Example sentences of "[unc] [noun sg] for the second " in BNC.
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1 | Joan Bromberg describes in some detail the US 's preparation for the Second International Conference on the Peaceful Uses of Atomic Energy . |
2 | ‘ I ca n't remember a horse so far ahead in the Grand National at this stage ! ’ enthused commentator Julian Wilson on BBC television as Crisp came to Becher 's Brook for the second time , still looking uncatchable : galloping relentlessly and jumping brilliantly , he was thirty lengths clear and showed no signs of flagging . |
3 | Foster 's recall for the second Cornhill Test at Lord 's not only represents a major gamble , however , but also underlines a desperate shortage of fit and in-form pace candidates . |
4 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
5 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
6 | In the corresponding Republican primary the incumbent governor , Bob Martinez , defeated four opponents to secure his party 's nomination for the second time . |
7 | It was an unusually poor night for Jeremy Maxwell whose Fun ‘ N ’ Games jumped badly in the Mickey McArdle Chase won by Harristown Lady while Banour ran better but found the pace too hot in the Carrolls Hurdle won by Frank Berry 's Shankorak for the second year running . |
8 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
9 | By an order dated 12 May 1992 the judge found the husband guilty of contempt of court in respect of two offences , and sentenced him to four weeks ' imprisonment for the first offence and to three months ' imprisonment for the second , the sentences to run consecutively and be suspended for 18 months . |
10 | He was sentenced to four weeks ' imprisonment for the first contempt and to three months ' imprisonment for the second contempt , the two sentences to run consecutively . |