Example sentences of "of [verb] [prep] the second [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 There are two reasons for this : first , it provides a complete and convincing display of the art of drawing in the second half of the fifteenth century , with outstanding exhibits lent by major collections worldwide .
2 But there have been significant changes in the nature of stealing since the Second World War .
3 She emerged immediately and dramatically to announce that she would be continuing with the contest with the aim of winning on the second ballot .
4 In Ireland the prospect of playing in the second World Cup brought the arm-wrestling contest between the powerful Irish Universities and the students union to an end .
5 Students who show evidence of sufficient merit may on completion of the course and at the discretion of the Course Committee be given the opportunity of transferring to the second year of an appropriate degree programme within the Faculty .
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