Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] a second [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In 1949 Beryl found that she was pregnant again , but did not want a second child . |
| 2 | Maybe he did not want a second game on their pitch . ’ |
| 3 | Before long England were benefitting from the first of a string of catches dropped by both sides , and their total of 263 was over a hundred more than it would have been had Boycott , Woolmer and Botham not had a second chance . |
| 4 | After a week on the superb white sand beaches of the Maldives , why not spend a second week discovering the beauty of Sri Lanka ? |
| 5 | The mountain before them was the birthplace of mankind ; and he referred the ladies , while excusing himself with an ingratiating laugh for mentioning an indelicate subject , to the authority of Our Saviour 's words to Nicodemus , where it is stated that a man can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born once more . |
| 6 | He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ? |
| 7 | ‘ Unfortunately there is nothing we can do about it and it means that the athletes from Durham and Cumbria will not get a second chance of achieving the English Schools qualifying standards . ’ |
| 8 | Members may not put a second account number on a card . |
| 9 | Rebleeders who did not receive a second injection with the same solution were defined as failed cases . |
| 10 | She has also decided not to have a second baby . |
| 11 | And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division . |
| 12 | The third and cheapest method , Carbonation , does not involve a second fermentation . |
| 13 | Turkey was not in a state of war and would not open a second front against Iraq unless its own territory was attacked . |
| 14 | Isabel did n't need a second invitation , quickly finding the meat and dividing it between them . |
| 15 | With something as desirable as the Bölkow 207 , I did n't need a second offer , and on a thunderstorm-laden day ‘ TE turned finals onto Bourn 's Runway 19 to rendezvous with an eager air-tester and an equally impatient photographer . |
| 16 | Now this will definitely test your listening skills and , I know it 's getting late in the afternoon and you 've had a heavy meal , but you really do have to concentrate because the feedback you give him is now , or her rather , is now vitally important , okay , cos you have n't got a second bite of the cherry . |
| 17 | And Nigel had n't needed a second invitation . |
| 18 | ‘ We were very alarmed when Sean told us that they needed to look at you again , and you did n't ring a second time … so we were afraid … . ’ |
| 19 | But you , in modern standard English you would n't begin a second sentence with and . |
| 20 | Still , I did n't risk a second run and instead I turned left at the end and found myself back on Plumstead Road . |
| 21 | We do n't have a second turn . |
| 22 | Drugs users do n't deserve a second chance . |
| 23 | You do n't get a second chance — fatal wounds stay fatal . |
| 24 | He wo n't get a second chance . |
| 25 | You do n't get a second chance where someone like Julius is concerned . |
| 26 | You wo n't get a second chance . |
| 27 | It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you did n't get a second chance . |
| 28 | You do n't get a second chance to live your dreams , do you ? |
| 29 | ‘ Selectors perform an important role — it can be a difficult balancing act at times , and you do n't get a second chance to get it right . |
| 30 | In the future , every time you caution a person , enter the particulars in your notebook , and see he does n't get a second caution , and also remember that it is not necessary to caution a person before summonsing or arresting him , as the case may be . |