Example sentences of "and [vb past] [verb] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | He said he was afraid the delay over the book had lost him the opportunity of reaching the city in time to take part in any meaningful work , and promised to join the next summer 's dig in June . ’ |
| 2 | Hearing on the grapevine that Island Records ' in-house Fallout Shelter studios were in need of a trainee engineer , he pestered them for an interview that afternoon and began work the next day . |
| 3 | Alistair telephoned — He then discussed the matter with Hazel and decided to take the next day off work . |
| 4 | Grumpily I circled the church ( Michelin one star ) , bought a newspaper , drank a cup of coffee , read about the charcutier , fou d'amour , and decided to take the next train back . |
| 5 | It was generally felt he would have won at St Andrews after his 29 for the first nine in the first round if he had n't had part of the round washed out and had to continue the next day . |
| 6 | Alas , many others had already made their judgment on the flimsy evidence of that supposed phone call … and had found the next King guilty . |
| 7 | He had had a distinguished war , being wounded once and decorated twice , and had spent the next five years recreating it in a series of patriotic British movies . |