Example sentences of "[vb mod] happen [prep] the next " in BNC.
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| 1 | Cleo realised she was frightened , but if there was the slightest possibility she could catch sight of Inky 's shade , she was prepared to risk whatever might happen over the next few hours . |
| 2 | Something might happen within the next few days . ’ |
| 3 | She did n't know , did she , what might happen in the next few days ? |
| 4 | Our perception of spermatozoa was changed forever by Woody Allen 's impersonation of one in Everything You Wanted to Know About Sex , and University of Pennsylvania are giving substance to his fantasies , putting the poor little tadpoles through an arduous obstacle course to step up the process of survival of the fittest : according to Prodigy Services Co , the mad scientists have created a new class of silicon chip that can be used for analyzing sperm samples and providing a venue for fertilisation ; the technology uses microscopic obstacle courses inside a silicon wafer to weed out unhealthy sperm , and has been used successfully to fertilise a mouse egg ; the chips are etched with a virtual theme park of twisting channels , forests of columns , and other features designed to ensure only the strongest of sperm reach their goal , with some passages so small that only a single cell can pass ; the researchers have not yet applied for approval to test human fertilisation using the chip , but say that could happen within the next 12 months — Brave New World , or the embodiment of virtual sex . |
| 5 | Now however , they will be prepared to let the tribunal decide if they sign a player out of contract — and that could happen within the next few weeks . |
| 6 | Microsoft Corp chairman Bill Gates ' threats to make life miserable for WABI by bringing out competitive products of his own ( UX No 432 ) , are believed to involve Bristol and a Microsoft license to Wind/U which could happen in the next few weeks , though nothing has been signed . |
| 7 | Irregular things may happen on the next stage , the 200 kilometres to Strasbourg . |
| 8 | If the taxpayer understood what the Government are planning with this privatisation and what they are doing to the coal industry , there would be no doubt what would happen at the next general election . |
| 9 | He is still cautious about forecasting what will happen over the next two months , but reckons that Tie Rack 's low-priced , high value ranges should be just the thing to tempt recession-bashed Christmas shoppers . |
| 10 | ‘ Nobody can predict what will happen over the next decade , particularly with all the agricultural changes brought about by the EC , but East Anglia can grow some of the best and cheapest grain in Europe and we are well placed to benefit from that ’ . |
| 11 | Bennett suggests that whatever precise outcome of the review , ‘ the climate of debate can be changed a lot before you actually do anything about it and that 's what will happen before the next election ’ . |
| 12 | Though what will happen in the next century up to 2025 , as table 5.4 suggests , we can only calculate with a large margin of error . |
| 13 | Anything can happen in the next half hour — specifically , fabbo '60s puppet drama STINGRAY is happening , followed by more MAN FROM UNCLE stuff . |