Example sentences of "[prep] [art] [adj] days of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | But her own body told her a different story which , lying here for the long days of rest which had been prescribed for her , she had heard clearly enough through the bird-twitter of Linnet and her mother , and Tristan 's determined joviality . |
| 2 | SOME WAYS OF TRAVELLING are synonymous with luxury and romance and evoke nostalgic yearnings for the great days of travel when black tie was de rigueur as the traveller sauntered through Europe and Asia , or crossed the oceans . |
| 3 | Despite popular laments for the great days of Herbert Morrison and ‘ municipal socialism ’ on the LCC , such Tory bugbears as the Merseyside authority and the Greater London Council disappeared from the scene . |
| 4 | Given the strong emphasis on children with special educational needs during the early days of PNP it was not surprising that many collaborations concentrated their attention on these children . |
| 5 | Was this th during the early days of electricity in the in the area ? |
| 6 | Problems during the filming in Sweden included no official stills photographer to take publicity pictures during the early days of production , a fire at the hotel used by cast and crew , some film damaged during processing- and thick snow . |
| 7 | The question of forming an independent union had sharply divided delegates during the five days of debate , despite having been approved in principle at the first congress in June [ see p. 37617 ] . |
| 8 | The decisions taken during the 13 days of crisis were momentous ; as Kennedy and those around him realized , one false move would lead to nuclear war . |
| 9 | Mr Yeltsin was absent from the chamber during the four days of debate . |
| 10 | She had not before entered the Tower precincts , although its grim-visaged exterior as seen from the river , particularly during the dark days of winter , had frequently given her a sense of foreboding . |
| 11 | Similarly , Mr Yeltsin , like Mr Gorbachev , was born into a peasant family during the calamitous 1930s and came to political maturity during the first days of Khrushchev , when hope began to dawn after Stalin 's long night . |
| 12 | Nowhere seemed to be safe from the searching French guns ; during the first days of March one regiment lost more men while behind the lines in reserve than during its assault on Haumont Wood the first day of the offensive . |
| 13 | However , during the two days of talks on Sept. 5-6 both Prime Ministers presented their proposals for easing political and military tensions within the Korean peninsula . |
| 14 | Despite the deployment of 100,000 paramilitary troops and police , to forestall what Army Chief of Staff General Mirza Aslam Beg had claimed on Oct.1 was " an extremely dangerous " plot to disrupt the elections , 39 people were reported killed in separate incidents during the two days of polling . |
| 15 | During the 12 days of Christmas , women stopped spinning only to start again on Distaff Day . |
| 16 | During the 30 days of training at Wokingham , Pete and Andrew became the best of buddies and Wendy accepted a delighted Andrew 's marriage proposal . |
| 17 | During the last days of May 1967 the United States reached an understanding with Israel , clearing the way for the latter 's attack on Egypt on 5 June 1967 . |
| 18 | If he did not go quite so far as Eric Linklater in believing that what Mary was doing down at Kirk o' Field during the last days of Darnley 's life in February 1567 was indulging a ‘ womanly zeal for nursing ’ , he certainly had no doubt of her innocence . |
| 19 | During the last days of Knight 's governorship there was a significant change within the central management of the AFPFL . |
| 20 | Chrysanthemums , poinsettia , corn , coffee and others flower during the shortening days of autumn and are known as short-day plants . |
| 21 | Compared with recent serious journalistic books on science , such as the Eight Days of Creation and The Soul of a New Machine , Scientific Temperaments is a light confection . |
| 22 | Between the two days of carnival , on 26 July 1945 , the results of the general election — delayed by the counting of servicemen 's votes — were announced . |
| 23 | They include Body and Soul , a series about a disillusioned nun , and Head over Heels , a Fifties drama about the early days of rock 'n' roll . |
| 24 | So all through the anxious days of incubation until the dull-plumaged infants are fully fledged , he and the hen move about without even a whisper . |
| 25 | It is clear that the Authority adjusted its approach to INSET quite considerably after the early days of PNP and in the light of our sixth report and feedback from schools . |
| 26 | The predominant adverse effects after the first days of therapy were fatigue ( 73% ) , myalgia ( 60% ) , anorexia ( 43% ) , irritability ( 30% ) , and hair loss ( 15% ) . |
| 27 | After a few days of sun-oil and cold showers , she even had the nerve to seek the shade and grumble a little at the sweat and the glare of it all . |
| 28 | After a few days of trial and error I devised a system of categorising my work four times during the day ; on an early shift , for example , at approximately 10.00am , 1.00pm , 3.00pm and on leaving for the day . |
| 29 | I rose this morning after a few days of calm without mystical experience and I walked through a steep valley in a golden light of dawn that was like a rich but transparent garment covering all things . |
| 30 | But after a few days of Margery 's company ‘ the worshipful woman sped herself fast out of Akun with all her retinue ’ . |