Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | did I bring you the second of that stupid one down ? |
| 2 | Celia 's patience snapped when he poured her the second glass of retsina . |
| 3 | I have recently been to a performance of Mr Handel 's Messiah and , would you believe it the Second West Yorkshire Yeomanry is to hold a Regimental Ball in the New Year , in the Exchange Buildings ! ’ |
| 4 | 1.7 Example ( 26 ) shows us the second and less common relation contributing to the unfolding of syntactic structures , which we shall call equation , adopting the obvious symbol to represent it : ( 26 ) Fitzpatrick , our neighbour , used to plant potatoes the subject exemplifies the basic pattern [ E = E ] , ( as does the underlined portion of ( 22 ) ) ; in more exact terms , what we have in this subject phrase is : As we have just remarked , equational phrases are rarer than phrases involving qualification ; and , among them , there is a very large disproportion in favour of equation between E and E , rather than between P and P. Nevertheless , the latter can be found ; two examples would be : ( 28 ) what I need is a cup of strong , dark coffee for a fast , convenient trip to the city , take the Skytram This is clearly not to say that strong and dark , or fast and convenient , are equivalent at the type level ; only that on some particular occasion of use , as here , they may be regarded by speaker , or copywriter , as equivalent . |
| 5 | The troubles in Kent dragged on sporadically for some two years ; in August 1450 a certain William Parmenter virtually proclaimed himself Cade 's successor by calling himself the second captain of Kent , in April 1451 there were troubles fomented by Henry Hasilden , and in May 1452 there was yet further disorder ( 42 ) . |
| 6 | A lass in Low Newton hanged herself the second time I was in there . |
| 7 | But I still enjoyed it the second time . |
| 8 | The wags dubbed it the second Tamworth Manifesto . |
| 9 | This is often confused with a lot of idealistic nonsense about the inevitability of progress , often coupled with ignorant nonsense about evolution " violating the Second Law of Thermodynamics " ( those that belong to the half of the educated population that , according to the novelist C. P. Snow , know what the Second Law is , will realize that it is no more violated by evolution than it is violated by the growth of a baby ) . |
| 10 | One part of a sentence may indicate what the second part is likely to be . |
| 11 | It is a good sound bite , but it is not any better for hearing it the second time . |
| 12 | Its combined output will make it the second biggest in Britain . |
| 13 | Boston ( 1086–1113 ) too is a planted town , its plan related to the curving banks of the River Witham along which came the trade which made it the second most prosperous town after London by 1206 . |
| 14 | In 1166 Peter 's great-grandfather , Thurstin de Montfort II , had held ten fees from the earl of Warwick , making him the second greatest of his tenants . |
| 15 | When she gave him the second half of S. Kettering 's rent , he put it in his pocket without counting it . |
| 16 | When she did it the second time . |
| 17 | The highest point on Elgon is over 14,000ft ( 4,300m ) , making it the second highest mountain in Kenya . |
| 18 | If one allows for a surrounding portico , 10 ft wide , the overall dimensions would have been 71 by 69½ ft , giving an area of 4934.5 sq.ft , making it the second largest temple in Britain . |
| 19 | The new bank , still to be known as BankAmerica , would have assets of $190,000 million , making it the second largest in the country . |
| 20 | On April 7 Djibouti lifted all trade and travel restrictions whilst Côte d'Ivoire announced the establishment of full diplomatic relations , making it the second African country ( after Malawi ) to exchange ambassadors . |
| 21 | Gardner Merchant acquired Rowland Commercial Catering ( Australia ) making it the second largest operator in Australia . |
| 22 | Morland has been brewing beers in Oxfordshire since 1711 , making it the second oldest brewery in the country . |
| 23 | Airtours , based at Rossendale , Lancs , will have nearly 550 travel agencies following the purchase of Hogg Robinson 's 214 shops , making it the second biggest operator behind Thomas Cook . |
| 24 | Airtours will have nearly 550 travel agencies following the purchase of Hogg Robinson 's 214 shops , making it the second biggest operator behind Thomas Cook . |
| 25 | After Dan Salmon 's funeral , Charlie tried to read the Daily Chronicle every morning in the hope of discovering what the second battalion , Royal Fusiliers , were up to and where his father might be . |
| 26 | ‘ This made us the second most successful regional morning in the UK and one of only a handful of papers to increase annual sales . |
| 27 | Or maybe , seeing us the second time , he might have suspected . |
| 28 | A month ago MB Group used up the £164m cash proceeds of its Carnaud merger by purchasing ABS Holdings for $300m ( £194m ) to make it the second largest cheque printer in the US . |