Example sentences of "[noun] for the second [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 He scored 102 not out , his third ton of the tour , as India decided to use the fourth and final day of the match as preparation for the second Test , which gets under way in Johannesburg on Thursday .
2 I expect that I shall think of the term 's work as a preparation for the second teaching practice .
3 It is against such a background of fervent articulate piety in Europe , always presenting the Church with the challenge of potential heresy , and occasionally erupting into mass movements like the hysterically fervent white-robed flagellants who lashed themselves in hysterical penitential preparation for the Second Coming , that the English situation in the fourteenth century has to be seen .
4 This put the central management of the Course on a more secure footing for the important preparation for the second resubmission of the Course in 1983 — 84 .
5 In preparation for the second round , Nebot , presenting an image of an energetic young leader , made public overtures to Bucarám on May 16 which hinted at the possibility of a populist alliance .
6 If you 're complete beginners , active , familiar with camping or caravanning conditions , and two or you pay for our ‘ Introduction to Yachting ’ course in Nidri , then we know you 'll be safe to skipper your own yacht for the second week on flotilla .
7 There were doubts , however , that the Soviet would be on board for the second leg .
8 This , of course , is a much more significant limitation on scope than exists in single-contract Conventions such as the Sales Convention , and in this respect the case for the second limb of application of the two latter Conventions is stronger .
9 The following morning , after dropping Iris at Les Châtaigniers for the second day of her course , Melissa returned to the auberge and telephoned Antoinette Gebrec .
10 The Volkskammer approved on July 22 a budget for the second half of 1990 .
11 On March 27 the Russian Supreme Soviet rejected the government 's draft budget for the second quarter of 1992 and ordered it to present a new version in April .
12 And now he had her on the hook for the second time .
13 Brentford had a player sent off but no excuse for the second goal … the fans are angry … they 've every right to be when you see a team give away goals like this …
14 The development of Labour Government policies for the Second Pillar — the maintenance of a favourable balance of power in Europe — was a happier story in that British and American interests coincided .
15 Goals in the first half by Ian Stewart , the former Northern Ireland international , and captain Tony English , with a 70th-minute penalty by player-manager Roy McDonough , gave the Essex club a comfortable cushion for the second leg at the Moss Rose Stadium next Friday .
16 THE most unlikely venue in the 38-year history of the Eurovision Song Contest last night produced an Irish winner for the second year in succession .
17 The judges unanimously deemed Malta to be the winner for the second year running .
18 M&J Ross and Son of Romesbeoch , Shawhead , Dumfries , received a 3,400gn bid for their Zora of Romesbeoch from J&JW Ions of Thorneyburn , Hexham and RT Lawson and Son , Airlies Farm , Wigtown , went to 2,800gns for the second prizewinner Zulu , the September l991 bull brought out by Ian Henderson of Langholm .
19 San Jose , California-based Conner Peripherals Inc warns that it expects to report a loss from operations for the second quarter ending June 30 , adding that the expected loss reflects ongoing price competition , excess capacity and a transition in product demand to 200Mb and higher capacity drives ; a continuation of factors affecting the second quarter , as well as a seasonal slowdown in the summer , could also lead to operating losses in the third quarter , the firm said .
20 Her projects for the second half of her six-year term of office include activities at Nuremberg 's large Schlachthof , a children 's art centre and a book programme for TV .
21 Although Gould had wound up two of his principal publications by the time he left England — the concluding part 22 of Birds of Europe was scheduled for July 1837 , and the third and final part of the Trogons appeared on or before 14 March 1838 — Prince was charged with seeing to the publicity and the production of the plates for Darwin 's Zoology of the Beagle , and the printing and colouring of the illustrations for the second part of Icones Avium on the species of Caprimulgidae , or goatsuckers .
22 and Bankim Thanki for the second defendant .
23 According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of June 27 , the aim of the new strategy , the New Development Policy ( NDP — for March release of working paper see p. 38100 ) , was to provide a theoretical framework for the Second Outline Perspective Plan ( OPP2 ) for 1991-2000 .
24 The so-called New Development Policy ( NDP ) was devised to provide a theoretical framework for the Second Outline Perspective Plan ( OPP2 ) for 1991-2000 , the first phase of Mahathir 's plan to build Malaysia into a fully developed state by 2020 .
25 Smith New Court , which already has a sizeable position in Ferranti shares , was a heavy buyer for the second day , as was Hoare Govett , which includes British Aerospace among its corporate clients .
26 Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time .
27 Following a quiet start on the third day , the pair produced the most assured batting of the match to date as they posted a New Zealand record stand for the second wicket .
28 ‘ He 'll mention the Echo as often as he possibly can , ’ Graham said dryly , and defiantly filled his glass with whisky for the second time .
29 It will then go to the European Parliament for the second reading .
30 PETER Shreeves was sacked by Spurs for the second time in six years yesterday .
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