Example sentences of "[not/n't] [vb infin] 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 After a week on the superb white sand beaches of the Maldives , why not spend a second week discovering the beauty of Sri Lanka ?
4 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 .
5 He can not enter a second time into his mother 's womb and be born , can he ?
6 ‘ 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 . ’
7 Members may not put a second account number on a card .
8 Rebleeders who did not receive a second injection with the same solution were defined as failed cases .
9 And Football League president Gordon McKeag said : ‘ When the Premier League was formed the FA said they would not sanction a second division .
10 The third and cheapest method , Carbonation , does not involve a second fermentation .
11 Turkey was not in a state of war and would not open a second front against Iraq unless its own territory was attacked .
12 Isabel did n't need a second invitation , quickly finding the meat and dividing it between them .
13 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 .
14 ‘ 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 … . ’
15 But you , in modern standard English you would n't begin a second sentence with and .
16 Still , I did n't risk a second run and instead I turned left at the end and found myself back on Plumstead Road .
17 We do n't have a second turn .
18 Drugs users do n't deserve a second chance .
19 You do n't get a second chance — fatal wounds stay fatal .
20 He wo n't get a second chance .
21 You do n't get a second chance where someone like Julius is concerned .
22 You wo n't get a second chance .
23 It was real windy up there and if you missed your footing you did n't get a second chance .
24 You do n't get a second chance to live your dreams , do you ?
25 ‘ 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 .
26 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 .
27 ‘ Some of our fans said they were happy we did n't get a second goal because they feared more trouble , ’ said Bangor secretary Freddie Anderson .
28 Highland Region 's track record over planning standards gives cause for concern that , despite objections , the council may end up passing a proposal or design that would n't get a second glance in a national park or a city .
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