Example sentences of "[v-ing] the next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But I 've never had a sponsor and all that cash went back into financing the next three years . ’ |
| 2 | Oddly , the think-tank that seems closest to catching the next intellectual wave is the one whose collapse seemed most logical a year ago . |
| 3 | With signs the recession is ending the next two months will show whether the Leicester lights help or hinder shopkeepers . |
| 4 | Our beamy Bénéteau made a lot of noise as she slammed down into the troughs before climbing the next steep wave . |
| 5 | They then distort the long-wave pattern which is controlling them , causing the next short-wave disturbances to move differently . |
| 6 | To distance himself from his domestic woes it can be expected Gooch will drive himself and his players even harder than usual in training the next few days . |
| 7 | Let's have the courage to admit that there is no betrayal in providing the next Labour government with the scope to give Britain a leading role in a movement to a non-nuclear Europe , ’ he said . |
| 8 | Nevertheless , the figures indicate that 97 ( 31 per cent ) of the riots occurred at baseball matches and 66 ( 21 per cent ) at American football games , with basketball ( 17 per cent ) and hockey ( 12.5 per cent ) recording the next highest frequencies . |
| 9 | Chelmsford 's confidence was dented , a missing a chance to go one up on the 12th and then losing the next two holes as hope of taking the trophy back to the Widford clubhouse evaporated . |
| 10 | ‘ Some swine stole her and ran her on to a coral reef , ’ I said , ‘ and I 'm spending the next two months mending her . ’ |
| 11 | A former governor of Georgia with no national reputation to speak of and , unlike other candidates , unencumbered by office at the time , Carter began his campaign in December 1974 , spending the next two years criss-crossing the country seeking name familiarity and the approbation of local and state party officials . |
| 12 | ‘ It 's either that or I 'll be spending the next million years in a coal measure . |
| 13 | The simplest proposition seemed to call for endless repetitive explanation ; her steaks had become increasingly rare , and , most tiresome of all , whenever they made love , be it after breakfast , lunch or tea , she would leap from the marital bed and turn on the vacuum cleaner , spending the next twenty minutes cleaning an already spotless house . |
| 14 | Norman also got up and down from another bunker for a 69 and 277 , spending the next 30 minutes waiting , watching and keeping himself loose with a few twists and turns for the play-off that never happened . |
| 15 | They had booked a Toyota camper van and told the hire company they intended spending the next three weeks touring New Zealand . |
| 16 | I ai n't spending the next three nights on an airbed at your place . ’ |
| 17 | Colt would have liked his father to know how he was spending the next few days . |
| 18 | will be spending the next few months at her home in Italy while she recovers from an attack of shingles . |
| 19 | He ca n't ask them , so he is doing the next best thing . |
| 20 | Within a month or so the French , having won important skirmishes at Jargeau and Patay , could turn towards achieving the next logical step of their success story , the coronation of the dauphin as king of France . |
| 21 | Curtis then came back at him in the following set , to take a 4–2 lead , but the Nottingham player was swift to respond with a counter-attack , taking the next two games to square the set . |
| 22 | Scientists , especially theoretical physicists , are all awaiting the next revolutionary breakthrough that overthrows the paradigms of theory and practice . |
| 23 | Actually Elland Road belongs to Leeds City Council so hosting the next Euro Championship games will fill their coffers . |
| 24 | A spell of what Parrott described as ‘ the best snooker I 've played this season ’ enabled him to take a 6-2 interval lead which he then increased to 8-2 before Taylor showed his renowned tenacity by winning the next four frames . |
| 25 | A further point is that departmental officials ( and client groups ) might feel threatened by the policy implications of performance measurement , as might ‘ a Cabinet of ministers committed to a party programme and to ways of winning the next general election ’ ( Lee , 1984 , p. 5 ) . |
| 26 | His victory transformed the conference , and Labour 's chances of winning the next General Election . |
| 27 | Duffy won a black ball fight in the opener and took the second frame 62–40 before winning the next two easily with breaks of 35 and 57 in the third and 92 in the fourth . |
| 28 | I 've designed a new yacht which we believe stands an excellent chance of winning the next round-the-world race . |
| 29 | If that seems to be the Russian price for full German unity , and if Mr Kohl 's instincts tell him it is also his price for winning the next German election , he may be tempted to go for it . |
| 30 | Flying above 1,500 or 2,000 feet on a reasonable day , you should concentrate mainly on climbing efficiently , selecting the next good clouds , and checking and confirming your position and progress on the map between thermals . |