Example sentences of "[pers pn] [was/were] the second [adj -est] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But sh she was the second best shooter there . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | It was the second largest building in the city , next to the cathedral , which was much less prominent . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | 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 . |
| 7 | It was the second longest period of party power , uninterrupted by either an election or a change of leadership , of this century . |
| 8 | 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 . |