Example sentences of "[was/were] [vb pp] [prep] the next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Fortunately , the practical operational problems were addressed in the next important report to be published . |
| 2 | The Scottish Conservatives in general had also attracted criticism for their refusal to discuss devolution , giving rise to fears that a constitutional crisis might overtake the country if the Conservatives were defeated in the next general election . |
| 3 | As control families were traced through their general practitioner with the facilities offered by the central register , families who emigrated before the study began ( five ) and those whose current family health services authority was not recorded ( five ) or incorrectly recorded ( 11 ) were replaced by the next eligible control in the series . |
| 4 | Those assigned to surgery were scheduled for the next available or convenient operating list . |
| 5 | It brought to an end the era of amphibians and it was introduced by the next great group to appear , the reptiles . |