Example sentences of "[noun prp] 's [noun sg] for the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
| 2 | ‘ I ca n't remember a horse so far ahead in the Grand National at this stage ! ’ enthused commentator Julian Wilson on BBC television as Crisp came to Becher 's Brook for the second time , still looking uncatchable : galloping relentlessly and jumping brilliantly , he was thirty lengths clear and showed no signs of flagging . |
| 3 | Joan Bromberg describes in some detail the US 's preparation for the Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy . |
| 4 | Foster 's recall for the second Cornhill Test at Lord 's not only represents a major gamble , however , but also underlines a desperate shortage of fit and in-form pace candidates . |
| 5 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
| 6 | It was an unusually poor night for Jeremy Maxwell whose Fun ‘ N ’ Games jumped badly in the Mickey McArdle Chase won by Harristown Lady while Banour ran better but found the pace too hot in the Carrolls Hurdle won by Frank Berry 's Shankorak for the second year running . |