Example sentences of "[prep] [noun] for the next [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Janet gave up her secretarial job , and devoted herself to caring for Lisa for the next six months . |
| 2 | GARRYOWEN have pulled off a major coup with the appointment of former All Blacks captain Andy Leslie as coach for the next two seasons . |
| 3 | Tordjman expects software products to grow faster this year than engineering and systems integration , but he would like to maintain the same division of revenue for the next few years . |
| 4 | A new budget of £1,500 for the next six months should be enough for local advertising . |
| 5 | 1991 saw total Unix systems revenue in Europe climb to $6.9bn from $6bn in 1990. 1991 's growth of 15% is two points up on 1990 's 13% — IDC predicts a mean compound annual growth rate ( CAGR ) of 14% for the next six years , by which time it believes the European market will be worth some $16.3bn . |
| 6 | But he finally slipped into Sydney and left having signed a lucrative new deal to assist Australian rugby 's new television broadcaster , Channel Ten , with their marketing of rugby for the next three years . |
| 7 | Keyworth said then that anti-missile lasers are the stuff of fantasy for the next few decades . |
| 8 | His work for deaf people began with six years in London before becoming Bishop 's Chaplain to the Deaf in the Diocese of Blackburn for the next ten . |
| 9 | While working in films Mary set the pattern of work for the next fifty years . |
| 10 | For Cranmer , who headed the party of Reform for the next twenty years , the task seemed hardly begun . |
| 11 | So I 'm a lady of leisure for the next six weeks ! ’ |
| 12 | Staff from his department would remain at their present headquarters near the House of Commons for the next three years . |
| 13 | He has pledged to increase support by 10 per cent above the rate of inflation for the next three years . |
| 14 | ‘ Well , you 'll have no shortage of iron for the next few weeks ! |
| 15 | But timber consumption continues to exceed growth rate and , in a move to break this cycle , China is to execute a plan to reduce the present level of consumption and limit the use of timber for the next five years . |
| 16 | Engage an independent consultant today ( there are still one or two good ones left ) and arrange to take your team away for a couple of days to brainstorm out a vision of success for the next two to five years . |
| 17 | She hoped that Anna would keep off the subject of Luke for the next few hours . |
| 18 | Thus , by the very beginning of 1947 , and well before ‘ containment ’ , the Marshall plan and the Zhdanov doctrine drew the battle lines between Russia and the US in Europe and in general it may be seen that a framework of impressions , intentions , hopes and misunderstandings was being thrown up which would support US policy towards Vietnam for the next 20 years and under whose weight it would ultimately collapse . |
| 19 | A royal charter , read aloud by a villager on horseback , proclaims Seamer Fair to be open for business for the next seven days ; but it is not , nor has it been for the last fifty years . |
| 20 | I was so tired with the journey and the entertainment that I could only walk and speak with difficulty for the next three days . |
| 21 | Meanwhile , Britain 's Tyrrell racing team will link up with Yamaha for the next two Formula One seasons . |
| 22 | Labour costs per head are still 50 per cent above Scandinavian levels but are falling steadily and with work for the next two years all Govan now needs is a substantial new order before the middle of 1994 to ensure its future . |
| 23 | 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 . |
| 24 | 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 . |
| 25 | 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 . |
| 26 | The structured settlement will provide him with care for the next 45 years . |
| 27 | Sitting on the next barstool was an antiques dealer called James ; he discussed his feelings with Clare for the next two hours and then took her to dinner at the Ox on the Roof , where she chose the most filling dishes . |
| 28 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
| 29 | The main function of MPs is to support their leaders , to attack the other side and to score the maximum points with the electorate in preparation for the next general election . |
| 30 | Many of the best women tennis players from home and abroad will be competing in Swindon for the next 7 days . |