Example sentences of "[adv] [vb pp] [prep] second [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 as has been mentioned , which has been something that often has been composed by women and transmitted by women , and there 's recently been an anthology published of Scottish womens poetry , I think that 's a tradition and is perhaps related to second point , the fact that the material 's only just becoming available to us .
2 I shall argue in Chapter 4 that most of the adolescent Creole users are best treated as second dialect speakers of Creole rather than second language learners .
3 An arrangement may be made so that you look at only one person who ‘ interprets ’ what is said , through writing or clear speech , but awareness of the ‘ feel ’ of the meeting and possible eye contact can not be easily conveyed at second hand .
4 Darlington 2 , already doomed to Second Division status next season , pulled off the shock of the season dumping high-flying Durham 1 3–2 .
5 ‘ C ’ who are also promoted in second place .
6 In no sense are these hospitals now seen as second rate .
7 Ian led the pack in fine style , well supported by second rower Warren Aspinall until he retired with a damaged shoulder .
8 Pistolet Blue , the 1991 Arc de Triomphe third , was surprisingly beaten into second place by Fortune 's Wheel in the Prix d'Harcourt at Longchamp yesterday .
9 The leader was overtaken in the reckless dash straight down the fell , and eventually finished in second place .
10 Robinson , bowling enthusiastically and getting life out of the pitch , forced Hayhurst and Richard Harden into edging catches before being replaced by Peter Hartley , who had Neil Burns splendidly caught at second slip by Byas .
11 ‘ You are saying that you were again relegated to second place , my lord ? ’
12 But the broadcasts have confused voters — the number of don't-knows has risen to almost half — and produced complex movements in the far-from-reliable opinion polls , where four candidates are now closely bunched in second position behind a fast-flagging leader .
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