recorded popular approval ratings of up to 90 per cent in the immediate aftermath of the Gulf war — was vulnerable to defeat in his bid for a second presidential term . |
| 23 | By contrast , Middlesbrough 's bid for a second slice of City Challenge cash was a low-key affair . |
| 24 | three hundred pound for a second hand one |
| 25 | Twenty five pound for a second hand one plus |
| 26 | Liz Boatman , who played professionally in the States before being reinstated as an amateur , captains the side for a second time and is delighted at the way the growth of the pro circuit has revitalised the amateur game . |
| 27 | Well certainly , you know , I think there there is work looking at the files that go through me , there is work for a second complaint examiner , because a lot of the files from investigators are actually fairly straightforward now |
| 28 | Hence the transformation law for a second rank tensor . |
| 29 | Steve Foley has become Colchester 's caretaker-manager for a second time , Jock Wallace having been appointed a director last week — ‘ I will do all in my power to help the club , ’ he said . |
| 30 | Wilson had made National Self-Determination the central plank of his 1916 election campaign for a second term in office . |