Example sentences of "[art] [adj] or third [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 The tentacle pores are small and are absent on arm segments beyond the second or third segment .
2 In addition to their genetic differences they will each have a different nurturing experience within their family , for example being the first born and only child is different from being the second or third child of parents already used to dealing with small babies and the noise , bustle and demands of older siblings .
3 but this whole case is about management and service charges and you 're person who erm assess them for the purposes of the brochure , you say you do n't recall whether it 's the second or third addition ever seen by you ?
4 If you repeat this a few times , you may well notice more tension on the second or third occasion .
5 Patients were admitted the evening before the procedure with the plan of discharging the patient on the second or third day after the procedure with the drain from the gall bladder eitherspigotted or , if pain occurred , discharging into a bag as in the procedure of percutaneous cholecystolithotomy .
6 After the second or third year the principle of choice , concentration , and specialization began to bite into the curriculum .
7 When a set comes through , which may be anything from every five to every forty minutes , the more experienced surfers will take the second or third wave of the group since these are normally the biggest .
8 Dr. Whittaker had to say that no doctors in Calderdale had applied to become fund holders in either the second or third wave .
9 Energy efficiency may be the quickest way to abate emissions of carbon dioxide but it is hard to imagine it being applied effectively in Third World countries , whose output of the gas is likely to overtake the developed world 's in the second or third decade of the next century .
10 The economics of producing oil from coal ‘ do not look attractive and will possibly delay its introduction in the UK until the second or third decade in the next century . ’
11 The first changes of net water and ion transport were observed after the second or third hour after administration of cholera toxin .
12 By the time of the second or third assessment , if people are still at home the typical situation involves a mixture of two or more services , such as home help , meals-on-wheels , nursing , day care , and so on .
13 From the healthiest plant you have that is not adjacent to a tomato of a different variety , leave two or three fruits on the second or third truss until very ripe .
14 Most SMP vendors believe an efficient and scalable SMP version of Windows NT wo n't be around until the second or third release , which are reportedly scheduled to be rolled-out mid 1993 .
15 ‘ We are going to build up the commitment to science , because if we carry on like the Tories are , Britain will be pushed down to the second or third division of industrial nations .
16 ‘ We are going to build up the commitment to science because if we carry on like the Tories are , our country is going to be shoved down to the second or third division of modern industrial nations ’ .
17 Neat little white pots , with a crust of yellow butter suggesting the spicy treat beneath , beef , ham or tongue , handiwork of the second or third kitchenmaid … "
18 It is after they have lost control for the second or third time that the real difficulties appear .
19 You will feel clumsy and inept at most of the manual skills for at least a year , ; confidence and speed will only begin to appear the second or third time round .
20 Apparently many members are voted in only the second or third time round and he too could have waited quietly to be elected next time .
21 This was only the second or third time in its five years existence that the company had bought a car .
22 ‘ Now , you 're sure you feel well enough to make a statement ? ’ he asked for the second or third time .
23 A fixed position allows the use of a tripod and , for the first time in this Christmas video shoot , the use of an extension microphone to enable you to make a good job of recording all those fascinating speeches that tend to be made after the second or third glass of wine .
24 This is the second or third closure announced in recent times — it 'll have a major impact .
25 The car was not bought for resale , and the purchase was incidental to the company 's business as a freight forwarder ; it was only the second or third car bought by the company and so there was not the required degree of regularity .
26 This second bacterial pattern was only seen associated with a degenerated epithelium presenting with few apical mucoid granules , fewer microvilli , cytoplasmic vacuolisations , and absence of mucus layer , and it was found in all the ultrastructural sections in which the second or third pattern of contact with gastric epithelium was present ( sections from biopsy specimens of 31 patients ) .
27 Would the reserve powers still be available to the Secretary of State at the second or third sale ?
28 After the second or third week of starting his course , Leonard asked to speak to Professor Dudek , and showed him some of his own poetry .
29 This is when a phrase finishes on the second ( or weak ) and not on the first or third beat of a final bar .
30 It reported in early 1970 recommending a Scottish elected Assembly of some 125 members which would take all but the last or Third Reading stage of Scottish bills and would debate the Scottish estimates and general topics .
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