Example sentences of "[vb past] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Alison Rose second in Italy |
| 2 | Florin Raducioiu scored all four goals as Romania retained second place in group four with a 4–0 victory over the Faroe Islands . |
| 3 | It is gratifying to report that Chester ranked second only to Manchester as a suitable place to hold a medium-sized conference . |
| 4 | The Emperor emerged from the cathedral itself at half past seven , escorted by the Abuna , the Patriarch of Alexandria and the Etchege , the senior monk of the realm who ranked second to the Abuna in the hierarchy of the Ethiopian Church . |
| 5 | A Paul Diamond double strike , the second of which was a delightful chip , helped Second Division leaders Dale to their fourth win on the trot . |
| 6 | At the beginning of last month , the Cambridge , Massachusetts company reported second quarter net losses of $25.1m , after $20.5m restructuring charges , against profits of $1m last time . |
| 7 | Software Publishing Corp reported second quarter net down 49.5% at $2.1m , on turnover down 25.3% at $32.4m ; mid-term net fell 23.4% to $6.3m , on sales down 18.4% at $69m . |
| 8 | Page 27 Buoyant Borland : Borland International said it expected second quarter results to beat analysts ' expectations after buoyant sales of Paradox , the US software company 's database product . |
| 9 | Mr Tonner , education convener of Strathclyde 's students ' union , and Ms Brolls , a former vice-president and debates convener of the union , argued second proposition for the motion : ‘ This house believes that the break-up of the family has led to the break-up of society . ’ |
| 10 | This thoroughly updated and expanded second edition will take your students on a fascinating region-by-region tour of England , Wales , Scotland , and Northern Ireland . |
| 11 | The American set a new record aggregate of 285 and Boomer shared second place , six strokes behind . |
| 12 | Hawkshead , already a well known wool town , became second only to Kendal . |
| 13 | Hawkshead , already well established , became second only to Kendal . |
| 14 | Playing it long became second nature . |
| 15 | It 's a well set out machine and using it became second nature after just a couple of hours . |
| 16 | He masked the fear in his eyes with the vacant , subservient glaze which became second nature to military personnel . |
| 17 | It became second nature . ’ |
| 18 | According to John Herbert , who became second Secretary of State in 1600 , it had three principal functions : the business of the Queen , in which it ‘ doth handle principally questions and consultations of state ’ ; disputes between party and party , which might involve either criminal or civil suits or a mixture of the two ; and disputes ‘ wherein the Queen is a party ’ . |
| 19 | From continually chasing my tail in the first month and being late for everything , and always being in trouble in varying degrees , punctuality became second nature . |
| 20 | I got second prize . |
| 21 | Crew in the box , I second crew oh look I got second crew , second crew |
| 22 | You got second crew which is two |
| 23 | Sometimes we read second hand papers . |
| 24 | Frank Barlow ( Wotsits ) filled second with 2–10–0 of small roach on caster , ahead of Clilff Adcock ( Nottingham Deaf ) on 2–3–0 . |
| 25 | Many are portrayed as strong personalities : the Swansea shopkeeping grandmother , a ‘ wonderful old lady ’ who would tell historical stories of the Rebecca Riots ; the cultured , much-travelled Scots widow , a ‘ remarkable woman ’ who ran her late husband 's estate ; the toothless , pipe-smoking , ‘ mediumistic ’ Lancashire granny who believed in ghosts and practised second sight ; or the Scot ploughman 's wife who taught her grandson the Bible and catechism ‘ patiently , affectionately , and prayerfully … and at night she would put me to bed , wrap me snug and warm , and kindly teach me short prayers , psalms , and hymns . ’ |
| 26 | Arnold , Williams and Douglas scored second half tries for Gosforth , Johnson adding a conversion and a penalty , but Morley were always in control . |
| 27 | She was the British critics ' favourite on both the Bolshoi 's tours here , but for 20 years she played second fiddle to Grigorovich 's wife , Bessmertnova . |
| 28 | We were probably the better side for long spells whereas we played second fiddle to Portadown the entire match . |
| 29 | John Lenihan , an Eire international , came second . |
| 30 | Health , education , and social services were issues that came second only to unemployment in terms of public priorities . |