Example sentences of "[verb] [pron] [noun sg] for the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most people find it easy to drink large quantities of calorific drinks , sweet or alcoholic , without in any way lessening or delaying their appetite for the next meal — and these drinks , and sugar itself , are perhaps the ultimate example of fibre-free calories . |
| 2 | should now have received their list for the next two months . |
| 3 | ‘ We will want to monitor her health for the next month or two at least before letting her return to England . ’ |
| 4 | She knew it with the first note she sang , she knew it as she walked jerkily across the stage in a parody of her usual smooth-flowing stride , she knew it as she was forced to search her mind for the next line of a song she knew by heart . |
| 5 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 6 | Even if he survived the present crisis with its unusually heavy demands on resources , there were still a few weeks to go before he received his allocation for the next year . |
| 7 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 8 | Two ideas over-large for reconciliation are fronting each other now , and there 'll be no peace until there 's been — no , ’ he checked himself , ‘ I wo n't say a settlement , but at least a temporary losing and winning that shall silence us both until we get our breath for the next bout . |
| 9 | When the couple had gone upstairs to bed , Mr Stephens packed his bag for the next day 's outing , bolted the doors firmly — for many of the men stayed in Cockermouth drinking for three or four days and would roam the streets at night looking for somewhere to sleep — and then , as if to atone for those first designs he had on Emily , he picked out Silas Marner from his bookshelf and wrapped it up as a present for her . |
| 10 | If the answer was ‘ stoppin' ‘ , the labourer would be given an extra shilling to fasten his contract for the next year , but he still had the rest of the day off to attend the merrymaking at the Hirings . |
| 11 | They really run this hospital , and they 'll be running your life for the next few years . ’ |
| 12 | He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room , gathering his strength for the next act . |
| 13 | Well they , they said at that meeting they 'd hoped to have their system for the next one which is the seventeenth October |
| 14 | Can you imitate an academic ? — like not washing or changing your shirt for the next few days … ? ’ |
| 15 | After a heavily-publicised week on the slopes of Lech with their mother , the Princess of Wales , the princes are likely to join their father for the next part of their Easter holiday . |
| 16 | Richmond said McHale was already planning his side for the next campaign . |
| 17 | remember that it is up to you what you include on your schedule The more accurately you can assess your expenditure for the next year , the easier it should prove to keep on top of your finances . |
| 18 | The whole secret is to get over the first round and then improve your display for the next game . ’ |