Example sentences of "[verb] [to-vb] [art] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She was alone with the man she believed had killed once and tried to kill a second time . |
| 2 | Whoever did the planning on this job could n't have expected to find a second person getting into the car . ’ |
| 3 | He realised , with a thrill of annoyance at himself , that in his haste — his weary haste — to get to the hearing that morning , he had omitted to set the second lock with its automatic alarm connection . |
| 4 | One Mr Clarke can not duck away from if he wants to avoid a second Winter of Discontent .. |
| 5 | The competitive nature with which most counties have come to contest the Second XI competition adds to the pressure . |
| 6 | Then they came and said , ‘ We want to do a second album ’ , and I really did n't want to do it , because I do n't want to be the next , let's say , Joe Satriani or Eric Johnson , even though those guys are really successful in their field . |
| 7 | They proposed to locate a second prison in Walton , barely a mile and a half from Walton prison . |
| 8 | ‘ You 'll need to take the second right after those lights , dear . |
| 9 | But when she tried to make a second foray she was hurled out bodily . |
| 10 | ‘ The fact that we failed to reach the second round is a blow in many ways and I am so disappointed for everybody . ’ |
| 11 | ‘ The fact that we failed to reach the second round is a blow in many ways and I am so disappointed for everybody . ’ |
| 12 | He jumped out of bed , contemplated his new seaside pyjamas with renewed pleasure , and prepared to enjoy the second week of his precious holiday . |
| 13 | ‘ We had planned to run a single GM-backed Astra this year for Luis Climent but when Bardolet became available it was decided to provide a second car for him supported by an outside sponsor , ’ explains Meeke . |
| 14 | In March , those prepared to buy a second dish will be able to receive five channels of British Satellite Broadcasting . |
| 15 | Yet another way in which you might choose to use the second half of your daily Fibre-Filler is to divide it into two portions and eat one of these half an hour before each of the two main meals of the day . |
| 16 | This argument , however , seemed to defy the second law of thermodynamics which suggests that energy tends to become dissipated and order to dissolve . |
| 17 | The apexes are connected to form a second grid . |
| 18 | On the eve of the ballot both camps expressed confidence about the outcome : Mrs Thatcher 's team anticipated gaining sufficient votes to win outright : Heseltine 's followers asserted that he had enough support to force a second ballot . |
| 19 | And Keegan revealed last night he plans to complete a second deal . |
| 20 | About 40,000 men a year undergo vasectomy , but with one in three marriages ending in divorce , increasing numbers are forming new relationships and wanting to have a second family . |
| 21 | Most new pupils in the First Year can usually expect to join the Second Orchestra or Wind Band , provided they are of a reasonable standard . |
| 22 | This suggestion seemed to prevent the second law of thermodynamics from being violated in most situations . |
| 23 | And if there were n't enough Mansoori boys of the right age for Mansoori girls then the answer was either spinsterhood or a long wait to become the second wife of an older man . |
| 24 | Firstly , the rice-salt solution failed to fulfil the second criterion , which demands that the materials needed for preparing the mixture should be affordable by all who need them : The actual components of the mixture were readily available , indeed this was one of the reasons which prompted BRAC to substitute rice for the less readily available gur . |
| 25 | Between channels one and two we find an auxiliary socket , which can be used to input a second instrument . |
| 26 | In the presidential elections the incumbent José Eduardo dos Santos of the MPLA-PT won 49.57 per cent of the vote , just short of the 50 per cent needed to avoid a second round . |
| 27 | Yet still it appears impossible to discover the ownership of shares held through a minor Swiss bank which were used to help a second division British company build up stakes in several third division British companies . |
| 28 | Both foreign secretaries described the meeting as " useful " , and it was agreed to hold a second round of talks in New Delhi on Aug. 9-10 . |
| 29 | After a protracted procedural wrangle it was agreed to hold a second ballot on June 25 , but shortly before the vote Jones withdrew from the contest and Loosley was declared president . |
| 30 | Later , under Roman occupation , they maintained with unbreakable courage their strict monotheism ; so much so that the Roman governor did not even dare to bring his standards into Jerusalem lest the medallions on them depicting the emperor should be thought to infringe the Second Commandment . |