Example sentences of "[noun] [vb past] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Until finally , after ten minutes of desperate plodding , the welcome sight of a cream stone building arose around the next bend , nestled among a clump of very wet , but suddenly beautiful , rich green trees . |
| 2 | So blackly venomous was his expression that Perdita fled towards the next pitch , scattering the polo balls which lay like a hatch of goose eggs near the goal posts . |
| 3 | A hole in the wall , through which light shone from the next room . |
| 4 | His condition deteriorated over the next week until he required ventilation . |
| 5 | The reabsorption into landed society of those families who had suffered in the upheavals of the past decade was to be a slow process , and was to give rise to fresh disputes over lands claimed by families who had been on opposite sides , but Edward showed over the next twenty years that loyalty and service would receive their due reward . |
| 6 | The diary Bobby kept over the next few months usefully logs many of the characters and landing stages in Minton 's frenzied circuit . |
| 7 | Edward cried for the next two days , but there was nothing he could do . |
| 8 | The sum of£3 8s 6d was raised in this way , and the practice continued for the next eighty years . |
| 9 | On a wild and windy day , with gusts of rain driving into the side of the crematorium , an Anglican priest waited for the next funeral to commence . |
| 10 | Their friendship continued for the next few days . |
| 11 | As sporadic fighting continued through the next day , many Nez Perce warriors became keen to withdraw . |
| 12 | The money-conscious Sir Henry seized on this point and suggested a £2,000 fee plus £100 for every goal Buchan scored in the next twelve months . |
| 13 | The heavy mob came round the next morning ; all one of him . |
| 14 | Though Celtic dominated for the next 15 minutes they failed to kill Dundee off and almost paid the penalty . |
| 15 | 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 . |
| 16 | Woodruffe went into the next room . |
| 17 | ‘ HA HA HA HA HA HA , ’ the little girl went in the next picture-square , and ‘ BONK read the bubble as the typewriter hit her at the end of the joke . |
| 18 | A girl appeared from the next room . |
| 19 | The Sunday Express speculated about the next primate and thought that Ramsey probably ruled himself out by his partisan behaviour in attending the eucharistic congress . |
| 20 | 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 . |
| 21 | Then he and Billie climbed to the next floor and walked down the corridor to Room 416 . |
| 22 | The waiter arrived with the next course and they reverted to politics , talking Spanish again , Ward 's tone , his whole manner softened . |
| 23 | SENIOR Cup holders Malone marched into the next round of this seasons competition with a comfortable victory over North and Ormeau this afternoon . |
| 24 | The unrest continued over the next few days and by May 22 the number of Palestinians killed by the IDF had risen to 21 . |
| 25 | When Marcus , Tony , Jason and Darren dashed for the next bus , the driver did n't know where he was supposed to take them . |
| 26 | In fact they are even unannounced — see front page — and the dicier issues of their volume delivery and general availability lay beyond the next couple of weeks . |
| 27 | Never before had England beaten West Indies in two consecutive one-day games , let alone three , and West Indies went into the next match at Melbourne , clearly determined that it would not be four . |
| 28 | Sobbing with breathlessness he ran on , and — Lord love it ! — a taxi appeared around the next corner , its yellow light announcing its availability . |
| 29 | Our mock-up makes your dream come true with Princess Di crowned as the next Queen — and Charles in a supporting role |
| 30 | Ali ran to the next wall . |