Example sentences of "be [vb pp] a second [noun sg] on " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mr. Tony Favell , supported by Mr. David Harris , presented a Bill to remove from registers of common land and registers of town or village greens dwellinghouses registered under the Commons Registration Act 1965 which had been used as dwellinghouses for a minimum of twenty years immediately prior to the commencement of that Act ; and for purposes connected therewith : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 24 February and to be printed . |
| 2 | Mr. Tony Banks , supported by Mr. Tom Clarke , Ms. Diane Abbott and Mr. Jeremy Corbyn , presented a Bill to make statutory provision for fixed term parliaments , compulsory attendance at polling stations , a public holiday on days set for general elections ; and for connected purposes ; And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Thursday 9 April and to be printed . |
| 3 | Mr. Secretary Lilley , supported by the Prime Minister , Mr. Chancellor of the Exchequer , Mr. Secretary Heseltine , Mr. Secretary Wakeham , Mr. Secretary Brooke , Mr. Secretary Hunt , Mr. Secretary Lang , Mr. John Redwood and Mr. Edward Leigh , presented a Bill to make provision with respect to standards of performance and service to customers in relation to the telecommunications , gas supply , electricity supply , water supply and sewerage service industries ; to make provision with respect to complaints by , and disputes with , customers in those industries ; to make provision with respect to the powers of the regulators of those industries and with respect to related matters ; to make provision with respect to the payment of deposits by customers of certain telecommunications operators ; to make further provision for facilitating effective competition in certain of those industries ; to make provision with respect to mergers of water or sewerage undertakers ; to make provision with respect to compliance orders against public gas suppliers ; and for connected purposes : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Monday next and to be printed . |
| 4 | Mr. Tony Benn presented a Bill to provide for the establishment of a Commonwealth of Europe ; and for purposes connected therewith : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January and to be printed . |
| 5 | Mr. Conal Gregory , supported by Mr. Anthony Coombs , Mr. Simon Coombs , Mr. Douglas French , Mr. Archy Kirkwood , Sir Richard Luce , Mrs Marion Roe , Sir Gerard Vaughan , Mr. Alan Williams and Mr. Robert Wareing , presented a Bill to amend the law relating to cheques : And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 17 January and to be printed . |
| 6 | And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 7 February 1992 and to be printed . |
| 7 | And the same was read the First time ; and ordered to be read a Second time on Friday 7 February 1992 and to be printed . |