Example sentences of "on [pron] second [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then we started , in May , to go to Germany — Munchen Gladbach in the Ruhr area on 11/12 May , Happily it was not the Ruhr that I knew on my second tour , a desperate place to be at then . |
| 2 | Later , over a tandoori dinner , I was on my second lager , and something , I do n't know what , got into me . |
| 3 | On my second outing with the boots I was trying to assess how watertight they were as it was raining heavily . |
| 4 | Red 2 experienced no return fire , on either of his attacks , and I experienced none on my second attack , during which I closed range to 100 yds and concentrated on engines of E/A with no visible effect . |
| 5 | Then in 1986 I moved down to London , played keyboards with a cabaret group and worked on my second book . ’ |
| 6 | A size 6 hook is tied tot eh line on my second rod and this also receives attention from my sharpening stone . |
| 7 | On my second visit , I made tea , on the third I took the dog for a walk . |
| 8 | On my second attempt at the wood I walked the path end to end to try to judge if my feelings that the place was of good age were wrong . |
| 9 | I 'm on my second side ! |
| 10 | I made a bad mistake on my second lot of commercials — for Skol — by letting myself be persuaded by other people against my own instincts , so from then on I was very firm about what I wanted to do and what I was prepared to do , and it 's made my life easy . |
| 11 | Erm , no questions on my second set but I 'm very grateful for the er spokesman for their reply . |
| 12 | ‘ … a 110 on its second attack … ’ |
| 13 | A company spokesman said he did n't know whether the firm would break even on its third quarter just ended — results are due in a couple of weeks — but an improvement on its second quarter loss of $7.2m ( which followed a first quarter which ended $18m in the red ) is expected . |
| 14 | The public session of the Congress , on its second day , took place on Friday the 25 July . |
| 15 | On its second day , the conference 's declaration of its sovereignty in making executive decisions on the country 's future political system was followed by a walk-out by government delegates . |
| 16 | It was well received at first , but the mood of the House changed and the Government was defeated on its Second Reading on 19th February . |
| 17 | The Lords could still throw the Bill out — and it did , on its second reading . |
| 18 | Any such notice must state whether the current ( or preceding , when allowed ) reference period is to be shortened , so that it will end on the first occurrence of the accounting reference date , or lengthened , so that it will end on its second occurrence , but unless an administration order is in force the period can not be extended so as to exceed 18 months . |
| 19 | ‘ When you both feel light-hearted enough to enjoy your baby , you are making a good start ’ says Infant Care on its second page , and Spock uses the same injunction , ‘ Enjoy Your Baby ’ , as a subheading in his chapter ‘ The Right Start ’ . |
| 20 | Contemporary Women Artists , a new colour microfiche is now on its second print run . |
| 21 | Officials at Faro Airport said the three-engined plane crashed on its second attempt to land in heavy rain and crosswinds of up to 40mph . |
| 22 | Prior to sailing on its second delivery , Commander McGuinness toured the carrier and noted Wasp 's entire complement of F4F Wildcats parked on the open flight deck to accommodate the majority of the Spitfires in the enclosed hangar decks below . |
| 23 | one client who was antagonistic at first , and even refused to let the support worker into the house on her second day , but after that ‘ Was fine ’ ; |
| 24 | a male client who sexually harassed the support worker on her second day ; so she withdrew . |
| 25 | On her second day Madame Mattli took her to Vidal Sassoon 's salon in Grosvenor House so that her hair could be cut in an up-to-the-minute style . |
| 26 | Ruth had discovered Washington Square on her second day in New York . |
| 27 | But while the mystery deepened , the princess put royal problems behind her — and set off at daybreak on her second trip in four days to comfort cancer patients at a hospice . |
| 28 | On her second visit , Oliver fell down on the path and grazed his knee . |
| 29 | She was on her second cup of tea when Harry blundered into the house like some evil giant out of a fairy story . |
| 30 | And she knew that nothing would change , that she herself , a Special Woman on her second glass of neat spirits , deserved something better than Cameron could — or would — offer . |