Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] for the next [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | No matter what the future holds for the next generation and the delicate trembling wilderness , at least we can promise our children and grandchildren one sure thing . |
| 2 | The result was that four travellers were now sitting in the airport terminal waiting for the next flight , which was probably full anyway . |
| 3 | New Zealand captain Martin Crowe has agreed to coach Italy 's national cricket team for the next two months to help their bid to qualify for the next World Cup in 1996 . |
| 4 | On a wild and windy day , with gusts of rain driving into the side of the crematorium , an Anglican priest waited for the next funeral to commence . |
| 5 | Copies of the charter were being given out during the rush hour at Darlington but connections proved not to be the best with an hour wait for the next train south . |
| 6 | I watched the doors close and then ran upstairs to the empty ticket hall to wait for the next train . |
| 7 | In the '60s Scottish football was awash with stories of ‘ scouts ’ — the often unpaid enthusiasts who scoured the pitches of school-boy Scotland looking for the next generation of international talent . |
| 8 | Got the shopping done for the next fortnight . |
| 9 | I suspect that we will find that John Major is both pro-active and reaction , because in the next few months erm up to some time before June nineteen ninety two , there has to be a manifesto produced for the next election , and I think it 's in that you will probably see the pro-active side of John Major and his colleagues . |
| 10 | Nobody sits at home waiting for the next assignment . |
| 11 | The arrivals and departures list for the next day should be typed and copies distributed to all departments . |
| 12 | Holly searched for the next opportunity to strike again at the administration of the camp that held him . |
| 13 | They 've already got five tracks earmarked for the next album . |
| 14 | I 've just sent a cable to the club : list of delegates expected for the next week 's visit — does that sound okay ? |
| 15 | Chota waits for the next ration of pears from Chris Jones |
| 16 | If the projected examination schedules are retained in the computer , printouts can be obtained of the examinations scheduled for the next day or week , so rendering unnecessary the use of a manual diary for the control of test schedules . |
| 17 | In the spring of 1922 only those households in the Famine area which possessed the necessary machinery and livestock were given grain to sow for the next season . |
| 18 | When Marcus , Tony , Jason and Darren dashed for the next bus , the driver did n't know where he was supposed to take them . |
| 19 | It left taste buds tingling and a palate crying for the next course — a veritable masterpiece ! |
| 20 | An eerie silence descended over the house as the lorry left for the next house . |
| 21 | In which case it also seems a small price to pay for the next generation of senior managers to be blooded . |
| 22 | The latest setback will keep the 29-year-old out over the hectic festive period , but gives him scope to return for the next series of European Cup games . |
| 23 | Well , can I suggest that we look at Simon 's document and go through it and respond that we take the three proposals that Jenny has tabled , review and agree or decide to adjust and ask Stella and Rita to prepare for the next meeting documents then as assignments ? |
| 24 | SCOTTISH teenagers are not amoral hedonists living for the next ecstasy tab . |
| 25 | Her mother described her as a dog waiting for the next command , and all she wanted to do was hold out her arms and say ‘ Come here ’ , but she was completely powerless to do anything at all . |
| 26 | Er and they 've now got it stashed away in in Australia waiting for the next exhibition . |
| 27 | If I could just add my thanks to the officers substantial piece of work , which is , I hope going to be used by many members to come for the next year . |
| 28 | While the country 's political leaders prepared for the next round of constitutional negotiations , the National Party ( NP ) government struggled to maintain its credibility as press reports revealed a series of corruption scandals and allegations against the South African Defence Force ( SADF ) and the South African Police ( SAP ) . |
| 29 | These latter had to go to provide matching bricks for the new rooms and the space needed for the next stage in the expansion , a new Gymnasium beside the 1962 Pavilion . |
| 30 | Moira Burgess , the compiler of the 1986 edition of the Directory of Authors in the Scottish Fiction Reserve , has been asked to begin work on the revisions needed for the next edition , projected for publication in the course of 1993–4 . |