Example sentences of "[noun sg] from [pron] [adj] days " in BNC.
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| 1 | That too , perhaps , a throw-back from his regimental days . |
| 2 | Lee , a key figure not only within the Association since its foundation , but also with the Dictionary of National Biography from its earliest days , referred to the aims of the English Association , suggesting " that English be the constant , the unresting ally and companion of whatever other studies the call of national enlightenment and national efficiency may prescribe " . |
| 3 | One old sailor kept a custom from his nautical days . |
| 4 | People like handsome Major David Waterhouse , newsagent chain heiress Kate Menzies and the Earl of Arundel cheerfully refer to their old friend as ‘ Duch ’ — a nickname from her pre-royal days . |
| 5 | He is a clever trimmer , they say , a closet federalist , unchanged at heart from his Heathite days , still a Foreign Office bureaucrat to the core . |
| 6 | What we were talking about , or what I think is interesting is your experience from your early days in horse shoeing has stood you in good stead for the revival of interest in driving erm if you 'd like to tell us a bit more about that I 'd love to hear it cos I 'm never tired of that . |
| 7 | They thereby avoid a circularity of reasoning which has plagued the natural rate-NAIRU literature from its earliest days : if a sustained rise in the unemployment rate is not accompanied by an abatement of inflationary pressure , then this literature can admit of only one explanation — that NAIRU , a concept which has often been conflated with that of the natural unemployment rate , must itself have risen . |
| 8 | He showed keen interest in machinery from his early days and made ship and engine models , including a charcoal-fired model locomotive which ran at the Leeds exhibition in 1838 . |
| 9 | I HAVE happily helped Phil Tufnell develop his career from his earliest days on the staff at Middlesex through to his current position as England 's first choice spinner . |
| 10 | One stream is made up of those whose families have belonged to the church from its earliest days and who themselves have known no other spiritual home . |
| 11 | If we wish children to develop awareness and sensitivity , Art and Nature must ramify their schooling from their early days . |
| 12 | Users fall into various categories : firms can keep up-to-date with the latest developments in their line of business and the indexes also provide the means to check on the activities of competitors ; researchers in academic and other institutions similarly can check progress in their particular speciality ; students of the history of technology , and industrial archaeologists can follow the gradual development of an industry of science from its earliest days . |
| 13 | Explaining the philosophy which has been his strength from his earliest days in the Ledley Hall club with Herbie Young and his former employer Bill Robson he said : ‘ If you want anything from this sport you have to work exceedingly hard for it . |
| 14 | It is true that Sassoon was prominent member from its early days , but the PPU was in fact founded by Dick Sheppard in 1934 . |
| 15 | Another mishap , this time from his younger days , might have found its way into Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em . |