Example sentences of "[prep] [pron] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | If this was not so , why would it get funding ; you do n't get something for nothing these days … |
| 2 | ‘ Try to keep me away , ’ he had whispered , ‘ although it is exquisite torture for me these days , my dear McAllister , to have you so near , and be unable to stroke every bit of your delectable body . |
| 3 | ‘ Only lust ’ does n't have any appeal for me these days . ’ |
| 4 | I shall always be grateful to Mr Rocke for his ready help and understanding during my early days at Thurnscoe . |
| 5 | Except for our differences over Barbara Castle 's proposals for trade union reform , he and I had worked closely together since 1964 , and during my early days as Chancellor of the Exchequer when sterling was under great strain he was a considerable strength and comfort . |
| 6 | In fact , during my first days under Mr Farraday , I was once or twice quite astounded by some of the things he would say to me . |
| 7 | ‘ I came in for a lot of adulation during my racing days — groupies . |
| 8 | It never crossed my mind that I would ever recover from the suffering I underwent during my last days there , and especially my last hours . |
| 9 | All through my wild days my mad existence I kept my promise do n't keep your distance bom bom bom . |
| 10 | No I look after them three days a week . |
| 11 | After my four days Ken was to set off on his own curtailed family holiday . |
| 12 | After their racing days the horses are not destined for breeding ; they often live as the mounts of amateur riders in local races or retire to become family friends . |
| 13 | It was a great relief when she arrived at Lomond View to discover that the only person there was Inge , looking rosy-cheeked and happy after her few days ' holiday . |
| 14 | ‘ I 'd read The Lonely Londoners and I could relate to it from what my parents had told me about their early days in London [ before moving back to Nigeria when Agbenugba was ten ] . |
| 15 | It 's amusing anecdote central with the rent-a-gob Cockney git and erstwhile punk rock Hip Young Gunslinger as they fondly reminisce about their halcyon days at The World 's Greatest Rock Weekly with a greenly envious IAN McCANN |
| 16 | During its six days in Havana harbour the St Louis had become a tourist attraction , and its departure was watched by an estimated crowd of 100,000 . |
| 17 | So unusual was this setup that during its early days we even had dealers contacting us to discover how it was being done ! |
| 18 | The black furry coat with which it was born and which helped it to keep warm during its first days is now sloughed off , revealing the shorter shiny coat which is more suitable for a swimmer . |
| 19 | He had always been confident that Fibres would survive even during its darkest days : ‘ Parts of our business are volatile and people are used to reacting quickly and decisively — that is what we had to do but on a very big scale and at very considerable cost . ’ |
| 20 | Moreover , now that I come to think of it , it is perhaps not so surprising that it should also have made a deep impression on Miss Kenton given certain aspects of her relationship with my father during her early days at Darlington Hall . |
| 21 | During her early days at Decca her first attempt ( in October , 1947 ) at the Vier ernste Gesänge , although accorded 78rpm numbers , was never issued . |
| 22 | But even in the Sixties , during her hard-up days as a young Broadway dancer , before she found fame in Rowan and Martin 's Laugh-In , she promised herself she would never , ever rely on a man for her money . |
| 23 | During her three days working in the Toronto Skydome she made friends with an athlete who now writes to her in Chinese . |
| 24 | Evidently the garden had been badly neglected during her ten days ' absence . |
| 25 | During their four days in Edinburgh , in addition to their time at Torness , they will be briefed about Scotland by staff from the US Consulate-General , visit the Castle and learn about Scottish dancing . |
| 26 | Valley Parade 's answer to the dream team never linked up during their playing days — Pearson had moved on from Manchester United to West Ham before Stapleton , Ireland 's most capped player , joined the Old Trafford side in the early eighties . |
| 27 | The group formed part of the twenty seven strong Sales Training Course run by Stoddard Templeton which visited Lyles in May during their three days of instruction . |
| 28 | They provided the citizens with a wide variety of fresh fish for its fast days and during the close seasons they exploited all the resources of the riverside that they could utilize . |
| 29 | Mr and Mrs Ramsdale have now requested that their gift be used to buy equipment which will help other families support their own relatives at home , rather than have them admitted to hospital for their last days and weeks . |
| 30 | The others stood and smoked , or twitched or shrugged , or blinked , or nodded , or performed whatever other small compulsion their nervous systems required of them these days . |