Example sentences of "a [noun] [v-ing] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Each of these weeks has its own theme , rather like a signpost leading to the next part of the route . |
| 2 | ’ Her old fellow 's smashing the place up and so I says , ‘ Listen , there 's a bobby standing in the next street . ’ |
| 3 | It left taste buds tingling and a palate crying for the next course — a veritable masterpiece ! |
| 4 | We used to stand for hours beside the railway line or leaning over a bridge waiting for the next one to come rushing past , and we would write down the numbers of the engines and also their names ( King George V , Dunraven Castle ) . |
| 5 | Her mother described her as a dog waiting for the next command , and all she wanted to do was hold out her arms and say ‘ Come here ’ , but she was completely powerless to do anything at all . |
| 6 | It was like the sound of a tractor ploughing on the next farm . |
| 7 | He 's made reference , in his mov motion , to a report coming to the next property services sub-committee , and I recognise that report as referred to in nine two of these minutes of budget review sub-committee . |
| 8 | It was as if she had smelt a meal cooking in the next room ; it might not be a meal she wanted to eat , but already it was nourishing her . |