Example sentences of "[conj] [vb past] [adv] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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1 | For many there was a conviction that the post-war world must be made a better place , a view that recurred regularly over the next twenty years . |
2 | Prosecutions for abortion doubled between 1900 and 1910 and doubled again during the next twenty years , but this may merely indicate more vigilance on the part of the authorities rather than increasing incidence . |
3 | Humpbacks , sperms and rorquals formed the basis of an extensive antarctic whaling industry , which began in 1904 at a single whaling station on South Georgia and expanded enormously over the next three decades , making use of both shore stations and pelagic fleets . |
4 | Everyone enjoyed themselves and looked forward to the next battle of the brains . |
5 | He lived and played and wrote and toured frenetically for the next couple of years , working night and day — with just a little help from Benzedrine , Methedrine , and anything else that would speed him up or slow him down . |
6 | He made it 6-3 with a 90 break , and after 52 minutes of tactical battling potted the pink for 7-3 and ran away with the next to go five up with six to play . |
7 | He made it 6-3 with a 90 break , and after 52 minutes of tactical battling potted the pink for 7-3 and ran away with the next to go five up with six to play . |
8 | Blacks ' recent involvement in sport began in the 1950s and continued spasmodically through the next two decades , intensifying as the 1980s approached ; in the spheres in which they opted to compete , many achieved excellence . |
9 | They had enough food and wine , and stayed there for the next five days . |