Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] for [art] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Five target fish were nominated for the second day as the anglers struggled to overcome persistent torrential rain and buffeting winds . |
| 2 | Both awards were won for the second year in succession . |
| 3 | ELABORATE last-ditch attempts to save a town from lava flowing from Sicily 's Mount Etna were postponed for a second day yesterday because of poor weather . |
| 4 | In one area houses were flooded for the second time in six weeks , and residents are demanding the council take action to provide adequate drainage . |
| 5 | The opening piece , Respighi 's symphonic poem Fountains of Rome , was subtly characterised and sensuously played , but the real fireworks were reserved for the second half of the concert . |
| 6 | The 58th British Services International Alpine Ski Championships were held for the second year running in Megève . |
| 7 | Jasbir Singh was stopped for the second time in two days driving his blue Ford Escort van . |
| 8 | The case against Therese Dunne ( 42 ) , a buyer with Dunnes Stores , was halted for the second time in three months yesterday because of the alleged interference . |
| 9 | Thus Saxony was conquered for a second time . |
| 10 | The case was heard for a second time in mid-1986 , when he was convicted on six counts of espionage and sentenced to life imprisonment , but the verdict was later overturned . |
| 11 | Haygarth Jackson was reappointed for a second term as chairman of Publications and Information Board . |
| 12 | JANSHER KHAN narrowly avoided a ban but was fined for the second time in six weeks by the International Squash Players Association yesterday — and lost ranking points which may cost him his world No.1 spot . |
| 13 | North-East champion Brian Rushworth finished a best-ever 11th in the senior men 's race , which was won for the second time by Commonwealth Games 10,000 metres gold medallist Eamonn Martin , of Basildon . |
| 14 | Nearly two months later — on September 21 — a supplemental contract was granted for a second XB-70 and a single YB-70 . |
| 15 | The club , in Normanby Road , and its stand have been the scene of a series of unexplained fires , the latest being last Friday when the stand was gutted for the second time . |
| 16 | The pressure on V. P. Singh to remove Chauthala became overwhelming after the Meham election was countermanded for the second time . |
| 17 | Part of the M1 was closed for the second time in three days following a multiple pile-up in sub-zero temperatures . |
| 18 | At the last presidential elections , held on Jan. 31-Feb. 1 , 1988 , Mauno Koivisto , the candidate supported primarily by the SSDP , failed to win the required absolute majority but was re-elected for a second term by the electoral college on Feb. 15 [ see pp. 35853-54 ] . |
| 19 | Presidential elections took place in December 1986 , when Gen. Eyadema , the sole candidate , was re-elected for a second seven-year term . |
| 20 | Diouf was re-elected for a second term at the same time . |
| 21 | The last presidential elections were held in December 1986 ( Gen. Eyadema , as the sole candidate , was re-elected for a second seven-year term — see p. 35111 ) . |
| 22 | President : Chaim Herzog was first elected by the Knesset to the largely ceremonial post of President in 1983 ; he was re-elected for a second term in 1988 . |
| 23 | Ben Gill was re-elected for a second year as deputy , and Tony Pexton for a second year as vice-president . |
| 24 | The current President , Maumoun Abdul Gayoom , who first took office in July 1978 , was re-elected for the second time in a referendum held on Sept. 23 , 1988 [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 25 | In other words , Abingdon Weir Slalom was blessed for the second year running with good weather and moving water . |
| 26 | In 1981 , however , this fundamental right was challenged for the second time in another case to make legal history . |
| 27 | The game was set for the second goal-less draw at the ground in four days , when Andy Melville scored following a free kick . |
| 28 | And , if any other recommendation be needed , I was asked for the second time to be coach monitor on our outing to Brighton , so you can see that I must be OK . |
| 29 | More than £250,000 gate money was taken for the second day of the June test against Pakistan , and the decision could open the floodgates for other claims . |
| 30 | At last , wonder of wonders it was finished for the second time , I tried it on and it drowned me . |