Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] for the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | I was so tired with the journey and the entertainment that I could only walk and speak with difficulty for the next three days . |
| 2 | That necessary ditching , in all likelihood , will now be done in time for the next election . |
| 3 | Janet gave up her secretarial job , and devoted herself to caring for Lisa for the next six months . |
| 4 | HUNDREDS of fans besieged Michael Jackson 's hotel after the pop superstar arrived in Singapore for the next stage of his world tour yesterday . |
| 5 | From that moment on , everything that happened to Pamella for the next month or so is a closely-guarded secret . |
| 6 | The first pointer leads to other possibilities at that position in a word ( alternative , brother or sibling pointers ) , and the second one leads to possibilities for the next position in a word ( son or child pointers ) . |
| 7 | I am told he is turning to wolves for the next . |
| 8 | He came out of hospital in January 1963 , and convalesced at home for the next few weeks . |
| 9 | This is because as Dickens wrote his novels as weekly instalments he had to put enough into each instalment whether it be a couple of chapters or many , enough to captivate his readers and cause them to wait with eagerness for the next instalment . |
| 10 | I am soaked , cold and not a little lacking in enthusiasm for the next try . |
| 11 | why this week … well in exactly three years time the Olympic flame will be lit in Atlanta for the next games … and one of the new sports will be laser sailing … and all the boats are being built by the company in Banbury |
| 12 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
| 13 | Many of the best women tennis players from home and abroad will be competing in Swindon for the next 7 days . |
| 14 | John Hart , Assistant Director ( Curriculum ) comments : ‘ Aspects of two major areas of review will be completed in time for the next Catalogue . |
| 15 | It was the first truly successful undersea cable , continuing in business for the next 24 years . |
| 16 | They worked in silence for the next ten minutes , then Mike said : " Right . |
| 17 | She fell asleep with her mind determinedly focused on plans for the next chapter . |
| 18 | Oh , grief , I must be going soft in the head , she thought irritatedly , and concentrated on Azor for the next couple of hours . |
| 19 | My painting will remain on show for the next 10 weeks of the summer . |
| 20 | Between 1712 and 1716 the lots were sold to about twenty different persons : the same rents remained in force for the next century . |
| 21 | When acceleration or deceleration is complete the transistor switch is opened and the capacitor can then recharge in preparation for the next speed change . |
| 22 | The bowling rate for each batsman should start off at Slow for the first ‘ over ’ of six balls , then go to Medium for the next over , and Fast for the third over ; this sequence then repeating if the same batsman is still at the crease . |
| 23 | On top of that there could be time spent tutoring individual pupils with special needs before they had time to think of preparation for the next day . |
| 24 | When we asked all the branches in Environmental Services if they had anything we should know about and put into print for the next Environmental Issues , such as had they done anything exciting or out of the ordinary recently , Branch manager from Pest Control Sheffield , Henri Amiss was quick to point out that everything their branch did set them apart from other branches . |
| 25 | Taking a leave of absence , SAG says all work on versions three , four and five of the SQL specification have been put on hold for the next nine months . |
| 26 | " I shall live on hope for the next week . |
| 27 | The sandy beach on Majorca is ideal for flopping on by day in order to recover in time for the next night of action , and what a night it will be in this town that never sleeps ! |
| 28 | In 1830 , when the governor , Edward Nicholls , returned to England on sick leave , Beecroft took over as acting governor , a post he held with distinction for the next two years . |
| 29 | A sense of adventure remained with Sara for the next few days , a sense of adventure tempered with trepidation , so that she had a sensation of flying high . |
| 30 | In 1285 he was elected prior after the resignation of Thomas de Ringmere , and he remained in charge for the next forty-seven years . |