Example sentences of "[art] second time [prep] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | She is married for the second time to a man 15 years her junior . |
| 2 | In the subsequent weeks leading up to Christmas , Liza saw Freddie Nash only twice : once at a private party given by two officers who rented a small cottage in the district , the second time at a dance organised by a certain county grande dame , who seemed to think she was destined to introduce the opposite sex to one another as her personal contribution to the war effort . |
| 3 | Or the actor who stumbles over his words for the second time at a rehearsal . |
| 4 | He fell twice , going down the second time across a litter of boxes , and losing the gun . |
| 5 | It was the second time in a fortnight the Glens had gone down to Portadown , but Saturday 's was a much brighter performance than the 3– |
| 6 | This is the second time in a fortnight the Chancellor has broken with the convention that he does not comment on interest-rate movements . |
| 7 | The current President , Maumoun Abdul Gayoom , who first took office in July 1978 , was re-elected for the second time in a referendum held on Sept. 23 , 1988 [ see p. 36350 ] . |
| 8 | It is the second time in a year the body of a baby has been found in the street . |
| 9 | But he has to go some to outshine Dean Richards , dropped for the second time in a year . |
| 10 | It 's the second time in a year that the same company has had produce destroyed by French farmers angry about EC imports . |
| 11 | It 's the second time in a year that the haulage company Ralph Davies of Cheltenham has had fruit cargoes destroyed . |
| 12 | He says that it 's the second time in a year the house has been flooded . |
| 13 | More rain is expected during the night — that 's bad news for families like the Chapmans — flooded for the second time in a year . |
| 14 | Karen Bage and Eileen Boynes have been named sales negotiators of the month for Shepherd Homes in the North-East the second time in a year the team at the Beckfields Walk development at Ingleby Barwick , near Thornaby , has won the award . |
| 15 | It 's the second time in a quarter of a century that the locals have come into conflict with planning officials . |
| 16 | A computer error knocked out the system for the second time in a month . |
| 17 | It 's the second time in a month that the Highbury hit-man has been accused of insulting fans . |
| 18 | JOHN MELLENCAMP had to cancel tour dates for the second time in a month when bass player Toby Meyers was injured in a boating accident in Saratoga , New York . |
| 19 | Sfeir threatened — for the second time in a month — to excommunicate those refusing to lay down their arms . |
| 20 | It is the second time in a month the centre has been broken into and elderly residents said they were concerned for their safety . |
| 21 | As expected , Martina , fresh from victory in the Dow Classic in Birmingham , proceeded unharmed to the final , defeating Amanda Coetzer and Brenda Schulz for the second time in a week , Mary Joe Fernandez , and Heather Ludloff , all in straight sets . |
| 22 | A warning was issued by the National Rivers Authority in Shrewsbury that the swollen River Severn was expected to burst its banks overnight for the second time in a week . |
| 23 | In South Wales 11 major rivers were at danger levels with many homes and businesses hit for the second time in a week . |
| 24 | And Port Vale are set to take around 22,000 fans to the twin towers for the second time in a week . |
| 25 | And what 's more , for the second time in a week ! |
| 26 | And speedway action returns to Oxford tonight as the Cheetahs try to takes the sting out of the Coventry Bees for the second time in a week . |
| 27 | It 's the second time in a week that officers from Thames Valley police have spoken out about what they see as abuse of the judicial system . |
| 28 | SOUTHWELL fell victim to the weather for the second time in a week when tonight 's Flat turf meeting was called off due to waterlogging . |
| 29 | She closed the lid ; when the catch failed to operate , she slammed it a second time with a violence that made several of the slumberers lift their heads . |
| 30 | What a man like Siward would do , who was hiding a second time in a forest and had blown the withdrawal within minutes of the Normans ' arrival . |