Example sentences of "[verb] [v-ing] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Tired by her journey from the north of England and the heat , she had decided to defer unpacking until the next day , standing her cases temporarily to one side of the curtain that divided her cabin from the small galley . |
| 2 | Then , feeling that the reply was too abrupt , he added : ‘ I 'll sure come out and help with any work Uncle Joe wants doing on the next weekend . ’ |
| 3 | In a White Paper Defence Secretary Tom King says spending over the next 3 years will rise by only 1.2% and after that it could fall . |
| 4 | Suddenly , I was on the top of one wave as she came thundering over the next . |
| 5 | It means , do n't keep wishing for the next day , or the next week , or month , or year , or your life goes too fast . |
| 6 | ‘ I knew right away we 'd have to start preparing for the next one , ’ he told the boys , who were the only ones who 'd listen to him by then , in the home at any rate . |
| 7 | The Executive Committee shall be free to set up such committees as it may think fit and decide their terms of reference ; and have power to fill in any casual vacancies among the Honorary Officers , any officers so appointed serving until the next Annual General Meeting at which elections are due to take place . |
| 8 | Yet I keep changing , keep searching for the next challenge . |
| 9 | But the main idea we would like to see winning over the next few months is the spread of self- government . |
| 10 | On the other hand , if the member of parliament was induced to solicit for the removal of an acting officer , any failure to arrange the question satisfactorily would be taken in his constituency as a failure of political interest in London and evidence of a lack of effective power , which again could prove damaging at the next general election . |
| 11 | It will be available to PowerPC users as the first systems start emerging over the next two quarters . |
| 12 | Joined by the rest of the Brigade ( two battalions ) , it continued fighting for the next six days . |
| 13 | On Aug. 13 the government published a list of television companies which had been awarded official concessions and were thus entitled to continue broadcasting for the next six years beyond an Aug. 23 deadline . |
| 14 | She paused for a few thoughtful moments , then said quietly , ‘ I ca n't help wondering about the next owner . ’ |