Example sentences of "[vb infin] second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Only a win will guarantee Second Division football at St James 's Park next season and relegation would wreck the £13m rescue package chairman Sir John Hall has formulated to clear debts of £6m and build for the future . |
| 2 | Only a win will guarantee Second Division football at St James 's Park next season and relegation would wreck the £13m rescue package chairman Sir John Hall has formulated to clear debts of £6m and build for the future . |
| 3 | Another recent open winner , Harry Williams ' Derby hope Pond Pavarotti , whose victory at Brough Park last week helped Sunderland win second place in the inter-track competition , setting a new sectional record of 3.71 seconds , takes on the well known Yorkshire-based open racer Mandys Supreme , which is trained by the unattached Derek Tidswell . |
| 4 | Well they could do second oboe . |
| 5 | ‘ We could finish second or seventh . |
| 6 | If controlled breathing through your nose is not natural to you , it takes practice and concentration at first but it will soon become second nature — and you will feel better for it . |
| 7 | Pay close attention to the sweep pattern and strokes , and this will eventually become second nature . |
| 8 | Digital Equipment Corp says that its Alpha second source agreement with Mitsubishi Electric Corp is not an exclusive pact and that it is talking with other firms that may become second sources of the chip ; ‘ We are not looking for a large number of semiconductor partners , however we are having discussions with other semiconductor companies ; those relationships could happen at various levels , ’ — DEC may still seek other firms to design versions without the marketing that Mitsubishi is providing . |
| 9 | ‘ The hope is that ‘ poop scooping ’ will become second nature to dog owners , ’ he said . |
| 10 | I assure you all the information in there will become second nature to you . |
| 11 | A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with Elastoplast all over one lens . |
| 12 | EX-POSTMAN John Williams , Coventry 's £250,000 bargain buy from Swansea , made Spurs look second class last night . |
| 13 | A second opinion was sought and , short-sightedly , my parents agreed to put me in those gorgeous National Health jobs which are now sported by your average Yuppie but which then made you look second only in berkishness to the kid in the owl specs with elastoplast all over one lens . |
| 14 | Payton will miss Second Division promotion clashes at Swindon , today , and against Cambridge United , at Ayresome Park , next Saturday . |
| 15 | Buck still had to putt and secure second place . |
| 16 | Perhaps Mr Harrison would have second thoughts if he walked in our neck of the woods . |
| 17 | But by August 1958 both sides realized that world opinion was turning against them , partly as a result of the scientists ' warnings , partly out of revulsion and fear , partly because nuclear disarmament had begun to be a popular political issue — and nothing makes a politician have second thoughts faster than the awareness that he might be losing votes . |
| 18 | But David Reeves , secretary of the Amateur Swimming Association , fears the cost of providing pools , transport and tuition will be so excessive that politicians may have second thoughts when they see the bill . |
| 19 | If you 're getting married shortly , mid-June is the time when you may have second thoughts ! |
| 20 | He admits that even he would have second thoughts about joining the profession in its current state . |
| 21 | Keen gardeners and fanatical car washers may have second thoughts about lavish spraying if we end up with a water meter at the bottom of our garden to measure the amount we actually use . |
| 22 | Keep him laughing and he might have second thoughts about eating you ! |
| 23 | But after Richard III we would have second thoughts ; after Iago we might begin to doubt whether anyone could ever be trusted again . |
| 24 | If a field officer who has taken a risk and opted to negotiate should subsequently have second thoughts , he may find his evidence has disappeared . |
| 25 | " Then you 'd better have second thoughts . " |
| 26 | Then , before she could have second thoughts , she picked up the telephone and dialled his number . |
| 27 | She could only hope that when he had recovered from jet lag he would have second thoughts and leave Garry to go his own way . |
| 28 | He wrote you off , you see ; now he 'll have second thoughts . ’ |
| 29 | He is doing something , at any rate , which makes Serafin have second thoughts . |
| 30 | And can I have second cup of tea ? |