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

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1 He scored 102 not out , his third ton of the tour , as India decided to use the fourth and final day of the match as preparation for the second Test , which gets under way in Johannesburg on Thursday .
2 I expect that I shall think of the term 's work as a preparation for the second teaching practice .
3 It is against such a background of fervent articulate piety in Europe , always presenting the Church with the challenge of potential heresy , and occasionally erupting into mass movements like the hysterically fervent white-robed flagellants who lashed themselves in hysterical penitential preparation for the Second Coming , that the English situation in the fourteenth century has to be seen .
4 This put the central management of the Course on a more secure footing for the important preparation for the second resubmission of the Course in 1983 — 84 .
5 In preparation for the second round , Nebot , presenting an image of an energetic young leader , made public overtures to Bucarám on May 16 which hinted at the possibility of a populist alliance .
6 If you 're complete beginners , active , familiar with camping or caravanning conditions , and two or you pay for our ‘ Introduction to Yachting ’ course in Nidri , then we know you 'll be safe to skipper your own yacht for the second week on flotilla .
7 There were doubts , however , that the Soviet would be on board for the second leg .
8 This , of course , is a much more significant limitation on scope than exists in single-contract Conventions such as the Sales Convention , and in this respect the case for the second limb of application of the two latter Conventions is stronger .
9 The Volkskammer approved on July 22 a budget for the second half of 1990 .
10 On March 27 the Russian Supreme Soviet rejected the government 's draft budget for the second quarter of 1992 and ordered it to present a new version in April .
11 And now he had her on the hook for the second time .
12 Brentford had a player sent off but no excuse for the second goal … the fans are angry … they 've every right to be when you see a team give away goals like this …
13 Goals in the first half by Ian Stewart , the former Northern Ireland international , and captain Tony English , with a 70th-minute penalty by player-manager Roy McDonough , gave the Essex club a comfortable cushion for the second leg at the Moss Rose Stadium next Friday .
14 THE most unlikely venue in the 38-year history of the Eurovision Song Contest last night produced an Irish winner for the second year in succession .
15 The judges unanimously deemed Malta to be the winner for the second year running .
16 According to the Far Eastern Economic Review of June 27 , the aim of the new strategy , the New Development Policy ( NDP — for March release of working paper see p. 38100 ) , was to provide a theoretical framework for the Second Outline Perspective Plan ( OPP2 ) for 1991-2000 .
17 The so-called New Development Policy ( NDP ) was devised to provide a theoretical framework for the Second Outline Perspective Plan ( OPP2 ) for 1991-2000 , the first phase of Mahathir 's plan to build Malaysia into a fully developed state by 2020 .
18 Smith New Court , which already has a sizeable position in Ferranti shares , was a heavy buyer for the second day , as was Hoare Govett , which includes British Aerospace among its corporate clients .
19 Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time .
20 Following a quiet start on the third day , the pair produced the most assured batting of the match to date as they posted a New Zealand record stand for the second wicket .
21 ‘ He 'll mention the Echo as often as he possibly can , ’ Graham said dryly , and defiantly filled his glass with whisky for the second time .
22 It will then go to the European Parliament for the second reading .
23 The rise in gross income for the second family could also result in a drop in family credit , council tax discounts and even school meals .
24 The finished machined material was then transported from this section via the special wagons , to the underframe shop : one load for the wagon side , and one load for the carriage side , each morning , for the first shift , and a repeat delivery in the afternoon for the second shift .
25 Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) .
26 At Birkbeck , Joyce passed the intermediate examination for his BA and then read English language and literature for the second part of his degree .
27 He was going to the cinema for the second time that week , with his beautiful lady , his Sweetheart , who looked and smelt and sometimes spoke like the real-life star of a Hollywood movie .
28 Brundle was out of luck for the second race running .
29 It was just bad luck for the second man that it had been a good place .
30 ‘ However , if the wrist heals sufficiently I hope to be back in action for the second race or , at the worst , the third . ’
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