Example sentences of "in [noun] for the next [adj] " in BNC.
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1 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
2 | The main function of MPs is to support their leaders , to attack the other side and to score the maximum points with the electorate in preparation for the next general election . |
3 | Many of the best women tennis players from home and abroad will be competing in Swindon for the next 7 days . |
4 | Jocelyn Stevens says that he needs £156 million to carry out properly English Heritage 's traditional role , while its grant in aid for the next three years is £100 million , £104 million and £106 million . |
5 | In 1285 he was elected prior after the resignation of Thomas de Ringmere , and he remained in charge for the next forty-seven years . |
6 | It was the first truly successful undersea cable , continuing in business for the next 24 years . |
7 | So , a yearly 10 per cent rise in fares for the next five years . |
8 | THE type of ball being blamed for Scotland 's penalty miss against Malta — on the basis that it is lighter than normal — will be in use for the next two years in internationals , writes Hugh Keevins . |
9 | I 'm going to sacrifice maybe holidays this year , and maybe have a couple of long weekend breaks , as long as I earn enough to keep my head above water and to pay my way in life for the next twelve months , keep my family fed and watered I 'm Okay , then I 'm going to take stock in twelve months ' time . |
10 | I stayed in bed for the next twenty-four hours , sleeping , drinking a little water , not eating at all , and only rousing myself when Gav arrived back ( from his parents ' , I wrongly assumed ) , loudly declaring himself to be of unsound liver but totally in love . |
11 | They worked in silence for the next ten minutes , then Mike said : " Right . |
12 | The court was told that he faced another drink-driving charge and would be in hospital for the next six weeks . |
13 | After three weeks of talks Greece and the United States on May 30 initialled a new defence co-operation agreement allowing two of the four US bases ( at Gournes and Souda Bay in Crete ) to continue to operate in Greece for the next eight years . |
14 | In 1904 he left the teaching profession to become missioner to the deaf in Carlisle for the next thirty-one years . |
15 | This means the real fight begins once the recession is over ( Halpern believes this will be in time for the next general election , coinciding with the introduction of the Single European Market in '92 ) . |
16 | Could Australia get out of recession in time for the next general election ? |
17 | The local party would then choose a replacement in time for the next General Election . |
18 | The medical team from Princess Margaret Hospital will continue to carry out surgery in Wroughton for the next four weeks . |