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 .
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