Example sentences of "[vb base] [adv] the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The British Government should withdraw its objection to the provisions of Article 20 of the proposed Regulation — provision for a discretionary aid to encourage farm afforestation and the improvement of existing farm woodland — and implement only the second provision in the UK . |
| 2 | I am afraid I could only manage part of the meal and I cut out the second and third courses completely , and only had gravy and vegetables for the third , but most people at my table went right through the menu ! |
| 3 | But consider now the second stage of the argument . |
| 4 | I am inclined to doubt it , but let us not linger , and consider instead the second premiss of the argument . |
| 5 | With the bolt in the hole , bring up the second part of the joint , and mark round the circumference of the bolt . |
| 6 | Pick up the second edge of the band keeping the stitches in the hooks again , then knit them through . |
| 7 | Er we pay pick up the second the second stage which is the balance of the first year 's payment at er about six to eight week 's later through this banker 's order . |
| 8 | Thus , the study emphasises the role of social attitudes in second language learning , ie. attitudes towards learning the second language itself and towards the native speakers who make up the second language community . |
| 9 | I board the plane feeling no pain , eat the evening meal and continue with the G&T theme , land in Gatwick and make the connection via the smoking area of the bar and another gulped Gordon 's , then pass on the second offered dinner but not the accompanying booze and quietly pass out somewhere over the West Midlands , to be woken by a dishy blonde with an impudent , dimpled smile and we 're here we 've landed we 've arrived , we 're on the stand at the airport and I 'd ask her what she 's doing later because I 'm drunk enough to not care when she says ‘ No ’ as she probably will , but I know I 'm too tired and besides my left eyelid 's stuck again and I suspect it makes me look a bit like Quasimodo , so I do n't say anything except , ‘ Uh , thanks , ’ which is cool or sad , I 'm not sure which . |
| 10 | So , with ‘ fly away Peter ’ you lift up your left hand and , as your fingers go out of sight behind your ears , you put away your index finger and bring out the second finger . |
| 11 | Thread up the second yarn with a long needle or bodkin and thread this second yarn into the correct slot . |
| 12 | Example 26 gives the first two sentences from the Andante of Mozart 's Eine Kleine Nachtmusik : Notice how the second sentence uses material — semiquaver runs and larger leaps — not found in the first . |
| 13 | We can analyse our biographical sketch of Ernest Hemingway in this way , and explain why the second version ‘ felt right ’ and the first version ‘ felt wrong ’ . |