A verb placed as the second element does not necessarily mean it is the second word; for instance the second element could follow both an article and a noun, a possessive pronoun, or even an entire subordinate clause.
A verb placed as the second element does not necessarily mean it is the second word, rather, it is the second constitutent of the clause. For instance the first position may be occupied by an article and a noun, a possessive pronoun, or even an entire subordinate clause.