Example sentences of "is [adj] these [noun pl] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The dishes he filled seemed indistinguishable to my eye from run-of-the-mill cottage pie except they were rather blacker round the edges than is normal , and they were accompanied by the garnish of a quarter of a raw tomato , two cucumber slices , a sprinkling of cress ( or maybe lawn clippings ) , and a tired , pre-chewed lettuce leaf without which no British pub meal is complete these days . |
| 2 | The second main reason why handling grief is different these days is that death has become less and less an event that takes place within the confines of the family circle . |
| 3 | Four megabytes is typical these days for memories . |
| 4 | There you go , only flaw is that s the only bit of the tune I can get into my head right now … that does nt matter though — any tune is extravagant these days ! ! |
| 5 | Failing that , it is easy these days to remove a small panel and have the colour matched . |
| 6 | They brought Mother back to the chapel , which is disused these days . |
| 7 | Mark Benson won the toss for Kent and , as is customary these days , put Hampshire in But 11 o'clock on a July morning is very different from 10.30am in September and , while it was cloudy , there was nothing like the assistance the bowlers will expect to find at the start of the NatWest Trophy final later in the year . |
| 8 | ‘ Supposing a couple of minutes is all these birds need ? |
| 9 | That 's a thing I find that we 're losing very much is all these exclamations and of course a lot of exclamations were calling on a divine hand of God to look after you . |
| 10 | West Berlin is all these things and more to the inhabitants of the GDR . |
| 11 | What he does do , though , is present these foes as mysterious and indefinably threatening in a haunting manner : ‘ For though they bodies seeme , yet substance from them fades ’ ( II , IX , 15 ) . |
| 12 | It is unlikely these days that you would want a new back boiler to provide all your central heating needs , but you may well want to replace one which provides domestic hot water . |
| 13 | Otterness is busy these days . |
| 14 | And well , it 's not nice to say that a girl is fat these days , but she was all ample proportioned we 'll put it like that . |
| 15 | ‘ I come across as being intolerant because I have a different sense of what is important these days . |
| 16 | Predencia Gabbidon , training manager from Glenthorne Youth Treatment Centre who organised the conference with funding from the SSI , said : ‘ With the new-build programme due it is important these issues are raised and taken on board at the design stage . ’ |
| 17 | Now , as far as my health is concerned these days it could be a little bit better but a bonny sight worse . |
| 18 | We believe sound type is essential these days , but the opportunity is rising very fast . |
| 19 | ‘ It was one of the most ferocious attacks on prison officers I have ever had to deal with and it is vital these men are apprehended . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ There 's very little that is incurable these days , Inés . |
| 21 | Digging out information on Europe 's better known mountains is straight-forward these days . |
| 22 | ‘ For one thing it sounds like an overlapping full-back on the Juventus transfer list , for another my kids are asking if an appointment is necessary these days or should they start the row without me ? |
| 23 | I really do think it s time to change keepers , Lukic is a good keeper — but is uninspired these days . |
| 24 | If you 're faced with a slippery floor problem , it is inexpensive these days to get exhibition contractors to supply some cheap carpeting and you may want to investigate this option . |
| 25 | But also they consider the problems and realise that when business is bad these problems may force them to close their Northern Ireland factories . |
| 26 | Even training is fun these days . |