Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] the next " in BNC.
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| 31 | On the day that the last of the articles appeared , the Zionist Federation staged a demonstration outside the London offices of The Times , some of their supporters holding placards which announced that the paper was ‘ a new Arab secret weapon ’ and that the PLO would be the next owner of The Times . |
| 32 | There would be tales of family heroes , dead and gone , and there would be the quiet looking round the room wondering who would be the next to go . |
| 33 | What would be the next most valuable ‘ one-off ’ ? |
| 34 | That unsettled them all and made them wonder who would be the next to go . |
| 35 | Meantime Ing C Olivetti & Co — which has an interest in the ARM RISC via its 80% holding in Acorn Computers Plc , is developing its own personal communicator , but is also looking at the AT&T Hobbit , and may join the alliance with Eo ; its own product would be the next generation of the 2.2lbs Quaderno portable , which uses the 16MHz 8086-compatible NEC Corp V30HL chip . |
| 36 | Technical groups have reportedly advanced the shared SVR4-OSF/1 application programming interface to the draft stage — that effort will continue over ACE 's dead body — creating a workable application binary interface would be the next step . |
| 37 | We would be the next to follow in the great man 's footsteps . |
| 38 | ‘ Pro patria mori ’ , ‘ Die for your country ’ , would be the next step . |
| 39 | And your mother knew she herself would be the next one ; for when the mob have killed one witch , they always go searching for another . |
| 40 | As each new creature was unveiled so Fleet Street ran copious feature articles , often full page , to highlight what they hoped would be the next ‘ big thing ’ . |
| 41 | This would be the next logical progression in the organisation of caring services in Britain . |
| 42 | He 'd pulled two out at random , but the one that he wanted would be the next on the route . |
| 43 | Unequivocal or not , it would n't do to open the door in the altogether — though with any luck , that would be the next step … |
| 44 | So far , Lucien had not sullied his art by performing to music , but he was aware that as soon as Sabraxis had approved his ability , that would be the next thing he 'd have to learn . |
| 45 | ‘ And who would be the next year 's chairman otherwise ? ’ asked Rose , guessing the answer . |
| 46 | Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board . |
| 47 | Then after you had finished the sowing , that would be the next job . |
| 48 | President Patricio Aylwin Azócar was told by US President Bush on May 14 , during his first official visit to the USA since taking office in March 1990 , that Chile would be the next country with which the US would negotiate a free trade agreement , after the completion of talks between the USA , Mexico and Canada to establish a North American Free Trade Area ( NAFTA — see p. 38761 ) . |
| 49 | Duncan had not returned Armstrong by six , so I presumed it would be the next morning . |
| 50 | Even if he did recover , I feel that Kelly is a better right back , and in my opinion Pemberton would be the next in line . |
| 51 | AS we foretold yesterday , astrologer Jonathan Cainer said on Tyne Tees Telly last night that Neil Kinnock would be the next Prime Minister . |
| 52 | The clearing house would be the next step , he said , but over the longer term . |
| 53 | Some predict bowls will be the next to suffer . |
| 54 | ‘ I suppose Mike out there will be the next to go , ’ he said in a pleasant conversational tone . |
| 55 | Barnaby Hannam , farmer Bacon and pork will be the next infected-food scandal . |
| 56 | Radical changes to teacher training will be the next significant development . |
| 57 | It 's no exaggeration to say that Kos will be THE next big place for young people . |
| 58 | Now Hector will die , sure , and you will be the next Maclean of Duart , Lachlan Cattanach . |
| 59 | It is hoped that since the breed is becoming numerically stronger , it will be the next step taken . |
| 60 | Does this mean that King 's Pond will be the next to go ? |