Example sentences of "[vb infin] [prep] [pron] second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | If you should divorce for a second time , you can claim on your second husband 's contribution record only . |
2 | What secrets does she share with her second husband , the Earl of Angus ? ’ |
3 | This suggests a possible failure in communication on the part of the LEA with regard to its second intention . |
4 | Any such notice must state whether the current ( or preceding , when allowed ) reference period is to be shortened , so that it will end on the first occurrence of the accounting reference date , or lengthened , so that it will end on its second occurrence , but unless an administration order is in force the period can not be extended so as to exceed 18 months . |
5 | It is not too difficult to imagine how this could slip quietly into polyandry : females could develop the habit of mating with a second male and letting him care for her second clutch . |
6 | A further consequence for linguistic form exists in the examples ( 40 ) to ( 43 ) but , before that , let us turn to our second question ; we can now see why postnominals could often have an " aura " of emphasis , yet without this being clearly and consistently present . |
7 | His mother says he would never own to his second name , which was that of a friend of Herbert 's living in London . |