Example sentences of "be the next [noun prp] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ One of those guys could have been the next Courtney Pine . ’ |
| 2 | It 's cheaper than eating here , and when you 're the next Nirvana , rather than the current one , every penny counts . |
| 3 | Find out if you 're the next Bateman . |
| 4 | I do n't like him at all , and if he was going to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright , I could n't care less , and it would n't change my opinion of him as a man , which is that he 's — ’ |
| 5 | What we had n't bargained for was that she might not want to be the next Franz Klammer . |
| 6 | The man who hopes to be the next Nigel Mansell . |
| 7 | If you want to be the next Harry Craig , send a tape of your playing to I 'm The World 's Worst Guitar Player , The House Of Guitars , 645 Titus Avenue , Rochester , N.Y. 14617 sometime before the end of the year , and the very worst of luck to you … |
| 8 | Massive economic growth made the country think it was going to be the next Japan . |
| 9 | People ring up about the match they 've just been to and complain or say who they think should be the next England manager , etc . |
| 10 | He 's not going to be the next Boris Becker . |
| 11 | Now that the PC has an affordable animation package there 's no reason why you could n't be the next Walt Disney . |
| 12 | He 's England 's answer to Tom Selleck and I think he should be the next James Bond , man ’ The cricketer was allegedly slated to appear in a film opposite Oliver Reed , and his humorous performances on Question Of Sport surprised many . |
| 13 | When you talk about politics to BBC people , they immediately assume you mean BBC politics , not relations between the parties or the superpowers , but who 's going to be the next DG . |
| 14 | The main thing to remember when looking for your first gigs is that promoters , bookers and pub landlords are n't bothered whether you are going to be the next U2 . |
| 15 | Rowing team boss Brian Armstrong says : ‘ Greg is the one coming through — he could be the next Redgrave . |
| 16 | The late Tony Richardson used to say Lowe could be the next Cary Grant . |
| 17 | I thought it was appropriate to put my neck on the line with the trade and say , ‘ I think this guy is really great and has got what it takes to be the next Lena Kennedy ’ . |
| 18 | Now Hector will die , sure , and you will be the next Maclean of Duart , Lachlan Cattanach . |
| 19 | Mr Levy , a Moroccan-born former building worker , who aspired to be the next Likud leader , announced his intention to resign last week in a power struggle with Mr Shamir . |
| 20 | BRITT Ekland wants to be the next Jackie Collins-style novelist . |
| 21 | He 's set his heart on being the next Dr Who . |
| 22 | I used to dream of being the next John McEnroe . |
| 23 | Coach every child as if they were the next Wimbledon champion |
| 24 | It was the next January before I felt well again . |
| 25 | ‘ Would n't it be funny if I was the next Lady Mellor ? ’ she giggled to a friend in the heat of her affair with the Cabinet Casanova . |
| 26 | Hence , when he died , he became Osiris , archetypal dead ruler , and his successor was the next Horus . |