Example sentences of "[modal v] [be] the next [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The latest sale has sparked speculation that Eagle Star 's South African operations could be the next to go . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | That unsettled them all and made them wonder who would be the next to go . |
| 4 | Side bets were made that the Lady would be the next to leave the board . |
| 5 | We would be the next to follow in the great man 's footsteps . |
| 6 | ‘ I suppose Mike out there will be the next to go , ’ he said in a pleasant conversational tone . |
| 7 | Does this mean that King 's Pond will be the next to go ? |
| 8 | Hankin 's denial follows a weekend report that the popular Prudhoe and recent signing Cusack will be the next to go , for £100,000 and £50,000 respectively , following on Friday 's news that ten other players have been released . |
| 9 | Some predict bowls will be the next to suffer . |