Example sentences of "[prep] [v-ing] [pron] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fearful of waking him a second time I waited . |
| 2 | On the outbreak of World War I Herbert joined the Irish Guards , despite his near-blindness , by the simple method of buying himself a second lieutenant 's uniform and falling in as the regiment boarded ship for France in August 1914 . |
| 3 | He could torture her all he wanted , but he would not succeed in breaking her a second time . |
| 4 | A clip round the ear has more chance of preventing him from doing something a second time than bringing all these other agencies in . |
| 5 | He coughed a little nervously , before giving her a last look . |
| 6 | Dave said , ‘ The most frightening part of the jump was climbing out of the plane and having to crawl along the wing before jumping , but I look forward to doing it a second time just for fun ! ’ |
| 7 | If she were his mother , and he let himself be shot without giving her a last chance of looking into his eyes ? |
| 8 | People strolled past without giving him a second look — couples hand in hand , families with pushchairs , groups of friends looking for a good spot to picnic . |
| 9 | In any event , it is surely wrong , for the sake of a few weeks , to decide on the principle of the Bill by giving it a Second Reading while hon. Members still do not have the Stoner report . |