Example sentences of "be [verb] a [num ord] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was asked if I wished my name to be withdrawn a second time but I declined , feeling it would be wrong to have to continue to rely on the goodwill and hospitality of friends in order to continue playing . |
| 2 | His brother was to be given a second chance . |
| 3 | She hopes soon after her penpal will be given a second chance to prove his innocence and escape the gas chamber . |
| 4 | In a clamp-down on crime , the Home Secretary has said that offenders cautioned by police should not expect to be given a second chance . |
| 5 | Payne , who three-putted the seventeenth was fortunate to be given a second chance by Gillner , who looked set to gain his first senior win when he required two par 4s at the seventeenth and eighteenth . |
| 6 | The independence of republics within existing borders would be recognized , if the republics wished it , and minorities would be given a second nationality and their own schools and legislature . |
| 7 | Now this means that the sponsor of the bill , Allan , brothers , pro proposes that the debate be closed and the bill be given a second reading . |
| 8 | They would be given a 15-second credit at the start of each programme , 10 seconds at the end and the chance to screen their name either side of the break ! |
| 9 | Juron almost seemed to be enjoying a second adolescence in company with his Scouts , while yet remaining devoutly responsible . |
| 10 | To these should be added a third consideration , transparency . |
| 11 | To these should be added a third group , which are not so abundant in terms of volume , but which are equally important . |
| 12 | If that freelance photojournalist is wounded , but soon returns to the operational area to continue covering the story , only to be wounded a second time , then we are looking at a fairly remarkable man with a tale worth telling . |
| 13 | In addition to London , Tyzack has an office in Bristol and will shortly be opening a third UK branch in the North . |
| 14 | In his post match press conference Tony Jacklin also chose to stress the marvellous atmosphere the match had been held in before going on to reiterate that he would n't be serving a fifth term as Captain . |
| 15 | Similarly , a serious case brought before the magistrate had to be presented a second time before the justice of the peace . |
| 16 | but I shall not be drawn a second time |
| 17 | It had to be performed a second time , after the British Consul had taken the couple 's oaths on his diary instead of the Bible . |
| 18 | Substitution drills would also be used a first step in mastering the totally different topic system in Dusun which we discussed in 7.1.8 . |
| 19 | After four and a quarter years , some firms will already have had at least two visits and many in category 1 will be facing a second visit in the near future . |
| 20 | During the summer the Red Cross will be providing a first aid service at Durham County Cricket ground . |
| 21 | My colleagues and I do not believe that the British people will be fooled a second time — one can take a horse to water but one can not make it drink . |
| 22 | MALCOLM ALLISON 'S return to English football with penniless Bristol Rovers could hardly be termed a last ride on the gravy train . |
| 23 | To be rebuffed a second time would be unthinkable , unbearable . |
| 24 | He must be in his early forties , Belinda decided , while Faye , she knew was thirty-eight — fairly old to be having a first child , which added a greater sense of urgency and importance to the task of keeping her pregnancy on track . |
| 25 | The sitting-room , then ; he would be having a last brandy in the sitting-room … |
| 26 | was it updated a second time or did you ask for it to be updated a second time ? |
| 27 | The two counties also happened to be playing a 2nd XI match at Stratford , where Cranmer made both his first and last appearance as a Warwickshire 2nd XI player . |
| 28 | After all , here you are in Nicole 's hotel bedroom , obviously believing that you were n't going to be finding a third party here as well . |
| 29 | It was the only new drama series in US network TV to be allowed a second series this year , despite a relatively lowly 49th ranking in the ratings . |
| 30 | It was held that they could be convicted a second time and made to pay compensation to a second victim who had read a copy of the same brochure . |