Example sentences of "[noun sg] on the next " in BNC.

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1 The substantial lunch sent Leonora to sleep in the car on the next stage of the journey .
2 That was illustrated by a sketch , and another drawing on the next page showed the ‘ Victorian bobble fringe ’ he wanted on the skirt .
3 For those entries indicated , hyphen signs may also be used immediately after closing square brackets to indicate continuation of the same entry on the next line .
4 For those entries indicated , hyphen signs may also be used immediately after closing square brackets to indicate continuation of the same entry on the next line .
5 Ahead was a short marble staircase , leading to what appeared to be a lecture-room on the next floor .
6 Zednik says : ‘ Petr is still extrovert on court but the difference is now that he does n't lose his concentration on the next point as much as he used to . ’
7 On one occasion a New Bradwell man , having been unsuccessful in boarding the first two ‘ buses to Bradwell at lunch time , expostulated ‘ I 'll get a seat on the next one even if I have to stand up ’ needless to say he never lived that statement down .
8 She sauntered back to the view and Miss Blandish , but swept her sunglasses on with instinctive irritation as she saw a figure on the next balcony .
9 ‘ What are you grinning for ? ’ he asked the figure on the next branch .
10 Commission is charged at 1½ p.c. on transactions of up to £2,500 , with a £20 minimum and 3/4 p.c. on the next £2,500 .
11 Francesco Primaticcio and Niccolo del'Abbate are better known for their work outside their native city , and an outsider , Dionys Calvaert , adopted Bologna to exert great influence on the next generation of painters .
12 The schizophrenic duality of the paper at this time is amply illustrated by the ad on the next page .
13 OSF mapped out Motif 's future : it plans to start work on the Next Generation User Interface by 1993 , which will evolve into a fully object-oriented use interface by 1995 .
14 Each horse had his own harness ; and if it could n't be spared to be sent down to the shop for repair , the horseman brought it himself , got it seen to and took it back ready for work on the next day .
15 Close to the date , some of our members were chatting to Llangollen Railway member Peter Cutler , and he suggested that it might be possible for us to see the work on the next extension , to Glyndyfrdwy .
16 So I compiled a phrase book and bought a passage on the next ship to the Brown Islands . ’
17 time and time again they sit on the sidelines saying this is what we think do n't talk to us about it do n't debate it , do n't ask us to think about it , take it or leave it , if you do n't give us what we want we 'll sit back and moan and sulk and they 've played , I think that 's a very irresponsible line they 've played in the five years I 've been on this council and I hope that er again the issue on the next item on the agenda represents a change of heart on their behalf .
18 Adhesive binding is homophilic : a cadherin molecule on one cell binds to another cadherin molecule of the same type on the next cell .
19 Being just a little more in touch with it , I try a really smooth landing on the next one and , of course , try too hard , bounce off the not inconsiderable ground cushion and arrive awkwardly .
20 With one eye on the next deal and the other on the one after that , its grandees failed to spot the long-term slide in profitability , let alone reverse it .
21 Certainly , Mr Major did not frame his budget with much of an eye on the next dreadful six months — and may yet be forced to raise interest rates .
22 I think what we have got to bear in mind , Mr Chairman , is that the small business is , it is a very , very dangerous time as we come out of recession , more businesses get into difficulties when they 're into expanding , than when they 're just , just surviving , if you like so erm , I think we have to keep a very careful eye on the next six months .
23 At one point on the next night Jordi drew me into the shadows and to my astonishment produced a vicious-looking switch-blade knife , warning me never to look at another man in his presence .
24 If there is a tide flowing , to avoid being swept downtide you can take a transit on the next mark to steer the rhumb line .
25 She died with her husband on the next day , only a few hours after writing her letter .
26 He gave us a commentary on the journey to Deeside Halt , where , of course , again the rails vanished into the distance on the next extension .
27 This suffering may be associated with rapidly changing configurations of personality , being a new person one day , and sinking back into the old self on the next , only to find that some minor episode puts the new organisation of self again in a position of regnancy .
28 Lloyd George would propose fusion to his Liberal supporters , and Bonar Law would follow suit on the next day .
29 I can see my life as a road , and I can go back on that road and see what I 've passed and come to terms with what I have passed by without realising and appreciating ; how I 've stopped in various cafes on the way and met interesting people in them and had fascinating conversations when all the time I should have been speaking to the person on the next table instead . ’
30 I can see my life as a road , and I can go back on that road and see what I 've passed and come to terms with and what I have passed by without realising and appreciating ; how I 've stopped in various cafes on the way and met interesting people in them and had fascinating conversations when all the time I should have been speaking to the person on the next table instead . ’
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