Example sentences of "[vb -s] [conj] the second " in BNC.
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1 | Computer Reseller News says that the second generation SCSI , SCSI-2 , will be added by the Austin , Texas team and that it will provide transfer rates of up to 10Mbps . |
2 | Rather it is the reader , driven by the principles of analogy and local interpretation , who assumes that the second sequence describes a series of connected events and interprets linguistic cues ( like baby — it ) under that assumption . |
3 | Because it presupposes , if one a assumes that the second homes etcetera remain constant . |
4 | Dell Computer Corp is blaming problems with its notebook computers for a shock halving of first quarter profits ( figures , page five ) , and warns that the second quarter will be no better , and that its target of $3.30 a share for the year is now out of reach : the shares plunged $10 to $22.125 before the market opened yesterday : ‘ Basically , the notebooks are going to have a negative effect on earnings per share in the next two quarters , ’ chairman Michael Dell told Reuter — adding that Dell is taking steps to improve its notebook business by setting up joint development opportunities with new partners and that a partnership with an ‘ electronics and communications provider ’ was already in place , although he did not name it . |
5 | The result for n = 1 is found by letting n tend to unity which shows that the second term in the expression is while the first term is zero . |
6 | However , that right ceases when the second copy of the consignment note has been handed over to the original designated consignee . |
7 | To transfer the first 5,626 papers that came to hand would mean ignoring the 8,907 other papers on which Paisley was placed first , and the system reasonably requires that the second preferences expressed on those papers should also be taken into account . |
8 | At times in Rangoon it seems that the second economy is all pervasive , and gaps in conversation are filled by discreet requests to change money . |
9 | It appears that the second Summer of Love may have spawned another monster . |
10 | To take a particular instance , we have seen that the form of question with how ? is associated with predicate qualifiers but not with clausal adjectives , and also that the verb believe will only be compatible with the clausal adjective ; it follows that the second part of the exchange in ( 70 ) should be odd or ungrammatical , which is indeed so : ( 70 ) LECTURER : The Venetians believed their proposals generous … ( interrupted by sound of electric drill next door ) MEMBER OF AUDIENCE : * How did the Venetians believe the proposals ? |
11 | This means that the second part of the question is the same as the first part , except for the variation expressly stated . |
12 | Yes , for many charge distributions of practical interest the net charge is zero , so the first term disappears and the second term acquires significance . |
13 | Penny Junor does not think this decision has been taken yet but believes that the second option is possible . |
14 | Sheldrake 's hypothesis predicts that the second group should learn to operate the machine more quickly . |