Example sentences of "[vb pp] [pos pn] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The residue of my estate , including Merchiston Lodge and its contents other than those already specified , together with the grounds in which it is set , I bequeath to the one person who has made my last days worth living , Miss Theodosia Kyte . ’ |
| 2 | The boys knew all the local hostelries and Jimmy even owned a car , a rather wheezy Austin 7 , which had certainly seen its best days but still managed to clank around the country lanes when petrol was available . |
| 3 | Fur has seen its best days on the clothing front , although seriously rockin' on the footwear front right now is leopard skin . |
| 4 | Her black straw hat , secured by a beaded hatpin , had seen its best days long ago . |
| 5 | In a way she hoped he had not and yet , on the other hand , she believed the news would have made his final days very happy , however heinous the deceit with which she would always have to live . |
| 6 | Jobs says NeXT has left its loss-making days behind and claims the privately-held company will be in a position to make a profit in 1993 . |
| 7 | On the other hand , if for her the impossible was not merely possible , not merely probable but certain , she destroyed the route to wonder that might have enhanced her living days . |
| 8 | SOCCER player John Groves fears a broken leg suffered last year may finally have ended his playing days . |