Example sentences of "the [noun sg] [vb past] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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1 | The sum of£3 8s 6d was raised in this way , and the practice continued for the next eighty years . |
2 | But then it happened , the incredible , miraculous luck that now she expected , since it happened so easily and often : the telephone rang in the next room . |
3 | The unrest continued over the next few days and by May 22 the number of Palestinians killed by the IDF had risen to 21 . |
4 | A small , dapper , decisive man who wore a trilby and glasses , the canon lived in the next village and had a passion for small neat things like himself . |
5 | The waiter arrived with the next course and they reverted to politics , talking Spanish again , Ward 's tone , his whole manner softened . |
6 | They cheered again when the train passed under the next , much bigger shaft , again the sunshine came flooding in and again you could see the sky and brickwork and even trees . |
7 | At each stop trains were besieged with hawkers selling everything from chapattis to a shave , but passengers could telegraph ahead so that a delicious and aromatic meal was brought on a tray covered with a napkin to the window of the carriage as the train drew into the next station . |
8 | The best bit of leeds pressure and the noisiest participation from the crowd came in the next 10 mins or so . |
9 | The couple recurred over the next few pages , with Herman becoming a child , then a young man , but never losing his startled look , as if the camera flash were a slap in the face . |
10 | He was in top form , witty and debonair , and the party continued until the next day when Modigliani , still in a happy mood , became so rowdy that he had to be thrown out and locked in a police cell all night . |