Example sentences of "[conj] for the second time " in BNC.
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| 1 | The woodland shimmered , was still — a moment 's stifling summer silence , then the howl of the new season , a freezing wind bringing death and shedding so that for the second time in two minutes the land was drenched with fallen leaves and snow . |
| 2 | Once again , Botham won the toss and chose to field as the pitch looked as though it would be most lively on the first morning , and for the second time his decision could not really be criticized . |
| 3 | They were awake before dawn and for the second time they heard the chorus begin as a trickle and grow swiftly to a torrent as the birds welcomed the great Trumpeter . |
| 4 | He started to smile , teasing me , and for the second time I was convinced that someone would flourish it back to existence , that it was all only a game . |
| 5 | With THE PRINCE OF TIDES ( 15 Odeon Leicester Square ) Barbara Streisand crowns 30 years of success as actress and singer , and for the second time moves into another creative area — as director and producer . |
| 6 | The headmistress let out a yell that must have rattled every window-pane in the building and for the second time in the last five minutes she shot out of her chair like a rocket . |
| 7 | And for the second time that day , the bride vowed : ‘ I will ! ’ |
| 8 | For the second time since the 19th century the value of the try has been changed and for the second time this century the drop goal value has been altered . |
| 9 | They arrived in Liverpool after an uneventful railway journey and for the second time in three months Cam walked along the dock wall looking for the Langdale ; but now there was confidence in his stride and eagerness in his face . |
| 10 | For the second time he should have said no , and for the second time he did n't . |
| 11 | He saw Madra fighting with her reins , hair wild ; then a face out of a nightmare lunged up at him , and for the second time he confronted the tusked maw of a grypesh . |
| 12 | And for the second time in ten minutes the man showered . |
| 13 | And for the second time since she 'd first met him , he turned on his heel and left her , his blistering words still seeming to echo in the very air around her . |
| 14 | Come in , my dear , and tell me all about it , ’ he urged , and for the second time in just over twenty-four hours Paige burst into tears . |
| 15 | Father O'Malley wrote out his former pupil 's instructions and for the second time in as many days Charlie signed his name to an official document . |
| 16 | He has n't , but on this occasion and for the second time with just over twenty minutes played , the Pisa goalkeeper was picking the ball out of the back of the net . |
| 17 | He did so by wandering the streets , and when for the second time he passed the food office where she worked , he knew what he was going to do . |
| 18 | The dullness she had felt in her exhaustion became a kind of sickness now , as for the second time that day she once again flew from her own body and split into two . |