Example sentences of "in [noun sg] for the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | This new fashion for dressing a corpse was to remain in vogue for the next fifty years . |
| 2 | I am soaked , cold and not a little lacking in enthusiasm for the next try . |
| 3 | Training after a main event should be much less dynamic and should concentrate on improving technique in preparation for the next competition . |
| 4 | This information seems to fit in well with the growing body of sporting opinion that good physical fitness training is intense , punctuated by good amounts of rest in preparation for the next effort . |
| 5 | She was moving back on board Wavebreaker in preparation for the next day 's early departure . |
| 6 | OVER THE NEXT NINE MONTHS Wolfgang stayed at home in Salzburg , learning arithmetic ( which he enjoyed ) , Latin , and Italian in preparation for the next trip . |
| 7 | I knocked her weight down an eighth of an ounce in preparation for the next flight , but the next day the weather was too bad for flying , so I ‘ fattened ’ her up again . |
| 8 | The main function of MPs is to support their leaders , to attack the other side and to score the maximum points with the electorate in preparation for the next general election . |
| 9 | 3 The leading arm then withdraws back to the body in preparation for the next move . |
| 10 | In preparation for the next elections , Williams persuaded a number of local politicians and businessmen to join him in running for office on the P.N.M. ticket . |
| 11 | When acceleration or deceleration is complete the transistor switch is opened and the capacitor can then recharge in preparation for the next speed change . |
| 12 | Corbett , ignoring Ranulf 's pleas and remonstrances , told them both to get a good night 's sleep in preparation for the next morning . |
| 13 | Suggestions , in preparation for the next meeting , for those procedures that we still have to review , the procedure owners are going to put the information to us in one of two ways , if it is a minor modification procedure small changes of wording things need to be uncontroversial , we will resite the procedure with red line and strike out in the way that Jenny procedures have been prepared and circulate before the meeting . |
| 14 | Then in practice for the next race , at Jarama in Spain , he suffered another accident , severely damaging his wrist . |
| 15 | Between 1712 and 1716 the lots were sold to about twenty different persons : the same rents remained in force for the next century . |
| 16 | Jocelyn Stevens says that he needs £156 million to carry out properly English Heritage 's traditional role , while its grant in aid for the next three years is £100 million , £104 million and £106 million . |
| 17 | Many are sleeping rough , some are even offering sexual services in return for the next fix . |
| 18 | The Boundary Commission should be set to work immediately and told to report in time for new constituencies to be in place for the next election — to bring fair representation across the United Kingdom , ensuring that a vote in Scotland is no longer worth more than one in England , or a vote in one constituency worth more than one in another . |
| 19 | The reforms will be in place for the next round of reselections , which begin early next year . |
| 20 | In 1285 he was elected prior after the resignation of Thomas de Ringmere , and he remained in charge for the next forty-seven years . |
| 21 | It was the first truly successful undersea cable , continuing in business for the next 24 years . |
| 22 | THE type of ball being blamed for Scotland 's penalty miss against Malta — on the basis that it is lighter than normal — will be in use for the next two years in internationals , writes Hugh Keevins . |
| 23 | I 'm going to sacrifice maybe holidays this year , and maybe have a couple of long weekend breaks , as long as I earn enough to keep my head above water and to pay my way in life for the next twelve months , keep my family fed and watered I 'm Okay , then I 'm going to take stock in twelve months ' time . |
| 24 | I stayed in bed for the next twenty-four hours , sleeping , drinking a little water , not eating at all , and only rousing myself when Gav arrived back ( from his parents ' , I wrongly assumed ) , loudly declaring himself to be of unsound liver but totally in love . |
| 25 | They worked in silence for the next ten minutes , then Mike said : " Right . |
| 26 | The court was told that he faced another drink-driving charge and would be in hospital for the next six weeks . |
| 27 | Umpires David Shepherd and John Holder chivvied them several times , but although the players might deny it suited them tactically to keep as many of their batting overs in hand for the next day when better weather was promised , it is difficult to dismiss the thought that the level of fines was so derisory that they did not give it a thought . |
| 28 | The right politician must be put in charge of the Treasury to bring the economy back to even keel , reduce the trade deficit and force both inflation and interest rates down in time for the next election . |
| 29 | For a period , he worked in the Manchester factory from 3am until 5pm , going to bed at 7pm so he could get up in time for the next day 's duty . |
| 30 | This means the real fight begins once the recession is over ( Halpern believes this will be in time for the next general election , coinciding with the introduction of the Single European Market in '92 ) . |