Example sentences of "be the next [adj -est] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Lifting him up , the Earl replied ‘ No , son , but I am the next best thing . ’ |
| 2 | International money orders , available in sterling or US dollars from Barclays , or dollars only from Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland , are the next best bet . |
| 3 | International money orders , available in sterling or US dollars from Barclays , or dollars only from Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland , are the next best bet . |
| 4 | International money orders , available in sterling or US dollars from Barclays , or dollars only from Lloyds and the Royal Bank of Scotland , are the next best bet . |
| 5 | The Dutch guilder and Belgian franc are the next strongest currencies , both closely linked to the mark.But Belgium has one of Europe 's largest government debts . |
| 6 | Ageing municipal domestic waste incinerators are a far greater source of dioxins ( and are slowly being upgraded ) ; domestic fires and unleaded petrol are the next biggest sources . |
| 7 | Cancer-related diseases are the next biggest killers . |
| 8 | ‘ And I 'm the next best thing ? ’ |
| 9 | They will not win the World Cup , but going further than England would be the next best thing . |
| 10 | In the absence of a ticket to San Francisco they felt that London would have to be the next best thing . |
| 11 | ( The method considered to be the next fairest — flat-rate charge per person — was preferred by only 14 per cent . ) |
| 12 | London Liverpool Street , with 200,000 a day , was thought to be the next busiest . |
| 13 | Single mothers were the next largest group , at around 31% , and separated mothers , widows and lone fathers the smallest groups . |
| 14 | Single mothers and separated mothers were the next largest groups at around 20 per cent each and widows and lone fathers ( of whom two thirds are divorced or separated and almost a quarter widows ) are the smallest groups . |
| 15 | Aston Villa 's changing-rooms were the next best to Arsenal 's , but most others were pretty bad . |
| 16 | I asked which were the next tallest and she picked out the only two of the next size . |
| 17 | Attacking it with a nailfile is the next best thing — hang on , I 'll show you . ’ |
| 18 | • If you ca n't get to a World Championship this video is the next best . |
| 19 | When original composition is too demanding , translation , sometimes with original additions , is the next best thing . |
| 20 | As an alternative to undergravel filters , funds permitting , the use of a power filter is the next best thing . |
| 21 | If you accept that unanimity is a near Impossibility , and that a majority decision is the next best thing , you also have to accept , as a general rule , that you will abide by a majority decision when it turns out that you are among the minority . |
| 22 | they desperately want a child between them and to them a child that is born by the mother but is from a different origin than than the partner is is the next best thing an , and most of the couples , and we do n't advise them that this should all be kept secret , we leave that decision to be something that they will erm , come to later on when the child is older , and many of these couples will decide that this child will be brought as their own biological child , and I do n't really see that as being any different than many relationships where children are conceived out of wedlock , or out , with the relationship and people make a a a decision to keep this erm to themselves . |
| 23 | I made do with peripheral vision , which , after all , is the next best thing . |
| 24 | I consoled myself ; for if it is not possible to be free , perhaps to be hidden is the next best thing , and Lili 's presence gave me , as the hours went by , the feeling that I was growing less visible . |
| 25 | Carbon tetrachloride with a dilatational velocity of does not attack epoxies for example but can form carcinogenic vapours ( trichloroethane is the next best choice ) . |
| 26 | ‘ Epos is the next best thing to a crystal ball , and we were able to use it to plan ahead . |
| 27 | If you are unable to visit ‘ The Planetarium ’ in London then this is the next best thing . |
| 28 | If repatriation is not possible , the United Nations considers that integration and settlement within a refugee 's region is the next best alternative . |
| 29 | Did the latest modelling confirm this and what is the next best alternative in terms of capability . |
| 30 | Which is the main source of fuel and which is the next largest ? |