Example sentences of "[adj] [noun sg] at the next [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If there are two parties each putting forward programmes which they are pledged to carry out if elected to government , and which they are able to carry out because they possess sufficient internal cohesion , then the electorate in choosing a programme ( and a programme at that which has been drawn up to appeal to their interests ) mandates a party to carry out its programme and holds the party accountable for its adequate fulfillment at the next election . |
| 2 | He urged me to look elsewhere — particularly in the fields owned by an old lady at the next farm called Low Birk Hatt , because they were far more colourful than his . |
| 3 | But it seems a waste of the resources to er have er , ten different meetings for thirty cases we that 's , that 's my view but , I would like to see another report at the next meeting so as we can compare . |
| 4 | On behalf of the Labour party , I invite you to join the vast majority of people in this country at the next election and to vote Labour . |
| 5 | A young bridal couple at the next table , returning from their honeymoon in Cairo , peeled hard-boiled eggs and ate in silence . |
| 6 | The French couple at the next table heard the scurrilous word and stared reproachfully at this affront to their palates . |
| 7 | WHEN constituency boundaries have been re-arranged , Labour will probably need to gain an extra 75 seats if it is to win an overall majority at the next election . |
| 8 | A very gallant gentleman at the next table came over and for no particular reason , kissed my hand ! |
| 9 | Obediently , resignedly , he swings the car round in a dangerous U-turn at the next intersection and they flash back towards the airport , the jewel factories and towerblocks of the Bangkok suburbs thinning out again to the dim outlines of swampy fields pierced by palmtree plantations . |
| 10 | The houses will then almost certainly return to the rates established on the previous day at the next round of assistance . |
| 11 | Describing the report as " shamefully inadequate " the Social Democrat delegate and others walked out and declared that they would withdraw completely if Modrow ( who was in Bulgaria for a COMECON meeting — see p. 37202 ) did not present a satisfactory report at the next session on Jan. 15 . |
| 12 | The intent of the politician was of course to create a feeling of obligation , which he undoubtedly hoped would stand him in good stead at the next election , but such feelings were all the stronger because the shrewd political manager never breathed a word about a bargain or the anticipated political return . |
| 13 | of industrialists believed that a Labour victory at the next election would be bad for the economy ? |
| 14 | Since then I 've been in contact with Kate Noble of Age Concern and we 've arranged for her to give a short presentation at the next meeting of Nether Wyresdale Parish Council on Thursday 21st January at 7.30 p.m. in Scorton School . |
| 15 | It was , he said , a ‘ new Victorian Poor Law ’ which would pave the way for the election of a Labour Government at the next election . |
| 16 | Did she hope to stand in a winnable seat at the next election ? |
| 17 | Erm we 'll talk some more too about the away day at the next session . |
| 18 | The companies wrote to the Clerk to the Commissioners on 31 January 1991 , stating their intention to apply for a 90-day extension at the next meeting , explaining why they would not be able to comply with the precepts in the 50-day time limit . |
| 19 | … to find and provide one third part of the entertainment on next St James ' Day each unless they shall severally pay the usual fine of £15 each in lieu of serving the said officer at the next court … |
| 20 | Fernand Léger and Lipinski the revolutionary were earnestly discussing the political situation at the next table . |
| 21 | Macmillan worked on the American fear that a crisis in Anglo-American relations might contribute to a Conservative defeat at the next election . |
| 22 | The possibility of a Conservative defeat at the next election promotion investors to unload shares . |
| 23 | The piece of lard opened its lipsticked mouth in a thin smile at the next arrival , and Mrs Macpherson hastily recollected her duties , her black , old-fashioned hat bobbing in unison with her white bun , as she spoke to Mrs Frizzell . |
| 24 | The Prime Minister 's supporters were immediately thrown onto the defensive since most Conservative MPs saw the tax as the single biggest obstacle to a Conservative victory at the next election . |
| 25 | There was a nice-looking American at the next table , however , so I asked him whether he was a drug-fiend , dealing in human misery , in which case , I said , I 'd like some Ecstasy . |
| 26 | So what I was wondering was er the scheme is in it 's infancy this and I 'm all in the favour of the decentralising in principle , but I think we ought to perhaps look at it a bit closer , and I would suggest that we have an up-to-date report at the next meeting of this committee so we can compare it over a longer term so , as that we might then reflect on a if we 're doing the right thing or not . |
| 27 | One patient ( patient C ) who had low grade dysplasia in the distal descending and sigmoid colon was found to have high grade dysplasia in the sigmoid colon at the next colonoscopy 14 months later . |
| 28 | Fulco , son and heir of William Michell , surrendered by attorney his copyhold at Cradley , Worcs. , to the use of Richard Smith ; both were non-resident , as was William Bere , who surrendered in the same way at the next court . |
| 29 | ‘ I would hate it to go down in Conservative mythology that we always had to have a gaggle of young men running every campaign , ’ he said , ‘ although if we had the same bunch at the next election at least they 'd be a few years older . ’ |
| 30 | Any Conservative you care to converse with will predict a close contest at the next election . |