Example sentences of "[art] second [verb] a [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The second had a double bed but was at the back of the cottage and overlooked an overgrown vegetable patch . |
| 2 | A common factor in the two studies concerning assessment by non-medically qualified staff is that the social workers in the first study and the nurses in the second had a special interest in dealing with attempted suicide patients . |
| 3 | The first was the commonest means of indicating a moderate tempo ( although modéré was also used ) , the second denoted a moderate pace with some forward movement . |
| 4 | The chief rabbi made two visits , the first to distribute his Book of Jewish Thought , the second to plant a commemorative tree . |
| 5 | They compared three sets of students : the first took a course in mainstream microeconomics , taught by an instructor with an interest in industrial organisation and game theory ; the second took a similar course , but taught by a specialist on development in Maoist China ; the third took a placebo ( astronomy ) . |
| 6 | The first of these was accomplished with the discovery of a corn-drying oven but the second produced a severe shock . |
| 7 | The majority of the routes on the Ormes were not climbed as sport climbs , but as traditional routes where the second played a crucial role . |
| 8 | The second requires a social psychology of the symbolic universe in which acts are endowed with meaning and the commonsense accounts which are offered within such a universe to render the imposed concept of deviance intelligible . |
| 9 | The fire and safety project represents a substantial order and is for a new installation on the Umm-Shaif development , whilst the second incorporates a major element of fire protection systems for retrofit of an existing installation , the Zakum Central Super Complex . |
| 10 | Two teams of computer specialists are now at work , one to try and make sure the department 's existing system can cope , the second to have a new computer system at work from 1 January next year . |
| 11 | The second showed a definite tendency towards a masculine outlook within the whole tribe and the first showed what co-operation between the two sexes could achieve , with a more feminine outlook . |