Example sentences of "[verb] [noun] for a second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Many Arabs who lost their homes in what became the state of Israel and settled on the West Bank in 1948 became refugees for a second time during the Six Day War in 1967 . |
| 2 | President Bush had stated on Aug. 2 that only a health problem — which he stressed did not currently exist — would deter him from seeking re-election for a second term . |
| 3 | ( Note that " recreolisation " can also mean the development of a new Creole language from an existing one which has undergone pidginisation for a second time . |
| 4 | Thus the signalman was prevented from inadvertently releasing signals for a second train to enter before the first was clear . |
| 5 | Paula weds star for a second time |
| 6 | Ahmed Abdallah Abderrahman , who had been re-elected President for a second term in September 1984 , was assassinated in November 1989 [ see pp. 37033-34 ] . |
| 7 | There was one lovely freak occurrence near the end : Knott played the ball down to fine leg and Holding 's throw hit the stumps with Barlow well home , whereupon he called Knott for a second run . |
| 8 | Remember all this well , so that you do n't get it wrong on the night ; you may not have time for a second performance . |
| 9 | In the off road mode , however , the Wrangler will rarely attract passengers for a second time as the ride is absolutely terrible , particularly for those in the rear bench seat , which is smaller and harder than some estate cars offer in their third row of seats . |
| 10 | All members of the Planning Group to offer suggestions for a second speaker . |
| 11 | They had observed a ‘ more thoughtful ’ approach from participants and felt committed to nominating staff for a second course . |
| 12 | The St Louis turned round and headed north for a second time . |
| 13 | In 1815 he returned to Karlovci to collect material for a second song book , which later inspired a glowing review from Jakob Grimm , in which he compared the Serbian love songs to Solomon 's Song of Songs and wrote that the ‘ Serbs are by virtue of their language … the most blessed with poems , songs and stories , and it looks as if the good God had , by this rich gift of popular poetry , wished to make up to them for their lack of books . ’ |
| 14 | For those reasons as I , have I , hoped made plain , it seems to me that the general scheme provided by Mrs is the one that ought to be adopted , however in my view when Mrs also makes provision for a second carer for some three hours a day that is well over egging the pudding , if I may adopt a phrase used by Mr at one stage during the case , I feel sure that in practice the two resident carers would not simply say well I 'm on duty from eight am on Monday till twelve midday on Thursday and I shall do nothing during the rest of the week , I think that living in the household for , at |
| 15 | However , his appearance had been that of an eighteen-year-old , which makes nonsense for a second time of the press claims that Lord Haw-Haw was as puny in appearance as he had been in his human sympathies . |