Example sentences of "for [v-ing] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The relatively puny father-of-three could have been forgiven for having second thoughts when he was picked . |
| 2 | The other medal was for coming second in a canoe race . |
| 3 | ‘ You get no prizes for coming second . ’ |
| 4 | I ca n't quite see the reason for discounting second homes altogether as the D O E have done . |
| 5 | While the Scottish Wildlife Trust has for some time had a system for identifying second tier biological sites , primarily as a conservation mechanism , no such system has been created for geological or geomorphological sites , until now . |