Example sentences of "[noun] [prep] a second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now he has called on British Rail for a second time to step up safety and end the easy access to the East Coast main line . |
| 2 | ‘ We 've both been working so hard that this break has given us the opportunity for a second honeymoon , ’ he told her smoothly . |
| 3 | For those reasons as I , have I , hoped made plain , it seems to me that the general scheme provided by Mrs is the one that ought to be adopted , however in my view when Mrs also makes provision for a second carer for some three hours a day that is well over egging the pudding , if I may adopt a phrase used by Mr at one stage during the case , I feel sure that in practice the two resident carers would not simply say well I 'm on duty from eight am on Monday till twelve midday on Thursday and I shall do nothing during the rest of the week , I think that living in the household for , at |
| 4 | • A 25% reduction for a second week . |
| 5 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 6 | The Estonian parliament agreed to postpone discussion of provisions of its election law amid disagreement over demands by Russians for a second chamber to represent local minorities . |
| 7 | PLANS for a second airport at Hong Kong will be put forward despite China 's opposition . |
| 8 | Campaigners against controversial plans for a second electricity sub station at Lackenby have the chance to state their views on April 16 when Langbaurgh Council has arranged a special planning meeting to discuss the issue . |
| 9 | They talked , and in course of it Paul mentioned that he had already sketched out plans for a second book ; the Professor had already informed Mr Lamprey of the first . |
| 10 | The winners , and also retaining the shield for a second year , were the team from the Sacred Heart , Cheadle Heath , who donated their £100 winnings to the Little Sisters of the Poor . |
| 11 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 12 | When the elder Civizade , by now Rumeli kazasker for a second time , died in 954/1547 , the younger was given a pension of 45 akce a day . |
| 13 | Before the programme is finally adopted it has to be referred back to the European Parliament for a second time . |
| 14 | Newport Borough Council is close to withdrawing its Private Usk Barrage Bill from Parliament for a second time . |
| 15 | The former sprint champion , who built a career on the use of illegal substances , did not take part in the meeting , of course , after he was caught taking the tablets for a second time . |
| 16 | JULIE WALTERS ON THE HEARTBREAK OF FIGHTING HER DAUGHTER 'S LEUKAEMIA FOR A SECOND TIME |
| 17 | Now that Essex Man has demonstrated his backing for one winning team , the Conservatives , the men of Essex will be keen to show that they , too , deserve the people 's support for a second term at the head of the Championship table . |
| 18 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 19 | Oxford was an active supporter of the Readeption of Henry VI in 1470/1 , and on Edward IV 's return the family lost their estates for a second time . |
| 20 | To decide whether they really are learning Creole as a second language , we need information about at least two areas : ( 1 ) the age of acquisition ; ( 2 ) the nature of the process of acquisition itself . |
| 21 | So far , three production companies claim to have bought the rights to subjects ranging from the ‘ Third Man ’ scandal of Kim Philby to the assassination of Leon Trotsky , the Cuban Missile Crisis and the attempted assassination of Winston Churchill during a Second World War summit in Teheran . |
| 22 | As his legal fight for a second inquest goes on , Mr Ferrante remembers the son he believes should still be alive today . |
| 23 | If you lose the same amount of money for a second year you 're down to a position where one small slip would take the business into insolvency . |
| 24 | Bernie and Mick are working on some new songs for a second album . |
| 25 | Gooch , still worried about his own form despite making 42 yesterday , must get his practice during a second XI match at Colchester . |
| 26 | Thus the signalman was prevented from inadvertently releasing signals for a second train to enter before the first was clear . |
| 27 | Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman , who had been re-elected President for a second term in September 1984 , was assassinated in November 1989 [ see pp. 37033-34 ] . |
| 28 | One of the smallest village schools in the country has been spared from closure for a second time , but there 's a catch . |
| 29 | He was leaving behind ideas of training as a test pilot , which he had kept in mind as a second choice of career , although doubting that he would obtain the necessary academic qualifications . |
| 30 | A WOULD-BE postie has criticised the Royal Mail for a second class service following a mix-up over job interviews . |