Example sentences of "become second " in BNC.

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1 The strange and difficult was becoming second nature in the way that it had when I 'd learned to fly .
2 Coal imports will double in Japan over the next twenty years or so with coal becoming second only to oil as an energy supplier , at about one-quarter of demand .
3 He does n't need other players becoming second class news because their colleague is grabbing all the headlines for the wrong reasons .
4 Hopefully , the technique of cutting from shot to shot in a controlled and purposeful way is already becoming second nature to you , as is the use of shots of different sizes as a means of directing the attention of the viewer to where you wish it to go .
5 And if , at first , she had had to remind herself to be careful not to be found out , deceit was becoming second nature to her .
6 The majority of Wear Valley 's GPs do n't have anything like 7,000 patients due to Wear Valley being a rural community and so are in danger of becoming second class citizens .
7 Hawkshead , already a well known wool town , became second only to Kendal .
8 Hawkshead , already well established , became second only to Kendal .
9 Playing it long became second nature .
10 It 's a well set out machine and using it became second nature after just a couple of hours .
11 He masked the fear in his eyes with the vacant , subservient glaze which became second nature to military personnel .
12 It became second nature . ’
13 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 ’ .
14 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 .
15 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 .
16 Pay close attention to the sweep pattern and strokes , and this will eventually become second nature .
17 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 .
18 ‘ The hope is that ‘ poop scooping ’ will become second nature to dog owners , ’ he said .
19 I assure you all the information in there will become second nature to you .
20 When you change the behaviour pattern which has become second nature to you , the world around you will react differently .
21 The man who , up to then , had experienced 18 years as a player at the highest level revealed how the sack made him determined to prove he had not suddenly become second rate .
22 But the main reason for my silence was that secrecy and deception had by then become second nature to me .
23 But why should women , for women t it will be , become second class citizens , and why should our nursery and infant age children be second class citizens too .
24 They should be learnt and practised until the procedures become second nature .
25 Next comes a basic operations course covering all aspects of the business and , once this is mastered , trainees become second assistant managers .
26 Once the art of massage becomes second nature , you may begin to discover ‘ energy blocks ’ which usually manifest as cold areas in the body — perhaps the lower back or the abdomen .
27 Self-righteousness becomes second nature to any properly indoctrinated communist .
28 Once you get in the habit of really noticing what you eat , and expecting from the restaurants the same care for quality and ‘ real food ’ value you try to achieve at home , making the healthy choice becomes second nature .
29 When you are not in harmony with your body , you learn to be less tactile , less physical — learning to ‘ reach out ’ as a form of communication becomes second nature when you are used to exercising .
30 With a little practice , such awareness becomes second nature .
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