Example sentences of "[noun] were [verb] for the next " in BNC.

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1 You made sure those words were learnt for the next day .
2 Encounters with Donald were documented for the next 6 years , during which time he travelled on a southward odyssey along some 480 km ( 300 miles ) of British coastline , from the Isle of Man to Wales and then to Cornwall , stopping off in small harbours , boat havens and coves along the way to socialise .
3 The lights were dimmed for the next act , and a roll of drums announced two gorgeous showgirls , who were picked out by spotlights .
4 And after Haley came Presley , Little Richard , and Fats Domino , laying a freeway through popular culture that outraged left and right alike , and down which successive generations of youth were to drive for the next three decades .
5 Those assigned to surgery were scheduled for the next available or convenient operating list .
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