Example sentences of "[vb past] to [art] next [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So his foot went down two steps , and sure enough down came the wardrobe onto his toe and did n't do any damage and then just bounced to the next step down . |
| 2 | I 've actually seen erm er been in a workshop as a participant where a chap who was excellent at this had what he did was while while the participants were doing some sort of an exercise he was actually making these tiny notes up in the top corner for himself so that when he when he came to the next sort of section that he wanted he 'd he 'd got he 'd got the odd notes just up there in the corner . |
| 3 | Beales had not taken any notice of other customers until a man he recognized as MacQuillan came to the next table . |
| 4 | As he tiptoed to the next flight he was distracted by a dreadful howling sound , worse than Plutarch at her most aggrieved . |
| 5 | Then he and Billie climbed to the next floor and walked down the corridor to Room 416 . |
| 6 | She turned to the next cutting in the hope of finding a less lurid account of the case . |
| 7 | With a sigh she turned to the next patient , smiling as a young woman carried a small child into the room . |
| 8 | She turned to the next sheet of cuttings , and began to read an article from the Sun . |
| 9 | He turned to the next item on his desk , a note on top of a copy-pad which said : ‘ Morley stpd lttle prck . |
| 10 | As they moved from one to another , they collected meals of pollen and paid for them by becoming covered in excess pollen which they involuntarily delivered to the next flower they visited . |
| 11 | On this canal poundlocks were used for the first time in England , i.e. , an upper and a lower gate fitted with sluices and enclosing a chamber into which boats passed to be raised or lowered to the next level . |
| 12 | And by the time he got to the next corner , we 'd be back on the corner . ' |
| 13 | With the other girls , it had been simple : morning , darling , a quick strip , a bit of pout , grunt and groan under the studio lights , then off they went to the next job . |
| 14 | and the boy would next morning would pass on the outside of the gate offering a reward of five pounds to anyone who would in other words five pounds for Oliver Twist I never in for this in my life said the in the white , white coat as he locked the gate and he went to the next morning . |
| 15 | She and two of the Aussies then proceeded to the next floor where guest bedrooms were to be found . |
| 16 | Ali ran to the next wall . |
| 17 | She ran to the next comer with her head down , past the boarded-up house and the gate where a dog 's nose pushed under a loose board . |
| 18 | He pointed to the next building . |
| 19 | The smell of burning plastic stayed in my nose and the bright glare of the burning mixture danced in my eyes as I hurried to the next hole , glancing at my watch as I did so . |
| 20 | The crowd cheered their British player and hurried to the next tee , which we were just leaving . |
| 21 | A few minutes after Amiss had gone Sunil cleared up the fragments of cheese and biscuits , deposited them neatly in the waste-paper basket , picked up a couple of books and some blank paper and descended to the next storey . |
| 22 | They moved cautiously along a dimly-lit passage until they reached the steep narrow ladder that descended to the next level . |
| 23 | But as they descended to the next deck , then to the one below , the reason became obvious . |