Example sentences of "[noun sg] [prep] [be] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | The international Consultative Committee for the cultural programme of the Council of Europe , made up of European museum directors , chose the exhibition to be the next in the series of twenty-one shows which has included ‘ The French Revolution and Europe ’ , also held in Paris ( 1989 ) , ‘ The Portuguese discoveries and Renaissance Europe ’ ( Lisbon , 1983 ) and ‘ Gothic art in Europe ’ ( 1968 ) . |
| 2 | With their people weary of war , the Elves of the Sixth Council selected Bel-Korhadris of Saphery to be the next Phoenix King . |
| 3 | He 's set his heart on being the next Dr Who . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | Emlyn Williams was precisely the right man to be the next guru . |
| 6 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ She liked to believe he was in line to be the next PM . |
| 8 | Believing this to be the case , Roshanara stole the Imperial seal and used it to forge an order that proclaimed Aurangzeb 's nine-year-old youngest son to be the next Emperor in preference to the rightful heir . |