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Example sentences for "second child"

  • Octave Mouret, whose immense fortune continued to increase, had towards the end of 1872 a second child by his wife Denise Baudu, whom he adored, though he again began to lead a somewhat irregular life.

  • LANTY (Filippo de), younger brother of the preceding, second child of the Comte and the Comtesse de Lanty.

  • It happened early in the month of June, whilst the court was at Hampton, my Lady Castlemaine, who had remained in town through illness, gave birth to a second child.

  • In twin pregnancies there is sometimes a delay of many days in the birth of a second child, even to such an extent as to give suspicion of superfetation.

  • In a few minutes the labor-pains returned and the feet of a second child presented, and the child was expelled in three pains, followed in ten minutes by the placenta.

  • I needed chloroform and instruments in each case, and after the birth of my second child, I was a cripple for nearly twelve months, but having a good husband, I tried to bear patiently.

  • I endured agonies when carrying my second child, through bad varicose veins in legs and body, but of course still had to plod on and look after the rest.

  • At the birth of my second child “flooding” occurred, leaving me very anæmic as a consequence.

  • He knew that during the past year she and her husband had been hoping for the advent of a second child, and that none had come.

  • Perhaps she would have treated the matter as mere idle tittle-tattle, if she had not already regretted that she herself had no second child.

  • My second child has a white ring around his neck.

  • Beauvoir describes an interview with the king, surrounded by ten of his offspring, including the seventy-second child.

  • Second child: That night some shepherds tending Their flocks upon the hill, Heard heavenly voices singing, "Peace, peace!

  • Second child: H is for the harps that rang At our Saviour's birth.

  • Second child: That our darling old "Santa," as sly as a fox, May leave at your door both bundle and box.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
    calls them; charge them; each arrondissement; government office; little paste; second battle; second brother; second class; second concert; second edition; second generation; second glance; second growth; second later; second lieutenant; second look; second part; second session; second thought; second trial; second week; secondary consideration; secondary schools; secondary sense; seems good; used again