Example sentences of "[noun prp] [verb] the second [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A member of the public asked why Liphook had the second highest precept . |
| 2 | Bel-Korhadris had the second longest reign of any Phoenix King . |
| 3 | It will be recalled from discussion of Table 1 , Expenditure on libraries and computing , that Strathclyde had the second lowest expenditure per student on libraries in 1986-87 . |
| 4 | That alienation of the German Bohemians showed up in the 1935 elections when Konrad Henlein 's pro-Nazi Sudetendeutsche Partei became the second largest parliamentary party . |
| 5 | Excluding Belgium , the United Kingdom has the second lowest life expectancy for females in the Community , but as Table 3 demonstrates , the differences are small . |
| 6 | Egypt has the second largest population in Africa ( after Nigeria ) and in 1983 was the fourth largest oil producer . |
| 7 | It is claimed that Altrincham has the second highest capital income in the country . |
| 8 | In terms of per capita income Norway has the second highest standard of living in Europe . |
| 9 | Britain has the second highest percentage of tree damage after Czechoslovakia . |
| 10 | ‘ Britain has the second highest level of taxes on alcohol in the EC and many are suffering as a result , ’ she said . |
| 11 | In communal elections in Innsbruck on Sept. 24 the FPÖ and the local version of the Green Alternatives ( Grüne Alternativen — GA ) won seats and votes from both the ÖVP and the SPÖ , although the ÖVP remained the strongest party ; in Salzburg province on Oct. 8 the FPÖ improved its position while the SPÖ and the ÖVP both suffered losses ; in Lower Austria and Styria on March 25 , 1990 , the ÖVP retained its dominant position despite losing votes and seats to the FPÖ and the GA , while the SPÖ remained the second largest party ; and in Vorarlberg on April 1 the SPÖ lost its absolute majority on the Bregenz municipal council , which was taken over by an ÖVP chair . |