Example sentences of "[to-vb] [adv] [prep] [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | The male patient is asked to pass a little urine ( perhaps the equivalent of two tablespoons ) into one glass beaker and then to pass more into a second beaker . |
2 | Parishes were able to cope with their pauper problem until England 's population began to soar dramatically during the second half of the eighteenth century . |
3 | David Atkinson , an analyst at Goldman Sachs in Tokyo , notes that the banks ' operating profitability began to deteriorate again in the second half of the last fiscal year . |
4 | M F I traditionally has a stronger second half cash flow and net borrowings are expected to fall further in the second half of the year . |
5 | She intended to go straight to the second floor and find a policeman she could tell about the keys , but when she reached the first floor landing she veered into the newsroom instead . |
6 | The oddity is that the jurist seems to deal only with the second question , which is of much less complexity than the first . |
7 | It is bad enough to fail one 's driving test once ; to do so for a second time reinforces the sense of hopelessness in the learner 's mind — he now has twice as many failures to build upon — so that he uses his ability to visualize in an even more negative fashion . |
8 | On the other hand they indicated that former President Giscard d'Estaing ( UDF ) was likely to do better on the second ballot by taking centrist votes , with the result that , in late 1990 , the UDF seemed less concerned to reach an agreement . |
9 | With an interval lead , ‘ Mill were in a strong position to dictate the pattern of play , but Hammer refused to submit easily in the second half . |
10 | up and call me now A little music as well we have on the show we have a video from Elvis to give away in the second half of the programme and star guest this afternoon is Mary Whitehouse . |
11 | The number 1 seed played to form again in the second leg as it moved to Coventry . |
12 | These three countries agreed to cooperate soon after the Second World War . |
13 | Crisps and cornflakes are cornerstones of the multinational mass market , and maybe they could be a route to worldwide understanding , but they have little to contribute directly to the second problem — that of the short-term habitat destruction , which is now a worldwide epidemic . |
14 | However , Parke may soon be at the heels of Del Harris , the 20-year-old England No. 1 who had to battle hard for the second day in succession . |
15 | The United States continued with its permissive monetary policies and dollar outflows began to mount again in the second half of 1972 . |