Example sentences of "a [noun sg] for the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | The Volkskammer approved on July 22 a budget for the second half of 1990 . |
| 2 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
| 3 | I expect that I shall think of the term 's work as a preparation for the second teaching practice . |
| 4 | Some respondents answered ‘ no ’ to the first part of this question and then quoted a figure for the second part — making it difficult to discern their real attitude to the issue of capping institutional claims , and complicating the interpretation of the statistics . |
| 5 | At the last , slightly shorter if I remember , it had been a 3- or a 4-iron for the second shot and I thought back to 1958 and the fourth at Lytham , But this rime the boss and I agreed on the 3-iron . |
| 6 | ARSENAL boss George Graham reckons he has the best job in football — but he knows even he could suffer a Brian Clough-like backlash if the Gunners fail to win a trophy for the second year running . |
| 7 | You 've got a meeting for the second have you ? |
| 8 | ABERDEEN University has recorded a surplus for the second year in succession , underlining the turnaround in the institution 's fortunes during the past decade . |
| 9 | That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time , and the next day I went on with my journey . |
| 10 | Further , in consideration of £20 paid to his master , William was to be allowed a modicum of pocket money : 6d. per week for the first year , 1s. a week for the second , 2s. a week for the third and 3s. a week for the fourth . |
| 11 | Heavy going at Heathfield made for some slow times at the South Down & Eridge , where Chris Gordon scored a double for the second successive Saturday on Kirstenson and Please Explain . |
| 12 | I was one of those to whom Axelrod circulated his early results , with an invitation to submit a strategy for the second tournament . |
| 13 | CHARLES was dealt a blow yesterday when his polo handicap was dropped by a goal for the second year — to a ‘ rather ordinary ’ 2 . |
| 14 | Must be pleased , as was Ken Vasey we spoke to earlier , that you did n't concede a goal for the second game in succession , and the defence does look a lot tighter does n't it ? |
| 15 | The company said that it did not see an improvement for the second half . |
| 16 | So it 's automatically built in to the first life assured , but it is an option for the second if they want it . |