Example sentences of "in [art] old [noun pl] [pron] " in BNC.
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| 1 | That 's fine , erm what sort I mean what are we , are we back in back in the old problems we 've had before with or is it written in something else ? |
| 2 | ‘ In the old times we hijras used to be like your zero zero seven . |
| 3 | there were five red and gold crackers on the starched , white cloth and all the presents were ready in the old pillowcases they 'd all used for years at Christmas . |
| 4 | In the old cells you had to take a bucket of water in , get a wash , and then wash your underwear in it , in the same bucket . |
| 5 | ‘ In the old days we should have thrown a guinea-fowl or a few warthog piglets in , too . |
| 6 | In the old days we got on with the job , jollied staff along if they needed it , kicked the sluggards in the backside , encouraged the unconfident and persuaded a reluctant and sceptical police force to use us . |
| 7 | ‘ In the old days we could rely on the same spectators attending match after match , whatever the weather or the results . |
| 8 | In the old days we simply could n't afford to do that . |
| 9 | In the old days we simply could n't afford to do that . |
| 10 | In the old days we used to have very inefficient coal fires , burning in open grates , which to produce a reasonable heat used a significant amount of fuel . |
| 11 | No one had ever seen a bride or groom walk to their wedding ; even the very poor found a car for that day and in the old days they had gone by trap or sidecar . |
| 12 | In the old days they would be feeding the poor at the castle gate . |
| 13 | In the old days they carried twenty-four horses in a car , but there was no centre aisle , eh ? |
| 14 | In the old days they all played cards . |
| 15 | And of course in the old days they just were n't available because they were n't on the market . |
| 16 | Our ships may be small , Mr. Mottram , but in the old days they were liners — that is , they made regular , scheduled runs from various ports on the Continent to the United Kingdom . |
| 17 | ‘ In the old days they 'd have thumped enough into him to get him through his exam . |
| 18 | Ah ha , but in the old days they used to have |
| 19 | In the old days they used to have little houses close together called begins with T |
| 20 | In the old days she 'd not had time to think about anything except how to keep out of trouble . |
| 21 | In the old days she and Adam had often come to Starr Hills ; it was lonely , with no one to shout ‘ Crazy Demdykes ’ after them , and they 'd played intense , obsessive games of treasure-hunting amongst the junk . |
| 22 | In the old days she would 'ave joined the Salvation Army . ’ |
| 23 | IN THE old days your bank manager was almost like a family friend , always ready to help out when you were a bit stuck . |
| 24 | ‘ In the old days there were many big railway families . |
| 25 | In the old days there were a lot of acoustic songs , and a lot of switching . |
| 26 | In the old days there was no physical access from the running lines to Govan car sheds and workshops , so stock was only brought out of the tunnels for repair and maintenance , which necessitated lifting the vehicles bodily off the track and up through pits into the workshops by means of a large overhead crane . |
| 27 | In the old days there were cheaper bras . |
| 28 | In the old days there were around a dozen people in the field at harvest time . |
| 29 | Former Top 40 presenter Tony Blackburn said : ‘ In the old days I think it meant something to be the Christmas No. 1 and there would be great excitement in the run-up to the last chart . |
| 30 | Conchis was no more than the chance agent , the event that had come at the right time ; just as in the old days I might , after a celibate term at Oxford , have met a girl and begun an affaire with her , I had begun something exciting with him . |