Example sentences of "[to-vb] [conj] [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | It is a valuable piece of equipment , and my hon. Friend may like to know that in the next two or three years we shall proceed with some large modifications to it which we estimate will bring about £4 million worth of work to PBN on the Isle of Wight . |
| 2 | It follows then that if a poor vein on a good tribute suddenly improved then the men working it would stand to profit well , though they might expect to find that on the next setting-day , the rate would almost certainly be reduced in the mine 's favour . |
| 3 | Owen had other fish to fry and for the next two days he was busy on other things . |
| 4 | Incidentally , I ca n't be with you because I 'm trying to ensure that in the next general election Labour will win more seats . |
| 5 | It already has a labour force there of 15,000 and plans to double that over the next year or two , investing around DM1 billion . |
| 6 | At the end of that time they again expressed doubts as to their liability to pay and for the next three years paid under protest . |
| 7 | A market economy in China promises to mean that over the next decade Asia 's geography can reassert itself . |