Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [prep] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The writ named the Secretary of State for the Environment as the first party for failing to provide the necessary certificates , with the Coal Board conjoined as second party . |
| 2 | Edwards describes the behaviour of this group as " highly reminiscent of that of second language learners " , using the data from the Patois competence scores and statistical methods drawn from second language acquisition research , to arrive at an " acquisitional hierarchy " for British black speakers . |
| 3 | They are contrasted with secondary sources , which are data got at second hand ; i.e. sets of data culled from other people 's original data . |
| 4 | You must not take risks and the idea is to hit the opposing tackler and keep the momentum going through second phase , which is not pretty to watch — and not always effective if the other team can tackle , as England showed us recently at Murrayfield . |
| 5 | In North Division moved into second place with a 24–12 win Hartlepool whose outstanding player , full back Marty Saunders , scored a consolation try , Alan Calvert adding the conversion and two penalties . |
| 6 | After buying me lunch in a new concrete hotel called , romantically , The Interflora , she drove me back at high Skoda speed through the centre of town — choke full out , engine howling in second gear as we skidded across wet cobblestones , clipping kerbs and narrowly avoiding the numerous potholes and dug-up sections where slow attempts were being made to repair the water mains , shattered by the minus-twenty-five February temperatures . |
| 7 | Village hit by second disaster |
| 8 | As Doohan built up a lead of almost seven seconds , Rainey settled for second place on his Yamaha , 12 seconds clear of third-placed Daryl Beattie , of Australia , riding a Rothmans Honda for the first time as a replacement for the injured Wayne Gardner . |
| 9 | The sediment created during second fermentation is composed of various waste-products , several types of which possess a sticky character ; to encourage these more cohesive particles to descend to the base of the cork requires a certain amount of physical persuasion and , as a result , a method of supplying this encouragement , remuage , was developed . |
| 10 | Although we accept the Government 's recent concessions go some way to meeting the concerns expressed at second reading , we believe an additional amendment is crucial . |
| 11 | This allowed German Michael Schumacher to sweep into second place in his Camel Benetton Ford with Hill third and Gerhard Berger fourth for Ferrari . |
| 12 | It did not escape Sarah 's notice that Michael was treated as the head of the family and her husband relegated to second position . |
| 13 | The battle for middle-order supremacy resulted in David Lloyd , Finchley moving into second place after a 3–0 victory over Connaught Club , London , and Ealing producing their first win of the season with a 2–1 home victory against Walton Astro 's . |
| 14 | Whereas the first assumption derives from ideas arising from descriptions of language use , the second derives from ideas emerging from second language acquisition ( SLA ) research . |
| 15 | Alan Igglesden took five for 41 as Kent beat Leicestershire by an innings and 138 runs at Grace Road to move into second place , 25 points behind championship leaders Essex . |
| 16 | A quality innings of 46 from Crowe ended after 135 minutes when he had to play a Lewis leg-cutter and the ball carried to second slip Hick , who lunged forward to reach and hold it . |
| 17 | Haynes played on second ball , but the bails stayed intact . |
| 18 | Alex Ferguson 's title favourites moved into second place , just three points behind Norwich and look a generous bet at their new odds of 7-4 . |
| 19 | Ena Brown , Ann Jones and Tracey Beale tied for second place ; Val Walton won by a point . |
| 20 | The 23-year-old played Calypso in Channel 4 's steamy story set during Second World War . |
| 21 | I mean , when we lost to Sunderland in the 73 FA Cup , they 've never let up about it since , but noone mentions MUFC losing to second division Sheff Wednesday in the 1991 League Cup ! |
| 22 | Johnson Matthey hit by second departure . |
| 23 | Johnson Matthey hit by second departure . |
| 24 | EDDIE Irvine moved into second place in the All-Japan Formula 3000 championship with his first victory of the season at Suzuka yesterday . |
| 25 | Thornton Rangers moved into second place in division three when they defeated Sunblest 20 , John Thomas and Brian Hoare scoring , while John Hillier hit a hattrick for Jawbone in a 4-2 win over Racecourse . |
| 26 | But the home tie with West Ham in the next round went to Second Division West Bromwich Albion . |
| 27 | Soccer : Wednesday aim for second spot |
| 28 | Abergele boosted their Division Two title prospects with a maximum points mauling of bottom team Menai Bridge to move into second place . |
| 29 | Livingston poised for second place |
| 30 | The history of north and central Italy in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries was dominated by Venice , Milan , Florence and Genoa — even Siena faded into second rank after the 1340s . |