Example sentences of "[pers pn] [vb past] [prep] [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The notion that he might make any joke , except an obscene one , I dismissed without a second thought . |
| 2 | ‘ I left college in ‘ 76 , and subsequently hustled around for about four months working for various people , before I heard of a second assistant 's job coming up with David Thorpe . |
| 3 | In Guildford I saw for the second time the travelling exhibition ‘ Architecture in Context ’ , staged by the RIBA 's South East Region . |
| 4 | Also a photo of all the officers of Walsall that I saw in a second hand shop and I went and bought it for a few pence . |
| 5 | I went off the second board and I had to get out cos I felt sick . |
| 6 | ‘ I could n't go , so I went to the second night . |
| 7 | After ten or fifteen minutes break with Susie when she chatted about her social life , I went to the second lesson . |
| 8 | ‘ However , I went for a second opinion , and I was put on a scan . |
| 9 | As I said on the second reading , I do believe that some areas will need to have larger authorities because of their size , or indeed their particular problems , geographical and otherwise . |
| 10 | Martha and I married during the Second World War , as did Steven 's parents , when wedding couples needed clothing coupons from all their relatives to make the wedding dress and wedding suits , which had to be of sensible material so that they could be worn again . |
| 11 | Are you gon na take Mary after you got in the second year ? |
| 12 | If you lived through the second world war you 'll recognise the sound of the air raid bell . |
| 13 | She asked for a second helping of spinach . |
| 14 | She had repaid £35 in seven monthly instalments of £5 , when she asked for a second loan . |
| 15 | She withdrew from the second round , allowing the unopposed election of Galy-Dejean ( the mayor of the 15th arrondissement , of which the ward formed a part ) . |
| 16 | Now again , if it 'd been a full interview you might have death and service benefits and things of that nature which might and then when er I tapped it was obvious that you were gon na go for ANNA and you squashed from the second appointment right to the very end in the space of the two minutes . |
| 17 | She heard about the second attack only on her return . |
| 18 | She knocked on a second door and opened it to reveal twenty children of about Flora 's age at old-fashioned desks with inkwells sunk into the top right-hand corners of the lids . |
| 19 | Just like a shark , she thought for the second time that night , and the image did n't entirely displease her . |
| 20 | She looked at the second photo : the person in this one seemed to be dead too . |
| 21 | She went towards the second door , and Michael hurried ahead to open it for her . |
| 22 | so she went into the second field |
| 23 | And we started her off and she went round and as she went past the second time she said I ca n't stop ! |
| 24 | Erm you spoke about the second appointment and say you were coming back you did n't actually arrange it but you spoke about it |
| 25 | Go on with your maps for a minute she said to the second form who were glancing at one another in astonishment as they heard the noise from the first form room . |
| 26 | ‘ Sure ? ’ she said for a second time . |
| 27 | On Wednesday 13 February , we met for the second time with pensions as the agenda item . |
| 28 | But erm we went into half time , and we were very pleased with the way things had gone , and it was just a case of trying to keep it going erm we stopped them from playing erm and then we came off the second half and everything just seemed to go wrong for us . |
| 29 | ‘ We improved in the second half and I was very pleased with our teamwork , with everybody pulling for each other . |
| 30 | After we went through the second door , Buff stood without moving and he looked at the trees and did n't say anything . |