Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [vb past] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | So blackly venomous was his expression that Perdita fled towards the next pitch , scattering the polo balls which lay like a hatch of goose eggs near the goal posts . |
| 2 | Then he and Billie climbed to the next floor and walked down the corridor to Room 416 . |
| 3 | When Marcus , Tony , Jason and Darren dashed for the next bus , the driver did n't know where he was supposed to take them . |
| 4 | I lay quietly on my bed most of the day , and Charlotte sat in the next room writing . |
| 5 | The reabsorption into landed society of those families who had suffered in the upheavals of the past decade was to be a slow process , and was to give rise to fresh disputes over lands claimed by families who had been on opposite sides , but Edward showed over the next twenty years that loyalty and service would receive their due reward . |
| 6 | Corsie drew shot , but King beat it to tie things up at 6-6 , before Corsie prevailed on the next end to take the set 7-6 and force the decider . |
| 7 | Corsie drew shot , but King beat it to tie things up at 6-6 , before Corsie prevailed on the next end to take the set 7-6 and force the decider . |
| 8 | An explanation had been demanded from the Transkei government before Pretoria proceeded with the next stages of its plan to neutralise APLA . |
| 9 | Though Celtic dominated for the next 15 minutes they failed to kill Dundee off and almost paid the penalty . |