Example sentences of "say the second [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He and his family say the second operation was unnecessary , and the hospital , the Radcliffe Infirmary in Oxford , was negligent ; a claim Oxfordshire Health Authority deny . |
| 2 | SunPics , which still has to go over to SVR4 , should take longer , say the second half of 1993 . |
| 3 | Let us go , says the second proposition , and find somebody else , some wise man who will be able to answer the unanswerable , who can tell us which are the sheep who can properly raise their prices , and which the goats who ought to keep their prices stable or lower them ; and then , when he tells us , we will all go and scream blue murder at the goats and make them thoroughly ashamed and sorry for themselves . |
| 4 | This is rather like saying the second world war only started when the doodlebugs started falling . |
| 5 | ‘ The white line , ’ said the second officer , ‘ is drawn across to protect you . |
| 6 | ‘ Now we got to wash up our fingers and later we eat , ’ said the second man , when he had collected the paper cups and straws . |
| 7 | ‘ A straw for the tea , ’ said the second man , pouring from a thermos . |
| 8 | ‘ You 're making a mistake , ’ said the second man . |
| 9 | ‘ You 're making a fucking big mistake , ’ said the second man , his teeth clenched in anger . |
| 10 | ‘ Serious , I 'd say , ’ said the second constable , but they both had grins on their faces as they resumed their beat . |
| 11 | The company admitted it had been ‘ a tough year ’ but said the second half had seen a ‘ substantial recovery ’ in performance of the main communications businesses as costs were controlled . |
| 12 | The company admitted it had been ‘ a tough year ’ but said the second half had seen a ‘ substantial recovery ’ in performance of the main communications businesses as costs were controlled . |
| 13 | but , with , with this walk down into this , this dip so I had to get underneath and I said where 'd you park ? and he said the second floor taking the piss , so apparently three of his other mates who were well dressed up as well , and he , he said race ya , so I started off fucking , so he , he started off running through the thing right , cos said race yeah , he went , apparently I just climbed up the outside of the building climbed up two fucking flights of floors , you know , I ca n't remember anything about it though . |
| 14 | ‘ We are searching for the Christ Child , ’ said the second king . |
| 15 | ‘ The Queen ! ’ said the second gardener suddenly , and at once , the three gardeners lay down flat on their faces . |
| 16 | Mr Gilchrist said the second alternative would be to impose a levy — linked to profits — on lawyers who did only privately paid work , to subsidise those who did legal aid work . |
| 17 | The head of the National Viewers and Listeners ' Association , said the second episode of Ken Russell 's adaption was ‘ a shocking waste of money . ’ |
| 18 | ‘ But the following Tuesday , British Coal 's area director visited Point of Ayr and said the second phase would not go ahead during the review period , which effectively means development plans at Point of Ayr are on ice . ’ |
| 19 | " In that case , " said the second brother , " I wish all these doves could be turned to a herd of cattle , and I wish they belonged to me . " |
| 20 | ‘ Your breakfast 's ready , ’ said the second mate taking over the helm . |
| 21 | ‘ The trucks with the stores , ’ said the Second Son . |
| 22 | Anyone might come , ’ said the Second Son . |
| 23 | ‘ He sicks up blood , ’ said the Second Son . |
| 24 | ‘ If a player was ill , let's say the second clarinet , the cor anglais , the contrabassoon or the third horn , I 'd notice that there were great gaps in the score . |