Example sentences of "[noun sg] for the second time " in BNC.
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| 1 | And now he had her on the hook for the second time . |
| 2 | Martin Birchall has picked up the Photographer of the Year award for the second time . |
| 3 | ‘ He 'll mention the Echo as often as he possibly can , ’ Graham said dryly , and defiantly filled his glass with whisky for the second time . |
| 4 | Others are less clear without some explanation : an attacker was known as ‘ the Bizarre Beast ’ because of the strange clothing he wore , which included a gas mask and a dress ( Star ) ; however , no explanation was needed why a sex fiend who struck near a university for the second time in four days was known as ‘ The Balaclava Rapist ’ ( Sun ) . |
| 5 | He was going to the cinema for the second time that week , with his beautiful lady , his Sweetheart , who looked and smelt and sometimes spoke like the real-life star of a Hollywood movie . |
| 6 | When Operation Gentle Shepherd swung into action for the second time , five of the six sperm whales were coaxed by 14 rescue vessels between the islands of Swona and South Ronaldsay and were heading for the Pentland Firth when they dived beneath the waves . |
| 7 | John Goold , a research student from the University of North Wales , said there had been a remarkable development when one of the whales broke away from the other five as they attempted to usher them out into the Pentland Firth for the second time . |
| 8 | She got as far as the other side of the wide bed before being dragged back and pinned beneath fitzAlan 's forceful weight for the second time that night . |
| 9 | ‘ I ca n't remember a horse so far ahead in the Grand National at this stage ! ’ enthused commentator Julian Wilson on BBC television as Crisp came to Becher 's Brook for the second time , still looking uncatchable : galloping relentlessly and jumping brilliantly , he was thirty lengths clear and showed no signs of flagging . |
| 10 | Personnel of the Operation Life-Line Sudan programme had on March 31 been forced by fighting to leave Bor for the second time in two weeks , although some 6,000 malnourished children were being fed from that distribution point . |
| 11 | There is no such ring in the Reeve 's Tale , but it is hard not to notice that the motif seems to have been displaced and taken over by Absolon as he approaches Alison 's window for the second time that night , in order to deceive her : A sure example of intertextual inference is found in John 's use of the cradle trick ; he envies Alayn 's success with Malyne , and decides he will " " arise and auntre [ chance ] it " " himself . |
| 12 | Greece embarked on a fortnight of party negotiations following the failure of the two main parties to secure a clear majority in national balloting for the second time this year . |
| 13 | A MANCHESTER United starlet of the 1980s is plotting the downfall of Prescot for the second time in seven days . |
| 14 | My hands were shaking as I got into the raft for the second time . |
| 15 | Rex threw down Laura 's weapon for the second time and stuck 'em up . |
| 16 | Well do n't squeeze your nose for the second time or it wo n't come that 's better that 's it . |
| 17 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 18 | Derbyshire opener Barnett carried his bat for the second time in his career with 108 in 227 minutes against Glamorgan at Derby — over half the final total in a 191-defeat . |
| 19 | The ref opted for red and Wassall made an early departure for the second time this season . |
| 20 | That night I went to sleep in a tree for the second time , and the next day I went on with my journey . |
| 21 | Both players will this year be sampling the European Tour 's qualifying procedure for the second time and Everett feels he will have a distinct advantage this time around . |
| 22 | Looking down , he saw Mould pulling the hook out the water for the second time . |
| 23 | ‘ You 're satisfied I 'm not going to sabotage your chances of becoming world champion for the second time ? ’ |
| 24 | With the federal government under increasing strain , Yugoslavia devalued the dinar for the second time in four months , this time by 31% . |
| 25 | The third weakness is that the method adopted to conquer inflation for the second time — raising the interest rate — only works by inflicting pain on borrowers , both corporate and domestic . |
| 26 | He had just won the competitive Cambridgeshire Handicap for the second time in three years . |
| 27 | In the corresponding Republican primary the incumbent governor , Bob Martinez , defeated four opponents to secure his party 's nomination for the second time . |
| 28 | JULIE BOND enjoyed an extraordinary run of serving success to guide Woolwich Brixton to the Royal Bank National League title for the second time in three years . |
| 29 | St Albans held on for the rest of the match to win 2–1 and take the ladies ' title for the second time and make up for four previous final defeats by Mutineers . |
| 30 | QUIZ king Tim Brownsett came top of the boffs once again when he scooped the Brain of North Staffordshire title for the second time . |