Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the second [noun sg] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But it was the second man who riveted Joan 's attention . |
| 2 | They say when are you going to stop it , and I say , when am I going to stop it , when am I — it was the second night they were in the bar together after their week of absence I remember . |
| 3 | It was the second time they had broken up and been reconciled . |
| 4 | It was the second time they 'd searched for her , following sightings in North Oxford . |
| 5 | It was the second time I had failed to finish an AAA Championship and I vowed to do better . |
| 6 | It was the second time he had heard the term . |
| 7 | It was the second time he had ignored the ban — he competed in a road race in Cardiff last month . |
| 8 | It was the second time there 'd been a breakout at the court in the space of a week . |
| 9 | But it was the second paragraph which did Mrs Greville 's work for her . |