Example sentences of "[verb] his [noun] for the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Clearly he was saving his powder for the next negotiating battle in the GATT talks . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | They all sat around , reminding each other of things they all remembered , each waiting his cue for the next reminiscence to be slotted in . |
| 4 | 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 . |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | He spent the interval just sitting in his dressing room , gathering his strength for the next act . |
| 7 | Richmond said McHale was already planning his side for the next campaign . |