Example sentences of "[v-ing] in the next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | A big quake east of the Rocky Mountains — and one greater than magnitude 6 has a 50 to 60 per cent chance of occurring in the next 25 years — could make California 's Loma Prieta seem trifling . |
| 2 | ‘ I will be issuing directions to judges on sentencing in the next few days . |
| 3 | Because of the increasing use of complex machinery and sophisticated farming methods , many of those engaged in agriculture require managerial and supervisory skills and it is to this area of provision that the agricultural colleges should be turning in the next few years . |
| 4 | Now , what I 'd like to do , I mean it 's only sun shining out there so you 'd only be wasting your time anyway , I 'd like to consult you about moving on and getting in the next four motions on union organization . |
| 5 | Looking at the total expenditure and the economic projections , ministers decided broadly and in a preliminary way what limits had to be set for spending in the next financial year ( then about nine months away ) . |
| 6 | The mainland campaign had been just a foretaste of what might be coming in the next two months , said RUC Chief Constable Sir Hugh Annesley . |
| 7 | As a result of preparatory work , programmes will be starting in the next few months in Uganda and Tanzania . |
| 8 | I think it ought to be made clear that the the voices that you can hear , or will be hearing in the next half an hour or so will be that of the television . |
| 9 | In his Championship-winning days , Smith would be without goals for four or five games then find them flowing in the next five or so . |
| 10 | That made people feel that their least effort was rewarded and they looked forward to participating in the next organizational improvement . |
| 11 | For anyone retiring in the next few years , there are special rules if they were over 16 when the national insurance system began in 1948 . |
| 12 | Tired and hungover as she was , she was n't going to be sleeping in the next five hours ; not until they docked at Plenty . |
| 13 | The company is shy of discussing its product in any detail before its formal unveiling in the next few weeks . |
| 14 | He sees a further shake-out of European personal computer manufacturer — with half the manufacturers disappearing in the next 18 months . |
| 15 | Most northeastern State Legislatures ratified the Amendment in 1972 , with three smaller New England States following in the next two years . |