Example sentences of "[conj] [noun] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | Most " events " are of a very short duration — in the case of a banquet a matter of a few hours — but some can last longer — in the case of certain sporting events , conferences or exhibitions several days , or even one or two weeks . |
| 2 | Would they be suggesting , as some of the swimming coaches did , that kids these days are going soft . |
| 3 | There is one curious feature of sociology that is worth mentioning , namely that methods these days are largely seen as a distinctive branch of the discipline . |
| 4 | Depending on tidal conditions at the time , it may also be possible to take a gamble by crossing the causeway to Atlantic City , even if it is rather more Atlantic than City these days . |
| 5 | She also remarks , rather acidly , that women these days are inclined to be arrogant when they 're in charge . |
| 6 | Men , my boyfriend says , Honest-to-God he says men huv n't got it any easier than women these days ! |
| 7 | ‘ One player is n't going to make a team and international rugby is more about team planning and preparation these days than it was in the days of the great Welsh outside halves . ’ |
| 8 | His dad had n't much luck dying in his fifties and the boy had looked in with the bread and milk most days since her accident . |
| 9 | Were women expected to do things still , or was it all earth-motherhood and fulfilment-through-family these days ? |
| 10 | ‘ How 's you and Den these days , Marge ? ’ |
| 11 | Is it plausible that birth weight and weight four days after birth can be used to distinguish the effects of fetal and postnatal growth on blood pressure ? |
| 12 | So many people ply me with drinks in the D and F these days that I tend to remember them as I saw them , in a blur . |
| 13 | Meanwhile the body of Boromir establishes a similar transverse thread as it drifts down the Great River , to be seen by Faramir , to have the workmanship on its belt noted and compared with the brooches of Sam and Frodo eight days later . |
| 14 | The race will take Mark and Philip 30 days and 8,000 miles deep into the Arctic Circle with temperatures down to minus 10 ; the focus of their ambitions ; to get into the winning frame . |
| 15 | British champion Roberts was given a five day ban ( June 22–26 ) and Quinn two days ( June 22 & 23 ) following the Le Piaget D'Or International . |
| 16 | ‘ With Joan Armatrading , we did 2–3000 seaters , and that just worked fantastically , especially as I like to communicate with the audience , and people these days are n't used to that . |
| 17 | Shearer 's injury might not be on quite the same scale , but it will keep him out of qualifiers in Turkey next month , the Netherlands at home in April and the end-of-season double away to Poland on 29 May and Norway four days later . |
| 18 | Reading brochures and newspapers these days , you ca n't help but notice the amount of ‘ buzzwords ’ that are commonly used . |
| 19 | Having dealt with a less than happy situation Mr Vernon moved on to more pleasant matters , reminding the meeting of the Headquarters and Depot Open Days in August and of the warm reception shown to the public by those who man the lifeboat stations . |
| 20 | ‘ It 's mostly apples and yoghurt these days , ’ I tell him . |
| 21 | England play Yugoslavia on June 11 and France three days later , both in Malmo 's 26,800 capacity stadium . |
| 22 | For example , study of the third sequence might lead us to believe that foggy days are relatively rare occurrences at Upland , whereas the powered transition probability matrix gave a result of 51 % foggy days and 49% clear days . |
| 23 | And farm Open Days like these are encouraged , to allow young visitors to learn more about life beyond the classroom . |
| 24 | It might destroy part of the ozone layer , which would permit the sun 's ultra-violet radiation either to tan us or fry us , depending upon how large a hole had been blasted in the stratosphere : it might equally well cause the onset of a nuclear winter , which is so popular a topic among both scientists and laymen these days . |
| 25 | It 's all very well for all the major computer manufacturers to say that all the money is in software and services these days , and that hardware is a commodity business , but if no-one wants to make the hardware , there 's no industry . |
| 26 | Well you find them in Africa and India these days . |
| 27 | Sets for exhibitions and conferences these days can be large , complicated and costly . |
| 28 | AN unemployed fish cook from Liss Forest who admitted possessing cannabis and heroin five days before Christmas told police it was his own personal stash for the holiday period . |
| 29 | The catering team have been busy providing breakfast , lunch and dinner seven days a week for the 280 boarders and staff since they returned after the summer break . |
| 30 | ‘ I saw Mick and Jerry two days before it came out in the papers and they seemed absolutely fine , ’ he says . |