Example sentences of "[be] [verb] [adv] [prep] [art] 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 | MAKESHIFT court proceedings in the home of a dying lung-cancer victim , Alfred McTear , had to be abandoned halfway through the second day yesterday on doctor 's advice . |
| 3 | In the early 19th century , however , new legislation inadvertently deprived the press of its fiscal advantages , and its publishing petered out , to be revived only after the Second World War . |
| 4 | Certain ‘ representatives of the Afghan people ’ would be admitted only at the second stage of the conference and they would need to accept the decisions of the conference . |
| 5 | Disc jockeys added a ‘ voice ’ to formerly instrumental discs which would then be recorded again for the second version of the same record . |
| 6 | Proposals for a maximum carcase weight of 380kg , which was more than likely to be introduced this July , could mean heavier animals having to be marketed earlier before the second qualifying period . |