Example sentences of "[adv] [verb] for a second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Resentful at Alexander and fearful that the King might beget am heir by his new queen and so lose for a second time the opportunity to advance the claims of his own house ? |
| 2 | In 1293 he was committed to the Tower for a second time , perhaps for misconduct in the service of Queen Eleanor , and only released for a second fine of 1,000 marks . |
| 3 | I doubted not that they were law officers , but did not linger for a second look , being already at the casement windows into the side garden . |
| 4 | Well no , we got two in the sidelines , we got this Indian guy who was not coming for a second interview until we can say we 'll pay him |
| 5 | With Aquino adamant that she would not stand for a second term , the jostling for position amongst those ambitious to succeed her intensified in late 1990 and early 1991 . |
| 6 | Waldheim , who had been barred from entering the USA [ see p. 35528 ] and shunned by European governments , had announced in June 1991 that he would not stand for a second term [ see p. 38298 ] . |
| 7 | The red was sharp and thin but drinkable , though one would not care for a second glass . |
| 8 | James Best married for a second and third time , and had two daughters and a son by his second wife . |
| 9 | Sessions of the Supreme Soviet and of its standing commissions were dominated by these important figures , a domination reinforced by the fact that the more humble deputies were not usually elected for a second term . |
| 10 | Heavy rain stopped everyone after 18 laps , so it was back to go for a second start . |
| 11 | Things did n't quite go to plan — which has proved annoying for you , and you 're now asking for a second service ; for which you 'll pay me . ’ |
| 12 | I 'd promised myself then and there : I was n't going for a second appointment . |
| 13 | The tasks of reconstruction were perceived as equally urgent in the period 1939–45 , even if the rhetoric of building a land fit for heroes could not be plausibly employed for a second time . |
| 14 | On his return in 680 he was deprived of his relics by Iurminburg , imprisoned for nine months by Ecgfrith , and then expelled for a second time from the kingdom . |
| 15 | Your students may have seen you play a sequence without sound then rewind for a second viewing , or pause to speculate about what might happen next . |
| 16 | In the bottom half of the draw Chris Wilkinson was again preparing for a second challenge to Jeremy Bates ' domination as he overcame strong challenges from Italy , South Africa and Sweden to reach his second final . |
| 17 | In the remaining 12 minutes ( four by the grace of Norling ) Oxford were too spent for a second comeback , but Cambridge were no doubt relieved that their efficient rucking and slick passing established such dominance in the first half . |