Example sentences of "these days [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 These days golf managers parcel up their clients rather like those butchers ' pictures of carcases with dotted lines showing the different joints .
2 mm good , I mean that 's not so appropriate these days life is it , cos P V C proved itself a bit more has n't it ?
3 These days work takes up most of my time . ’
4 These days love is marriage and its compensation is alimony or success .
5 These days Halloween would n't be the same without this scary idea from America .
6 These days TB is easily cured by antibiotics .
7 Their chances of success are looking good , because these days sex is out while law-and-order is in .
8 These days Airlift is quite a big and respectable business , and , judging by the tans of the proprietors , a healthy one .
9 These days mince pies can come laced with Grand Marnier , stuffed with Rum Butter or cherries , and in the ‘ Royale ’ versions , covered with white icing .
10 This was surprising when you consider that these days Death was the genial Doctor 's constant drinking-companion .
11 Being on the road is the lifeblood of politics and that 's something that these days television enhances , because whatever the potential of studio interviews or recorded broadcasts , some of the most effective television comes from live campaigning ‘ out there ’ .
12 They 're just sort of relics of a time when people experimented with shapes and tried all kinds of different things ; these days instrument makers seem to have settled on making everything the same .
13 These days milkman do n't carry money on their rounds .
14 These days laundry should be easier thanks to machines .
15 I said no nobody is going to be able these days woman not be able to support herself on twenty hours a week which is what Karen does putting out bread in the Asda .
16 ‘ We want the students to understand what we do — that these days engineering is a very sophisticated and hi-tech business which can be both interesting and rewarding .
17 These days line is , in some cases , less than half the diameter than it was for a given breaking strain .
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