Example sentences of "[to-vb] [prep] [noun] [art] [num ord] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 I was kept in a cell overnight to appear in court the next morning .
2 Rock ‘ n ’ rail Some months before the troubles developed in East Germany , one of the world 's more arcane organisations , the Ireland-German Democratic Friendship Society , announced plans to celebrate in Dublin the 40th birthday of their comrades ' dictatorship in the East .
3 The 23 prospective presidential candidates who had contested the discredited primaries would not be allowed to run for president the next time , and all were banned from political activity for the remainder of the transitional period .
4 This meant many of the staff could be travelling for days on end , racing against deadlines , and , just when they were at their most exhausted , might receive a summons to fly to France the next day , which usually meant leaving at 5.30 am .
5 Despite the chill he caught on New Year 's Day 1934 while watching a game at Bury , Chapman decided to go to Sheffield the next day to watch the Wednesday , Arsenal 's next opponents at Highbury .
6 I begged not to go to school the next day , but Mama said that I was over my cold and that I would be safer at school in case her trick should fail .
7 He would telephone in his copy but did n't want to be overheard by the family who might be critical , so he decided to call on Fosdyke the next day and use the telephone in the house his fan was guarding .
8 She stood in the hazy light cast by the bulb in the ceiling , looking uncomfortable and angry , as she phoned Eddy Russell of the Drugs Squad with the information about Della Torre and the lorry due to arrive at Dover the next day .
9 It 's my privilege and pleasure to present to Congress the first report of the Process and Construction Section .
10 In compiling the full fixtures for the season , programme planners had to take into account a first division increased in size by two to 16 , plus this autumn 's tour by New Zealand .
11 In compiling the full fixtures for the season , programme planners had to take into account a first division increased in size by two to 16 , plus this autumn 's tour by New Zealand .
12 When she failed to return from work the next day he called the police .
13 Manuel had not been able to improve on par the first day but everyone knew he was capable of making up a lot of leeway with one of his famous ‘ charges . ’
14 David was encouraged to return to work the next day because this seemed to be the one positive aspect of his current situation .
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