Example sentences of "[verb] [noun sg] [prep] the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | They are expected to make a full recovery , but Sir Ranulph is likely to lose part of the second biggest toe on his left foot because of frost-bite . |
| 2 | Until vernacular opera made progress during the second half of the eighteenth century , ‘ opera ’ was almost synonymous with Italian opera from one end of Europe to the other . |
| 3 | Forest began to lose momentum in the second half and found themselves forced to defend for longer periods . |
| 4 | Is it not clear that the substantial staged increases in respect of the existing bridge are being imposed simply to provide money for the second , privatised bridge ? |
| 5 | and team should also enjoy support for the second of my points . |
| 6 | The MORI survey was conducted to measure the success of the Prospectus and to provide feedback for the second edition , which has now been published . |
| 7 | Alongside all this , gaining momentum in the second half of the century , was a new taxonomic and labelling zeal which attempted to classify ‘ scientifically ’ the characteristics and increasingly the aetiologies of the forms of sexual variety , and in so doing helped construct them as objects of study and as sexual categories . |
| 8 | ‘ The Coca-Cola Cup causes congestion in the second half of the season . |
| 9 | It is the equivalent of a bill becoming law after the Second Reading . |
| 10 | He said the products shortages that hurt the company in the first half are virtually behind it now , and Apple will be better able to meet demand in the second half . |
| 11 | At first he claimed Botham had told him to f*** off after being trapped lbw in the second Texaco Trophy contest at the Oval . |
| 12 | Compare this with the Hallidayan approach , where In China would be considered rheme in the second and marked theme in the first example . |
| 13 | The rise of State intervention in the social sphere prior to 1914 has been acknowledged as marking the beginnings of the process of greater involvement which was to find expression in the Second World War . |
| 14 | Klestil 's campaign drew impetus in the second round from his promise to unite Austria under a non-partisan presidency based on honesty , decency , dialogue and co-operation , in a move to restore Austria 's reputation following the lengthy controversy surrounding his predecessor 's wartime record [ see pp. 34690-92 ] . |
| 15 | The women 's race looks set for the second successive year to be at the mercy of Rosa Mota , a winner at Olympic and world level as well as the three times European champion . |
| 16 | Answering this question involves reference to the second group of facts which were mentioned at the beginning of this discussion facts about the systematic differences in the life-experience of women and men . |
| 17 | Further north , in Poland , extensive Romanesque work in stone and/or brick was carried out , but much of this has been altered through the centuries and the limited remains suffered damage in the Second World War . |
| 18 | These courses are examined at the end of the first year , and their successful completion allows entry to the second year ; the marks are not counted towards the final degree . |
| 19 | Rhee had persistently sought recognition during the Second World War and badgered the American State Department frequently . |
| 20 | Full information right from the start also allows time for the second thing , which is imagination , meaning the development of creative solutions to the problems . |
| 21 | Lyall , who piloted Town to the Second Division Championship in only his second season , said : ‘ Ipswich came to me out of the blue and brought me back into management . |
| 22 | PRE-TAX PROFIT OF $126.2M AS RECOVERY GATHERS MOMENTUM THROUGH THE SECOND QUARTER |
| 23 | Personnel of the Operation Life-Line Sudan programme had on March 31 been forced by fighting to leave Bor for the second time in two weeks , although some 6,000 malnourished children were being fed from that distribution point . |
| 24 | The well-dressing was started in Dore in 1959 as an added attraction for the scout gala , which takes place on the second Saturday in July , so an obvious choice for the design was ‘ A Boy Scout ’ , representing fifty years of scouting in the district . |
| 25 | It takes place during the second weekend of the Daily Mail Ideal Home Exhibition , from Thursday 19th to Sunday 22nd March 1992 and we 've got 10 pairs of tickets to give away . |
| 26 | As his health recovered , he resumed his fieldwork , making important new discoveries in the geology of the midlands , Shropshire , and north Wales , and providing advice to the second royal coal commission ( 1902–5 ) and on foundations and water supply . |
| 27 | I first started to go when they were getting promotion to the second division the last few matches in the third division . |
| 28 | Members of Village community made use of the second and third but not the first social argument against school closure listed on page 35 , and added a number of other way of life arguments of their own . |
| 29 | And I was eating steak for the second time in less than fifteen hours . |
| 30 | He seemed to be having difficulty with the second pint , and had only drunk a third of it when he looked at his watch . |