Example sentences of "to have second " in BNC.
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| 1 | He believes that talk of the so-called ‘ post-industrial society ’ is raising some unnecessary fears that may be causing some talented managers to have second thoughts about aspiring to a top job . |
| 2 | Such incidents might have caused Sir Bernard to have second thoughts about the system ; but he defends it with passion . |
| 3 | She was beginning to have second thoughts about bothering the Police with such a mass of suspicion based on such little tangible fact . |
| 4 | But now that John Gribbin has made it known ( Letters , 26 January ) that the term ( and presumably the concept ) ‘ centrifugal force ’ is favoured by the relativists , I am beginning to have second thoughts . |
| 5 | It is , indeed , quite a common occurrence for a government to have second thoughts about a Bill during or after its progress through the Commons and to use its supporters in the House of Lords to make the changes in a Bill then seen to be desirable . |
| 6 | You 're always saying it 's antisocial for people to have second homes or leave property empty . |
| 7 | She knew that I 'd have to keep Dawn in my bedroom to start with , and she 'd been beginning to have second thoughts about letting me do that . |
| 8 | In Downing Street , the Cabinet began to have second thoughts . |
| 9 | Benny realized with a shock that he meant it , and began to have second thoughts . |
| 10 | Unless you 're beginning to have second thoughts . ’ |
| 11 | Am I supposed to have second sight as to his whereabouts ? ’ |
| 12 | For the first time Shannon began to have second thoughts about the trip . |
| 13 | This head felt that the re-expression and development of ideas which IT made possible allowed every pupil the chance to have second thoughts . |
| 14 | Praeiectus , however , although he was one of the five , began to have second thoughts , because of a vision which his mother had had , forecasting a great ecclesiastical career . |
| 15 | Perhaps even she has begun to have second thoughts about the ballooning barminess of these proceedings … |
| 16 | But now , with only a little while to go before she must join him in the sitting-room , she was starting to have second thoughts about the wisdom of accepting . |
| 17 | It 's a erm it was let's see what we can do to these nasty Labour controlled authorities and see how we can break down their erm their control of education and immediately they introduce it then suddenly the things start happening and they have second thoughts about it , and I 'm sure as night follows day that they 're going to have second thoughts about this when it actually occurs . |