Example sentences of "[noun] and [verb] [prep] the next " in BNC.

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1 If you use a pattern such as a basic 1x1 pattern ( that 's one hole punched , one hole blank , all across the card and alternating on the next row ) the resulting fabric has very short floats , not floats at all really ( swatch 6 ) .
2 The obvious one is by a chemical message leaving one cell and diffusing to the next — rather like speaking .
3 Inmos Ltd finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer on Friday and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology .
4 But Labour ‘ won ’ on a minority vote and governed for the next five years .
5 Thicker lines are no guarantee of invulnerability , as they can be weakened by a partial cut and snap at the next pull ; equally , they are more expensive !
6 Maitland to be asked to circulate a copy of the draft Minute of Agreement to Christian Aid and SCIAF before the next meeting so that this can be looked at .
7 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 .
8 She pursed her lips and reached for the next letter on the pile of personal correspondence brought in by her secretary .
9 And Paul de Levantiére would sigh , turn with a resigned expression to his fitter and ask for the next outfit to be tried on .
10 But it should do more these days about practical matters — like the tax system and keeping yourself together while you 're out of work and waiting for the next job , for that is fifty percent of what you 'll be doing .
11 The officer pointed towards the Hungarian frontier post and descended upon the next vehicle in the queue .
12 In 1987 , however , Sainte-Engrâce got its road out , at the far , eastern end of the valley , over what suddenly became the Col de Soudet ; it was inaugurated one day and used on the next by the toiling cyclists of the Tour de France , as part of one of their horribly taxing mountain climbs .
13 CONFERENCE delegates yesterday swept aside a warning from the party leadership and called for the next Labour government to take back into public ownership immediately land sold off by privatised water companies .
14 Ten years previously he had bound her husband over to good behaviour and to appear at the next sessions .
15 I crumpled this ticket and waited for the next to be called .
16 She snapped shut the diary and looked at the next piece of paper .
17 Inmos Ltd has finally launched the long-delayed T9000 Transputer and hinted at the next generation ‘ Chameleon ’ technology .
18 Or chortle and wait for the next T-shirt ?
19 If I pressed my eye flat to the ground and looked into the next garden , the big bushes there with thick tall stems and flat leaves seemed part of a mysterious tropical forest .
20 A few minutes after Amiss had gone Sunil cleared up the fragments of cheese and biscuits , deposited them neatly in the waste-paper basket , picked up a couple of books and some blank paper and descended to the next storey .
21 He pushed some coins across the counter and settled on the next stool to Albert .
22 Copy these sets and write in the next three numbers that would fit in place of the dots at the end of each row .
23 We think that it is now time to review past demonstrations and to decide on the next steps .
24 All traffic will be diverted down York Place , a one way street , and major changes are being planned to bus routes and stops during the next few days .
25 The car pushed them through the garden wall and they were flung into the air and landed in the next garden .
26 Doris smoothed a hand over her rounded knee and waited for the next question .
27 Rip it into tiny pieces and throw it at the bride and groom at the next wedding you see .
28 An elderly woman does not want to take the risk , hastily glances at the sharp blades of the door , retreats back to behind the faded white line and waits for the next train .
29 He swung one foot out , to the next joist , then put out one hand and felt for the next rafter ; he transferred his weight carefully .
30 Upon his decision ( or decisions , for the opportunity may arise more than once ) rests the ability of the spirit to learn that lesson and to progress to the next stage in its development .
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