Example sentences of "[pers pn] [be] the second [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm the second longest serving . |
| 2 | she said you 've got the second biggest cock or you are the second biggest cock she 's ever seen ? |
| 3 | But sh she was the second best shooter there . |
| 4 | We are the second lowest area for population density in the UK and the 13th lowest in the EC . ’ |
| 5 | With over 2000 licensed stores to cater for , it 's the second largest wine outlet in the country after the Co-op . |
| 6 | It is not merely a question of its vastness ( it is the second largest country in the world , measuring 9.2 million square kilometres ) , but its breathtaking grandeur : God 's own country , as the Canadians delight to call it . |
| 7 | Second , the Trust is a body committed to conservation on such a wide scale — it is the second largest landowner in Britain — that it also has a clear duty to ensure that it follows good environmental practice in its own affairs . |
| 8 | Under my leadership we have transformed the city of Los Angeles from a quiet , sleepy little town to the point where it is the second largest city in the United States . ’ |
| 9 | It is the second largest carpet maker in Europe . |
| 10 | It is the second largest producer of nickel in Africa , the third largest producer of diamond and the fourth largest producer of cobalt . |
| 11 | It is the second commonest condition seen in gay men ( after PCP ) and , of all people with AIDS , is ten times more likely to occur in gay men . |
| 12 | After Pescara , it is the second longest circuit to be used for a Formula One championship race . |
| 13 | I 'm not alone in maintaining that he is the second sweetest man on earth . |
| 14 | I had taken her to the Three Tuns , and told the others to meet us there , on the basis that it was the second nearest pub to the scene of the demo and the nearest one to Seymour Street police station . |
| 15 | It was the second largest building in the city , next to the cathedral , which was much less prominent . |
| 16 | Perhaps the most characteristic British example is that in the civitas capital at Silchester , where it was the second largest building in the town after the forum and was situated close to the south gate . |
| 17 | It was the second largest fall in the country 's history , exceeded only by the 3,836 point crash on " Black Monday " in October 1987 . |
| 18 | In the later period , from the tenth century , it was the second largest city of the empire and its rich Byzantine heritage still shows this . |
| 19 | It was the second longest period of party power , uninterrupted by either an election or a change of leadership , of this century . |
| 20 | He was the second highest wicket-taker in the Red Stripe Cup with 23 ( at 17.61 ) in the five matches and surprised the Englishmen with his lively pace and out-swing . |