Example sentences of "for the second [noun sg] [conj] " in BNC.

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1 For the second question and answer we did n't even bother to load the camera , though as a matter of courtesy , we let him carry on bawling .
2 The overall four-match title , run on section points , went to Steve Cooper ( Anglers Choice ) for the second year as three wins plus a runner-up placing gave him an outstanding victory accruing 39 points from a maximum 40 .
3 It was just bad luck for the second man that it had been a good place .
4 You then ask the second child to write down any figures for the second row and you immediately write the third row .
5 ‘ I was n't in Belfast for the second leg but from what I saw on television they gave Tbilisi a lot of problems and that 's what we are expecting next week .
6 The Fed 's policy-making Open Market Committee met last Wednesday to set monetary growth goals for the second quarter and since then punters have been looking for signs of a massive rate cut .
7 Against this background , it has been a difficult start to the year but some improvement is forecast for the second quarter when further price increases will recover the impact of higher raw material costs .
8 These were arranged to allow the morning feeding to be carried out and a one-and-a-half hour break for tea allowed many farmers to return for the second feed and to check the stock .
9 Family allowances were , indeed , suggested as a necessary feature of such a policy and were , incidentally , provided for the second child and subsequent children after the Second World War .
10 Five target fish were nominated for the second day as the anglers struggled to overcome persistent torrential rain and buffeting winds .
11 The visiting party , including an HMI in attendance , was horrified , dropped their agenda for the second day and went through the problems as they had perceived them with the management group and the Academic Board :
12 ‘ However , if the wrist heals sufficiently I hope to be back in action for the second race or , at the worst , the third . ’
13 But the small case load of the House of Lords and the expense of bringing a second appeal have produced suggestions that there is no need for the second appeal if the Court of Appeal were to be free to reconsider its own previous decisions .
14 At the last , slightly shorter if I remember , it had been a 3- or a 4-iron for the second shot and I thought back to 1958 and the fourth at Lytham , But this rime the boss and I agreed on the 3-iron .
15 We learned for the second time that old London Underground trains never die : they are sold for another quarter-century 's work on the Isle of Wight .
16 Ward J. took evidence on the telephone from Dr. F. , who had spoken to Miss T. in the maternity unit after she had stated for the second time that she did not wish to have a blood transfusion and before she had signed the refusal form .
17 The eternal flame went out yesterday for the second time since it was lit on July 26 last year .
18 And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her .
19 Well do n't squeeze your nose for the second time or it wo n't come that 's better that 's it .
20 UNEMPLOYMENT is poised to top three million for the second time because the quality of jobs created in the late 1980s was poor , according to a report by the Employment Policy Institute .
21 Exiled for the second time and without the support of many of the Castilian knights who had followed him before , Rodrigo once again displayed his qualities of a great commander .
22 St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers .
23 Both players will this year be sampling the European Tour 's qualifying procedure for the second time and Everett feels he will have a distinct advantage this time around .
24 Tom related the tale for the second time and followed it with the daring exploits of Pecos Bill from the comic Willie had chosen .
25 She was captured for the second time and remains disappeared .
26 Molla Ali el-Arabi became solely [ Mufti ] for the second time and died in 901 .
27 The alarm clock woke Claudia for the second time and she sniffed appreciatively at the aroma penetrating her room .
28 On July 10 the President then dissolved the entire transitional government for the second time and named a third adminstration which excluded Mohamed Taki on July 16 [ for earlier administrations see pp. 38706-07 ; 38902 ] .
29 Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up .
30 Under starters orders for the second time and they 're off .
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