Example sentences of "[prep] be the second " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tim has the kind of gut feeling for old furniture that comes from being the second generation in the trade . |
| 2 | In addition to their genetic differences they will each have a different nurturing experience within their family , for example being the first born and only child is different from being the second or third child of parents already used to dealing with small babies and the noise , bustle and demands of older siblings . |
| 3 | It 's worthwhile reading some pre-Shakespearean drama ; you could read Everyman , a great morality play of the late Middle Ages , and Gammer Gurton 's Needle , first performed in 1566 and thought to be the second oldest English comedy . |
| 4 | She 's a ‘ free spirit ’ and appears to be the second most dominant female in the group . |
| 5 | The village cross , in the Market Place , is believed to be the second cross , the current one being erected in 181 1 after the original was destroyed by workers on the Hull drainage scheme . |
| 6 | ICL now reckons itself to be the second largest supplier in the UK , John Bennett , ICL 's Director of Marketing Support and Communications told the audience at a recent briefing . |
| 7 | Yet perhaps it was the easy accessibility of English which made it so popular ; it has grown to be the second largest university subject . |
| 8 | ‘ Oh sir ! ’ said Mrs Crump faintly and for a moment she threatened to be the second act to Miss D'Arcy 's opener . |
| 9 | On arrival in Johannesburg , the first thing I noticed was a young , fresh , smiling face , who turned out to be the Second Secretary at the Consulate . |
| 10 | Colebrooke , much lampooned in the press , was a rather pompous , self-important man who considered himself to be the second most influential politician in England . |
| 11 | However , he tried some of the journalistic pieces in what was to be the second posthumous volume . |
| 12 | The UK had been expected to be the second largest customer for the NFR90 , after the USA . |
| 13 | ‘ It is n't very gallant of me to say so , ’ he added , softly kissing her fingertips , ‘ but the fact is , Marissa had decided that she wanted to be the second Mrs Wyndham — while I , my darling , was only interested in the first . ’ |
| 14 | No longer wanting to be the second class citizens of the sport , the women golfers have used the Classic at Woburn to launch their new drive for equal opportunities . |
| 15 | It 's believed to be the second incident involving the same man in twenty four hours . |
| 16 | ‘ In the last financial year we were delighted to be the second most profitable group in the network , ’ he explained . |
| 17 | ‘ In the financial year just completed we were delighted to be the second most profitable group in the network , ’ he explained . |
| 18 | Well it 's supposed to be the second week in March that Lyn and Gary come down . |
| 19 | Foreign Secretary and MP for Witney , Douglas Herd , wants English to be the second language in Eastern Europe rather than Russian . |
| 20 | I take it that we 're not , that that 's gon na be the second phase then ? |
| 21 | It is gon na be the second room for the police and by moving one door we can put their two rooms together and you 've got access to the toilets , cloakrooms and all the necessary things , so without very much expenditure at all on anybody 's back , we 've actually created the section within this building . |
| 22 | The kind of place that he was looking for was the second home , the petit-bourgeois country retreat which is usually sparsely and cheaply furnished and rarely occupied . |