Example sentences of "[art] days [adv] a [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In the days when a gold sovereign meant something when you went abroad |
| 2 | Back in the days when a groat and a half , etc . |
| 3 | Devotees of the Hitchcock film will be gratified to hear that Buchan 's book is even more chock-full of incident , cross-country chases , gung-ho and derring-do : a stirring monument to the days when a man of action might still be possessed of a stiff-upper-lipped charm and accomplishment . |
| 4 | Even that very first night , at that party at the Estwicks ’ place , you were wishing we lived in the days when a man could keep his mistress hidden away . ’ |
| 5 | The days when a vegetarian was looked upon as someone odd , even a freak , are now long past and today those whose eating preference is for non-meat products are not only respected , but , perhaps more importantly , actively catered for in shops , restaurants and other food outlets . |
| 6 | Though circumstances are so changed it is relevant to remember that in their heyday syllabubs were regarded as refreshments to be offered at card parties , ball suppers and at public entertainments , rather than just as a pudding for lunches and dinners , although they did quite often figure as part of the dessert in the days when a choice of sweetmeats , fruits , jellies , confectionery and creams was set out in a formal symmetrical array in the centre of the table . |
| 7 | Gone are the days when a couple furnished their house from top to bottom in a style that fitted in with the tastes of friends , neighbours , colleagues at work , or cronies down at the pub or tennis club . |
| 8 | IN THE days when a pocket calculator cost £100 and microcomputers were a thing of the future , I saw a niche for a book of cartoons of the genre that appeared in the computer rags . |
| 9 | As each ride had five gondolas , it is easy to see why the various fair magnates were wealthy , even in the days when a ride cost 3d . |
| 10 | Older residents recall the days when a car could be driven down this lane , but years of neglect had reduced it to a narrow path . |
| 11 | Gone are the days when a set of weak states acted as enticement to the invasion of European Russia by outside powers . |
| 12 | Those were the days when a farm worker earned about thirty shillings a week , and three pounds was quite a good wage , so it is not surprising that a Saturday afternoon at the cinema cost tuppence , and four different sweets could be bought for a penny . |