Example sentences of "he was next " in BNC.
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1 | I watched his silhouette moving from seat to seat , watching the others , shuffling and sidling closer , sometimes stopping as if uncertain , but then moving again until he was next to someone . |
2 | The thought flashed — with Lachlan and Hector dead — he was next heir … |
3 | Indeed he was next to apologetic , declaring that levies from the furthest corners of the land were still on their way , and that the greater the army the better . |
4 | But she had linked arms with Len because she was so glad that he was next to her , between her and that boy who had looked at her as if , well as if she was indecently dressed or something . |
5 | He was next door making noise |
6 | Jackson , the estate agent , met Barratt on one of his visits having brought with him Michael Knott who was now desirous of talking business with John Taylor when he was next up . |
7 | The brief pause while he slipped off his clothing was like agony ; then he was next to her , hard and demanding . |
8 | She wanted to talk to him in a way she had never wanted to talk to anyone before , but he was next door , not here . |
9 | I came in when he was next door , fetching you . ’ |
10 | In the end the man agreed to take a loan of two shillings , and John 's card , and he promised to send repayment when he was next in funds . |
11 | He was next desk to me for three or four years . |
12 | Because Sheriff Hamilton is a floating sheriff , the case had to be put back several times to allow him to pass sentence when he was next at Hamilton . |