Sentence examples for for the seconds from inspiring English sources
For the seconds he is with a star or a reporter, be attentive and supportive.
"People kept saying 'well done' for the seconds but I wanted the winner, so I am pleased with that," he said.
He's been playing Lancashire League cricket for the last three years, for Accrington, but emailed Sussex asking for a trial and impressed sufficiently for the seconds to be given this opportunity to make his case to replace Monty P. He's a left-arm spinner and given he smashed an unbeaten 192 for the seconds against Durham, is obviously no mug with the bat.
Pressing a palm down hard on the back of the thigh for a few seconds is enough to make cellulite pits appear shallower, at least for the seconds it takes to snap a photo.
Needing 163 to win for the first time since September 2012, and beginning the day on 55-0, the Foxes briefly wobbled, losing four wickets while adding only 30 runs, but were seen home by Hill and Andrea Agathangelou, making his debut for Leicestershire after impressing for the seconds on trial.
As for the seconds, whose stated role was to reconcile potential opponents, it's impossible to know how many duels they averted, but a hint may be found in the words of an Italian fencing master: "It is not the sword or the pistol that kills, but the seconds".
