Example sentences of "of [verb] [prep] a [num ord] " in BNC.
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| 1 | After two years it was found that the fish eaters had up to 30 per cent less chance of dying from a second heart attack than those who had been told nothing about fish . |
| 2 | DEC says it has a memorandum of understanding with a second source for the Alpha chip . |
| 3 | But the Stokesley sprinter , whose season has been delayed by the combined effects of study and injury , summarily dismissed her chances of qualifying for a second successive Olympic Games after winning the 200 metres title for the third time in seven years . |
| 4 | Roxburgh put the occasion , a friendly with no bearing on Scotland 's prospects of qualifying for a sixth , successive World Cup , even more sharply into perspective . |
| 5 | The first — bad language — demonstrates the value of ignoring as a first line of defence . |
| 6 | The act of controlling for a third variable can have many possible results . |
| 7 | Andy Roxburgh , the Scotland coach , broke the mould in the wake of Wednesday 's reverse in Paris by admitting both he and his players had to accept the blame for a defeat which jeopardises Scotland 's chances of playing in a fifth successive World Cup finals . |
| 8 | Although there is a wealth of literature on second language acquisition — usually in children of primary school age or younger , and usually as a consequence of schooling in a second language — the processes of the foreign language classroom are not necessarily identical or even generally comparable . |
| 9 | It is all too easy under the euphoric conditions of a degree congregation to minimise the physical discomfort , the mental struggles , the times of desperation , the sheer hard work that are a part of working for a first degree . |
| 10 | It is not too difficult to imagine how this could slip quietly into polyandry : females could develop the habit of mating with a second male and letting him care for her second clutch . |