Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the second [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But sh she was the second best shooter there . |
| 2 | It was the second Unionist lever against Home Rule that helped to involve the King , for it assumed that Home Rule would become law , would be repudiated in Ulster , and that then the army would refuse to enforce it . |
| 3 | It was the second such operation by the Rangers , believed to have the anti-terrorist Delta force amongst their ranks , and who were apparently sent into the war-torn town to capture Aideed . |
| 4 | Expansion to north Italy brought into play the gold of the Val d'Aosta and south Piedmont , but it was the Second Punic War ( 218–201 B.C. ) which first increased the supply of gold significantly by taking in the alluvial deposits of the Guadalquivir . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | It was the second major blow in a week for Sampras , who failed to live up to his top seeding in Paris when he lost in the quarter-finals of the French Open . |
| 7 | It was the second major blow in a week for Sampras , who failed to live up to his top seeding in Paris when he lost in the quarter-finals of the French Open . |
| 8 | It was the second major shock of the week . |
| 9 | It was the second major concession by the President , the first having been to abandon his election campaign pledge of no new taxes . |
| 10 | It was the second largest building in the city , next to the cathedral , which was much less prominent . |
| 11 | 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 . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | 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 . |
| 14 | It was the second longest period of party power , uninterrupted by either an election or a change of leadership , of this century . |
| 15 | It was the second big explosion there in a year . |
| 16 | It was the second Cultural Revolution but this time it came from the students and the workers and this time it was nonviolent , peaceful , gentle . |
| 17 | And yet it was the second National Government , not the first , which really determined the politics of the 1930s . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | He was the second outgoing minister to come under investigation for corruption [ for investigation of outgoing Tourism Minister Carlo Tognoli see p. 38896 ] . |