Example sentences of "[prep] [be] the next [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I used to dream of being the next John McEnroe . |
| 2 | Massive economic growth made the country think it was going to be the next Japan . |
| 3 | 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 … |
| 4 | He 's not going to be the next Boris Becker . |
| 5 | What we had n't bargained for was that she might not want to be the next Franz Klammer . |
| 6 | The man who hopes to be the next Nigel Mansell . |
| 7 | I do n't like him at all , and if he was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright , I could n't care less , and it would n't change my opinion of him as a man , which is that he 's — ’ |
| 8 | BRITT Ekland wants to be the next Jackie Collins-style novelist . |
| 9 | 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 . |
| 10 | 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 . |
| 11 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 12 | 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 . |
| 13 | He 's set his heart on being the next Dr Who . |