Example sentences of "[prep] be the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cor I should n't of been there I think I should of been the next one along |
| 2 | I used to dream of being the next John McEnroe . |
| 3 | Yes , that 's the way it is at San L — even if the partner you 've split with is the next king . |
| 4 | ‘ The Masters is important also , but if I have to choose I would prefer the Davis Cup to be the next big thing to win . ’ |
| 5 | Mitsubishi is expected to be the next Japanese company to begin car manufacture in Europe following in the footsteps of Nissan , Toyota and Honda . |
| 6 | The main thing to remember when looking for your first gigs is that promoters , bookers and pub landlords are n't bothered whether you are going to be the next U2 . |
| 7 | Here the agent is investing in the small artist , trusting the manager 's judgement that this act should go on to be the next big thing . |
| 8 | ‘ Two days later a letter appeared in the Signal ( signed ‘ Fiat Justitia ’ ) suggesting that Denry , as some reward for his public spirit , ought to be the next mayor of Bursley . ’ |
| 9 | When you talk about politics to BBC people , they immediately assume you mean BBC politics , not relations between the parties or the superpowers , but who 's going to be the next DG . |
| 10 | Mrs Erica Chalkley , 65 , said she thought Mr Ashdown had ‘ leadership qualities ’ but she was unhappy about his military background and was ‘ glad on the whole ’ that he was not likely to be the next Prime Minister . |
| 11 | Mr Levy , a Moroccan-born former building worker , who aspired to be the next Likud leader , announced his intention to resign last week in a power struggle with Mr Shamir . |
| 12 | AIR AND ANGELS by Susan Hill Mandarin , £3.99 THE natural choice to be the next head of his Cambridge College , a bachelor philosopher in his fifties , sees a 15-year-old girl standing on a bridge and instantly , desperately falls in love with her . |
| 13 | At one time , it had been rumoured that he was being groomed to be the next Commissioner . |
| 14 | In what must now rank as one of the most well worn cliches of modern football , Peter Marinello was dubbed ‘ The Scottish George Best ’ , and with predictable results , the machinery of pop music , fashion and advertising pursued the young Hibernian player as if he was guaranteed to be the next big thing . |
| 15 | People wanted to be the next model to sit and she 'd chat to them for about an hour and draw , and they 'd get a picture at the end of the session , just like you get in the street . ’ |
| 16 | Natural gas is likely to be the next raw material of choice . |
| 17 | This may be excellent fodder for people who are aspiring to be the next winner of Mastermind . |
| 18 | However , I do not play it this way but allow each person ‘ goosed ’ to be the next catcher . |
| 19 | If you want to be the next Harry Craig , send a tape of your playing to I 'm The World 's Worst Guitar Player , The House Of Guitars , 645 Titus Avenue , Rochester , N.Y. 14617 sometime before the end of the year , and the very worst of luck to you … |
| 20 | Then they came and said , ‘ We want to do a second album ’ , and I really did n't want to do it , because I do n't want to be the next , let's say , Joe Satriani or Eric Johnson , even though those guys are really successful in their field . |
| 21 | However , his presence at the Treasury keeps the Thatcherite torch alive : he was once tipped to be the next leader but two ; now he could the next leader but one . |
| 22 | What we had n't bargained for was that she might not want to be the next Franz Klammer . |
| 23 | Villagers in Usk , Powys , thought they were to be the next flood victims when the River Usk rose 20 feet in three hours . |
| 24 | Skincare , including cleansers and moisturisers , are expected to be the next big growth area . |
| 25 | Michael Lawrence , the Prudential 's group finance director , is to be the next chairman of the 100 Group , the influential forum for finance directors from the UK 's top public and private companies . |
| 26 | BRITT Ekland wants to be the next Jackie Collins-style novelist . |
| 27 | ‘ Television is reckoned by parents to be the next most important influence . ’ |
| 28 | ‘ She liked to believe he was in line to be the next PM . |
| 29 | Most of the smaller bands put out seven-inch singles themselves , whereas here everyone wants to be the next big thing and I hate all that . ’ |
| 30 | If Anselm with so many claims to respect could not do better than this , there could be no hope except in forgery : this was to be the next step . |