Example sentences of "the days [adv] [pron] could " in BNC.
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| 1 | The days when we could defend good old British bulldog industry by slamming on trade tariffs and erecting a barrier against the rest of the world have gone . |
| 2 | This is a heady wine and has intoxicated palaeontologists since the days when they could blame it all on Noah 's flood . |
| 3 | The idea has proved popular among villagers , many of whom would like to see a return to the days when they could safely leave their doors unlocked . |
| 4 | Gone were the days when she could just get up in the morning , make coffee , leave a note for Mrs Bennett and go off to Brentwoods with , maybe , the anticipation of quite an exciting day . |
| 5 | The days when you could act out of your noble instincts are over . |
| 6 | Those were the days when you could still bang doors at Brands Hatch and drive home afterwards . |
| 7 | ‘ Gone are the days when you could buy what you wanted with a pair of Levi jeans and a Jerry Lee Lewis album , ’ commented Myeloski . |
| 8 | However , he recognized that the days when he could play the benign ruler , satisfying the grievances of his subjects and punishing guilty lesser officials , were waning — even if he had nothing more positive to put in its place . |
| 9 | The days when he could do it , or would , were now over . |