Example sentences of "[art] second in a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latest decrease in the bank 's Short Term Facility — of 0.5pc to a new rate of 10.25pc — was the third in less than a month , and the second in a week . |
| 2 | One view is that Frank Reed 's release , the second in a week , may be the last for some time . |
| 3 | , Sir John Alexander ( 1871–1949 ) , author and editor of popular works of reference , was born in Alexandria , Dunbartonshire , 27 February 1871 , the second in a family of two sons and one daughter of James Hammerton , clog-maker of Oldham , and his second wife Janet , shopwoman , daughter of Alexander Lang , mason . |
| 4 | The minority centre-left government led by the Socialist Party survived a motion of no confidence on Nov. 23 — the second in a month [ see p. 39161 ] — when the three centre-right and right-wing parliamentary groups gained only 257 of the required 286 votes in the National Assembly . |
| 5 | The defeat , the second in a by-election to the House of Councillors ( the upper chamber of the Diet ) within a month , occurred despite the investment of huge campaign resources . |
| 6 | During college based sessions the first part of the morning is spent on a whole group presentation ; the second in a workshop/seminar situation . |