Example sentences of "as the next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Both have ambitions to succeed Charles Haughey as the next Irish Prime Minister . |
| 2 | A twelve year old boy who 's tipped as the next Aled Jones is taking part in an open-air production of Benjamin Britten 's opera ’ The Turn of the Screw ’ . |
| 3 | The part of the boy Miles , is sung by Sam Burkey , a 12 year-old who has been tipped as the next Aled Jones ; he 's already sung the part with the English National Opera . |
| 4 | Cairo is now being described as the next major release of NT , and may well be the release that the market waits for before deciding to commit to NT . |
| 5 | Cairo is now being described as the next major release of NT , and may well be the release that the market waits for before deciding to commit to NT . |
| 6 | Lloyd George saw ill-health as the next major problem to be tackled . |
| 7 | Already tipped as the next major band to emerge from the North West , they play Cambridge Junction on November 26 , then Leeds Warehouse 27 , Newcastle Riverside 28 , Dundee Bar Chevrolet 29 , Glasgow King Tut 's Wah Wah Hut 30 , Norwich Waterfront December 5 , Portsmouth Polytechnic 7 , Sheffield Leadmill 8 , Liverpool Polytechnic 9 and London Ladbroke Grove Subterania 10 . |
| 8 | The BNSA identified maintenance and planning as the next major areas for improvement and SNL , because of their relevant experience , have been asked to lead the advice . |
| 9 | Already tipped as the next major band to emerge from the North West , they play Cambridge Junction on November 26 , then Leeds Warehouse 27 , Newcastle Riverside 28 , Dundee Bar Chevrolet 29 , Glasgow King Tut 's Wah Wah Hut 30 , Norwich Waterfront December 5 , Portsmouth Polytechnic 7 , Sheffield Leadmill 8 , Liverpool Polytechnic 9 and London Ladbroke Grove Subterania 10 . |
| 10 | After being tipped in The Observer as the next Labour leader ( Gadfly , Feb 19 ) he is now favoured apparently by the Prime Minister himself . |
| 11 | The latest survey by Which ? magazine rates accounts from Leek United & Midland , and Harpenden , paying net rates of 11.44 and 11.41 respectively , as the next best deals . |
| 12 | The latest survey by Which ? magazine rates accounts from Leek United & Midland , and Harpenden , paying net rates of 11.44 and 11.41 respectively , as the next best deals . |
| 13 | The latest survey by Which ? magazine rates accounts from Leek United & Midland , and Harpenden , paying net rates of 11.44 and 11.41 respectively , as the next best deals . |
| 14 | Having given up all hope of getting hold of a man for herself alone , she would be prepared to share one as the next best thing . |
| 15 | But just to hear your voice , my darling — as the next best thing to having you here in bed beside me . |
| 16 | If there are many siblings who must compete for the mother 's favours , and if no one of them can exclude the others , each will probably demand equality as the next best thing to preference , and most definitely as the best way of preventing the preference of others . |
| 17 | THOUSANDS of young people in the North East are finding a new way to enjoy their weekends they are taking Ecstasy , described as the next best thing to an orgasm . |
| 18 | Ecstasy 's been described as the next best thing to an orgasm , so if your life feels empty it can appear to fill that gap quite nicely . ’ |
| 19 | Chevenement enjoyed 18 months ' political success , during which time he did well enough to be tipped as the next prime minister . |
| 20 | Just two years ago , the MP for Henley was being talked of as the next Prime Minister . |
| 21 | Neil Kinnock has won a standing ovation from the Labour Party faithful at their conference in Blackpool , by presenting himself as the next Prime Minister . |
| 22 | As the next few paragraphs are going to get quite biochemical , and I see no easy way round them , Figure 10.3 summarizes the whole sequence for anyone who really ca n't bear the details ( you can then skip to page 258 ) . |
| 23 | Oh , well , we forgot Agrippa 's strange advice as the next few days passed . |