Example sentences of "[verb] [adv] [prep] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | South London Oi boys trade in their boots for a much more refined and punchy new direction which lies somewhere between second album Clash and late '70s punksters the Angelic Upstarts . |
| 2 | South London Oi boys trade in their boots for a much more refined and punchy new direction which lies somewhere between second album Clash and late '70s punksters the Angelic Upstarts . |
| 3 | Lillywhite 's team-mate Brian Smith moved up to second place overall , 38 seconds behind , and Irishman Conor Henry , who was a shock winner last year , is in third spot overall at 41 seconds . |
| 4 | As a film , it potters along in second gear . |
| 5 | They owed much to their New Zealand coach , Murray Kidd , for a 20–9 victory which put them a point ahead of the rest , Shannon being thrust down to second place . |
| 6 | Meanwhile Aureole had got into top gear and came through into second place , but try as he might he could never pose a threat to Pinza , who galloped on relentlessly to win by four lengths , with Pink Horse running on to take third place a length and a half further adrift and the gallant Shikampur a tired fourth . |
| 7 | Detective short stories are still produced , but they have been thrust firmly into second place , both in the minds of writers and readers , by the crime short story . |
| 8 | As noted above , a majority of Oxfordshire teachers are in favour of going on to second round of reviews and reports . |
| 9 | Ireland 's Darren Clarke , Sweden 's Robert Karlsson and the veteran Argentine Vicente Fernandez all shot 67 , while Gilford birdied the last two holes to return 70 and hang on to second place — only two strokes behind his England Dunhill colleague . |
| 10 | And the great thing is they 've taken that opportunity and erm thankfully we are still lying there in second place . |
| 11 | Only three seasons ago , under Dave Stringer , Norwich led Division One until New Year 's Eve , hung on to second place for nearly three more months but collapsed to finish fourth , 14 points behind Arsenal and Liverpool . |
| 12 | But the 28-year-old Heinzer hung in for second place and another Austrian veteran , Peter Wirnsberger , for third . |
| 13 | Stepping out in Second World War style , 1940 . |
| 14 | The transmission has undergone a major change to a four-speed unit , sourced from General Motors , and has been provided with the now-obligatory sports and economy programmes , plus a winter mode which allows the system to start off in second gear . |
| 15 | South Moor still look threatening though in second place , just one point behind but with a game in hand . |
| 16 | Continue forward across second field to stile ahead , then forward on track ( which soon runs between hedges ) , eventually descending to pass car park on your left and Pecorama on your right , track has now become a road on outskirts of Beer . |
| 17 | A new generation of nobles who were not to taste the sweetness of military success and knew only at second hand of the prestige and profits gained in the 1340s and 1350s led the opposition to the court in the last years of Edward III 's reign and during the reign of Richard II . |
| 18 | The leading bunch was led in for second place by Jacek Mickiewicz of Poland with another Australian , Grant Rice , third . |
| 19 | READING had four players booked and defender Phil Parkinson sent off against Second Division leaders West Bromwich . |
| 20 | If we cash in we can go up in second spot . |
| 21 | Also there is a gap before the next match ( due to internationals ) so to win and get up to second place would be good . |
| 22 | The story is now taken up at second hand . |
| 23 | After serving an apprenticeship in Formula Three , he had recently been signed up as second driver by Dalgety , a leading Formula One team . |
| 24 | Rivals Tennis World Middlesbrough move up into second position — one above Ilkley — after earning their first win of the season against Topspin Darlington . |
| 25 | If we get first division people I 'll do it a different way to him if I had to end up with second division people and the responsibilities they take on board will very much reflect that and the same surely should happen to the field sales force erm their abilities are reflected in in what sort of activities we give them and by looking at the people we have we then put together a team to most accurately attack whatever we want to do . |
| 26 | ‘ We did n't get out of second gear , ’ he said , ‘ but we are looking to get into third gear and , hopefully , top for next Saturday . ’ |
| 27 | In the big race … the womens championships … the favourite Andrea Whitcombe who was out to win for a record equalling third year in a row was beaten in to second place by Lisa York of Leicester … they raced for nearly four miles and at the finish there was just three seconds between them |
| 28 | Nomura held on to top spot in the annual Eurobond underwriting rankings while other Japanese firms slipped ; Yamaichi dropped to tenth while London 's CSFB shot up to second place . |
| 29 | According to the latest Gallup snapshot survey , the Tories have edged back into second place , ahead of the Liberal Democrats but well behind Labour . |
| 30 | Money cascaded on to Henry Cecil 's filly , including one individual bet of £50,000 to £55,000 , but in the end she was even edged out of second place by Line Of Thunder . |