Example sentences of "[v-ing] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | November had been a damp and drizzly month , bringing shorter days and causing aggravation to those people who found it increasingly difficult to travel in the blackout . |
| 2 | Originally , the Romans had a complicated system of dividing the month , with Calends ( from which our word ‘ calendar ’ is derived ) on the first , Ides on the fifteenth of March , May , July , and October and on the thirteenth day of the other months , and Nones occurring eight days before the Ides . |
| 3 | ‘ Is that what Ferg 's driving these days ? ’ |
| 4 | No you can wait until you can see her going out with wait until the car 's not there if you know what car she 's driving these days . |
| 5 | Dying these days involves a variety of bureaucratic and local government procedures . |
| 6 | And I told him that er all about it , but I said do they make , do they do this puddling these days , he says yes at West Bromwich they still do it , but er they used to do it up on |
| 7 | BA said that apart from booking 21 days in advance , passengers must stay at least seven days . |
| 8 | BA said that apart from booking 21 days in advance , passengers must stay a minimum of seven days . |
| 9 | Perhaps not — but there 's precious little risk of that happening these days , and anyway , what happened to speed up the return to ‘ normal ’ after birth ? |
| 10 | ‘ How are you keeping these days , Mrs Clamp ? ’ |
| 11 | But for some reason she knew he was my brother , and she asked me how he was keeping these days . ’ |
| 12 | The Canadians ' ship then took 2,000 local Russian miners and their families to Archangel , returning nine days later on 2 September to take off the men of the Edmonton Regiment and Saskatoon Light Infantry who , with sappers and some Norwegians , had destroyed the mines . |
| 13 | We found a strong association between gestational age and most respiratory symptoms , especially wheezing most days . |
| 14 | An even longer contract is at Grampian TV in Aberdeen , where we have been operating 365 days a year , for the past 24 years . |
| 15 | I taught for a term at a crammer half a mile from my home , and instead of passing lazy days with charming children whose actively hatted mothers would smile , condescend and yet flirt during some endless pollen-spattered sports day , I spent my time with the son of the local bookmaker ( he lent me his bike : I crashed it ) and the daughter of the suburb 's solicitor . |
| 16 | Details for inclusion in this column must be received in writing three days before publication . |
| 17 | Details for inclusion in this column must be received in writing three days before publication . |
| 18 | Details for inclusion in this column must be received in writing three days before publication . |
| 19 | You should advise the Department in writing 21 days prior to your return that you intend to do so . |
| 20 | The bush — or , as it used to be called , dwarf ( misleading these days in view of the growing popularity of the miniature and patio types ) — is the form that is most popular and commonly planted in gardens everywhere . |
| 21 | ‘ No , you can talk quite freely — there 's no phone tapping these days as far as we know ’ |
| 22 | ‘ Where 's he living these days ? ’ |
| 23 | ‘ Where are you living these days — in London by the sea ? ’ |
| 24 | I was very interested to learn more about Barclays ' methods of training these days and to get your views on the materials supplied , particularly videos . |
| 25 | University Square in central Bucharest , which had been occupied by anti-communist demonstrators since April 22 , was cleared by police in a dawn raid on June 13 , provoking three days of the most violent clashes seen in Romania since the December revolution . |
| 26 | The returns are related to performance , but that is not surprising these days . |
| 27 | ‘ John Smith was getting a bit nostalgic and remembering those days , but they are certainly not going to come back . ’ |
| 28 | Four years ago she set up American Express offices at ICI Billingham and Wilton , and now has a staff of 24 , operating five days a week selling holidays to chemical workers She said : ‘ We 're probably one of the largest offices in the area . |
| 29 | They have been informed that they do not qualify for their bounty because they have spent insufficient days at summer camp , despite serving 51 days in the Gulf . |
| 30 | The Gardens of England and Wales , detailing open days , is available from bookshops , or from The National Gardens Scheme , Hatchlands Park , East Clandon , Guildford , Surrey GU4 7RT ( 0483 211535 ) , price £2.75 inc p & p . |