Example sentences of "in [art] [det] days [prep] " in BNC.

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1 In the latter days of the Roman Empire his powers were assumed by the Emperor , or Divine Guide of the World .
2 Only in the latter days of the town 's life as a centre of county magnificence were any real attempts made to establish an overall urban form and both resulted in failure , at least as financial ventures .
3 However , in the latter days of steam , maintenance workers while near or inside the tunnel were absolutely convinced that they heard the sound of an approaching train .
4 For example , of all the spare-time activities reported by affluent workers and their wives in the few days before being interviewed 62 per cent were in or about the home itself .
5 ‘ I 'll be back in a few days with your orders . ’
6 I 'll expect you at the Presbytery in a few days with your donation . ’
7 Doubtless many iron workers put in a few days at a time on different sites ; until quite recently putting out much of the work to contract in small stints on a ‘ labour-only ’ basis was a regular practice in mineral extraction , so leading tax collectors to class earnings as profits rather than wages .
8 I believe that the lessons learnt from my first five years of trial and error could have been imparted to me in a few days by any half-decent panner .
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