Example sentences of "[being] [vb pp] [prep] the next [noun sg] " in BNC.
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1 | Mr Lamont knows he must produce a confident up-beat budget if he is to avoid being sacked in the next Cabinet reshuffle . |
2 | With no game this weekend the Manor Ground was closed for business … but the directors were working overtime in the boardroom … sorting through thirty applications for the manager 's job … they 've drawn up a shortlist … four men are being interviewed over the next couple of days … who are they … the club are keeping the names a secret … we reckon Chris Nicholl … the former Southampton manager is still in the running … so too is the former Sunderland and Bristol City chief Denis Smith … the fans favourite is Mark Lawrenson who was in charge of United for a short spell before he fell out with Maxwells and the fourth man … is a mystery … could be the dark horse the names of former England keeper Ray Clemence and one time Villa striker Peter Withe have been under discussion … all will be revealed later this week … |
3 | Could it be that the people of this country are storing up champagne to celebrate the wondrous event of the Tories ' being smashed at the next election ? |
4 | Please note the extremely sensitive blocks currently being considered for the next round of licences ( see the map ) . |
5 | However , sponsorship is being sought for the next term and it is hoped sufficient funding will be secured to avoid a repeat fee . |
6 | ’ ’ He licked his thumb and turned the paper , ‘ … and flummery ’ , ’ he added , the last bit being written on the next page . |
7 | My interpretation of what is going on at the present day is being saved for the next chapter , but some of the most startling results come from the latest ( and most accurately dated ) deposits . |
8 | We all know that the battle lines are being drawn for the next election . |
9 | And he said , oh well it 's probably being discussed at the next meeting . |
10 | Testing the efficiency of strikes , kicks and punches by directing them at bricks and tiles is a standard requirement for passing a grade and being promoted to the next level of proficiency . |
11 | HOWARD Davies , 41 , controller of the Audit Commission , was swiftly presented with an ‘ agenda ’ yesterday after being confirmed as the next director-general of the Confederation of British Industry at a performance-related salary estimated to be starting at £175,000 . |
12 | Elbowing his way through the crowd at the ‘ colonial streetfair ’ inside the Loews Glenpointe Hotel , he said that having paid $500 to get in , he was n't about to leave without being photographed with the next governor of New Jersey . |
13 | I think that it is an open secret that if the misfortune of a Labour Government being returned at the next election were to befall Britain there would be the mother and father of financial crises , which would lead to an increase in interest rates of at least 2 per cent . |