Example sentences of "[vb -s] [prep] the next [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 But we do have to do everything he wants for the next month or so . ’
2 No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing .
3 The Jordan tributary , who lives in the next constituency , is called Rix .
4 Several weeks later I was talking to a friend who lives in the next town .
5 Work on the production line starts in the next couple of days with the sales of the Vauxhall Cavalier and Opel Vextra containing the engine expected next spring .
6 ‘ Here 's fifty , ’ he shouts at the next table .
7 Owner of several Felixes himself , he plans in the next year or two to publish the player 's illustrated scrapbooks for the 1851 and 1852 seasons : ‘ They were intended for publication and are a remarkable social document , ’ he says .
8 A similar thing occurs in the next quatrain where the hard plosive ‘ b ’ of ‘ by and by black night ’ is eased with the soothing ‘ s ’ of ‘ second self that seals ’ .
9 And then it just says on the next page , ‘ Fagg angle ’ . ’
10 No time to waste : a 1920s typist takes dictation as the train speeds to the next business meeting .
11 If the position is correct then control automatically passes to the next option .
12 If you answer correctly , keep the card and play passes to the next player .
13 SAFE SEATS — On Safe Seats , play passes to the next player .
14 After reading the signpost , the user moves off in the direction of his choice until he arrives at the next crossroads .
15 The bowler returns the ball to his own end and prepares for the next delivery .
16 But several senior finance officers said last week that between two and three dozen health authorities could face bed closures and service cuts in the next couple of months , with others deferring developments .
17 As Mark Goodwin shows in the next chapter , they are able to uncover and explore a rich world of local politics .
18 Furthermore he has a particular site in mind , as he reveals in the next round of the negotiations .
19 I would expect further cuts over the next couple of months .
20 This leads to the next guideline .
21 Whatever one we get , goes into the next bag .
22 Record 119 goes into the next block , if that is on this track , or otherwise into overflow .
23 It always goes onto the next number .
24 Chota waits for the next ration of pears from Chris Jones
25 An elderly woman does not want to take the risk , hastily glances at the sharp blades of the door , retreats back to behind the faded white line and waits for the next train .
26 Now , judging by what you told me earlier , Ellis , Fishbane sounds like the next candidate to go out . ’
27 In temperate areas , there is evidence that Oe. venulosum undergoes hypobiosis at the L4 stage in sheep during autumn and winter , and that this is the principal manner in which this species survives until the next spring .
28 The important point is that if one ultradian peak is missed then the baby waits until the next peak .
29 We can not expect Britain to influence the direction the Community takes in the next decade unless it is a full and enthusiastic member .
30 Sales of its Unix products will , for instance , outstrip revenues from the DEC versions that it markets over the next year or so , it reckons .
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