Example sentences of "[adj] days of [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | During these moist-palmed days of self-discovery , it is taken for granted that the penis can withstand a rigorous pummelling up to eight times a day . |
| 2 | Hot , halcyon days of sunshine and vapour trails , butterflies and crammed picnic baskets . |
| 3 | Harris , even after reforming , remained nostalgic about the good old days of drinking , much of it with his soul-mate from RADA , O'Toole , who was also his countryman ( both were born in 1932 in Eire — O'Toole in Kerry and Harris in Limerick ) . |
| 4 | He 'd been conscious of her in the old days of course , although he kept quiet about that . |
| 5 | But Tory schools minister Michael Fallon , MP for Darlington hit back : ‘ No one wants to go back to the old days of councillors running hospitals , of Nupe deciding whether or not your operations should be carried out . ’ |
| 6 | The book concentrates on the good old days of airliners , flying Dakotas over the Himalayas , rope starting the Dak when all else had failed , Avro Yorks on the Rangoon-Singapore route , an undercarriage collapse on an Ambassador at Southend , transporting horses in a Bristol Freighter ( known to all as the Frightener ) , and tales like these fill the pages taking the reader back to the days when flying was still an adventure . |
| 7 | The astonishing economic achievements of the golden years led many to conclude that capitalism had undergone a qualitative transformation — that the bad old days of slumps and class antagonisms had been transcended for ever . |
| 8 | As Mr Jarvis observed ‘ The old days of teachers being trusted to be professional and to show commitment have gone . ’ |
| 9 | In the British press the good old days of Geraldine Norman are gone . |
| 10 | ‘ In the old days of walking and bicycles , you would walk down from your house to the village and stop at every house on the way for talk . |
| 11 | In terms of an apparently satisfactory way of explaining what goes on we are far less confident than in the good old days of AIDA — but at least we know that AIDA was as inadequate as a theory as her operatic namesake was ill-starred in love . |
| 12 | THE GOOD OLD DAYS OF MUSIC HALL |
| 13 | IN PARTS of Serb-held Bosnia , the results of the two-day referendum on the Vance-Owen peace plan were like the good old days of Russia or China . |
| 14 | But Mr Laird is convinced that economic forces preclude a return to the bad old days of union disruption . |
| 15 | On 22 June , 1980 , I gave Bernie lunch at the Travellers Club , and we spent three hours recalling the Good Old Days of radio broadcasting with the CBC in Canada . |
| 16 | There are more than a few Hungarians who would happily revert to the good old days of Kadarism , when the Hungarian president , Janos Kadar ( 1956–1986 ) , offered the ‘ cheeriest barracks ’ in eastern Europe a relatively high standard of living in return for political passivity . |
| 17 | De Gaulle warned of a return to the bad old days of incoherence and irresponsibility . |
| 18 | Self Inflicted Wound , that was how they had referred to sunburn back in the old days of Counter Insurgency . |
| 19 | This union along with the Labour Party should have no with the philosophy of workfare , it once and once and for all reject this philosophy and send it back to the bad old days of workhouses , parish guardians , the real Victorian values . |
| 20 | There is an interesting link between the setting up of reserves such as Chitawan and what some may see as the bad old days of tiger hunting . |
| 21 | The long , white sandy beaches are clean and open , the sea is blue and inviting , and the climate boasts 300 days of sunshine a year . |
| 22 | The island of Rhodes boasts 300 days of sunshine each year , making it ideal for sun worshippers . |
| 23 | He noted , however , that the UN faced a severe financial crisis with debts of over US$1,000 million and " funds for only 24 further days of operation " . |
| 24 | If you 're at all dissatisfied , simply return your order within 30 days of purchase for a refund of the unit price . |
| 25 | Special tribunals would try crimes extending from the wilful destruction of vehicles and property to murder , and judges were empowered to pass sentences within 30 days of conviction , ranging from five years to life imprisonment and death . |
| 26 | The Crown sought an order for the taxpayer 's appeal to be struck out under s 56(4) , TMA 1970 , as it had not been submitted to the High Court within 30 days of receipt . |
| 27 | FIFTY PERCENT OF THIS PAYMENT WILL BE MADE WITHIN 30 DAYS OF RECEIPT IN TURKEY OF THE LABELS AND INSERT CARDS FOR A SPECIFIED VIDEO , AND THE REMAINING FIFTY PER CENT WILL BE MADE WITHIN SIX MONTHS OF THE FIRST PAYMENT . |
| 28 | TI pays claim on domestic business , within 30 days of receipt of a satisfactory confirmation of debt from the administrator of the insolvent estate . |
| 29 | All charges incurred by the Seller for storage or insurance shall be paid by the Purchaser within 30 days of submission of an invoice . |
| 30 | Currently , a supplement should be paid if a repayment is not made within 30 days of Customs ' receipt of the return . |