Example sentences of "[adj] days [noun sg] " in BNC.
Next page| No | Sentence |
|---|---|
| 1 | My first stop was at the Halcyon Days stand where I found Mrs Benjamin with her husband ; she runs the wonderful Halcyon Days shop in Brook Street , which is such a godsend to so many of us for an attractive last-minute present . |
| 2 | In the old days Mum and Dad took the Daily Mirror , that was all . |
| 3 | In the dark old days rugby tours never went further than the west country or Wales … but times are changing fast as the sport gets more professional … you have to think big time now to win matches and survive in the first division … that 's why Gloucester 's new full-time director Barrie Corless and coach Keith Richardson took the players off to Italy for a two match tour |
| 4 | Part of the problem here is that , whereas in the old days Fender , Gibson , Gretsch , Guild and Rickenbacker ( and of course Höfner , Burns and Framus etc. ) used their own distinctive hardware , every other modern guitar has a black Floyd , the same black locking nut , black Gotoh machines and black , open-topped ‘ SeyMarzio ’ pickups . |
| 5 | Child 2 : ‘ Mummy says that in the old days daddy would have worked down a coal mine to make power for people , |
| 6 | Just a mention about the Good Old Days Quiz Book , a B B C publication which is at your local B B C radio station , costs three pounds for one thousand questions , do n't be without it this Christmas , and it does make a lovely Christmas present as well . |
| 7 | Getting some nice letters about the Good Old Days Quiz Book , do n't miss it , you local B B C radio station , it 's also on sale at er bookshops throughout the East Midlands and at the Row Library in Nottingham they 've told me to say as well . |
| 8 | Three pounds , I 'm doing two signings , one is this Sunday at the Radio Lincolnshire Open Show , I 'll be there on Sunday from two till four signing the Good Old Days Quiz Book , two till four this Sunday at Radio Lincolnshire 's Open Day and on Wednesday December the eighth I 'll be at at Nottingham , and doing a signing there for the Good Old Days Quiz Book , B B C publication . |
| 9 | Three pounds , I 'm doing two signings , one is this Sunday at the Radio Lincolnshire Open Show , I 'll be there on Sunday from two till four signing the Good Old Days Quiz Book , two till four this Sunday at Radio Lincolnshire 's Open Day and on Wednesday December the eighth I 'll be at at Nottingham , and doing a signing there for the Good Old Days Quiz Book , B B C publication . |
| 10 | You can get it by post at three pounds fifty by post , send a cheque or postal order made payable to the B B C for three pounds fifty , we 'll sent it b , I 'll send it by post to you and send it to Afternoon Special , , Derby , Leicester , Lincoln or Nottingham if you want the Good Old Days Quiz Book by post . |
| 11 | Payment terms , for example , are generally much shorter than those of book publishers , usually only up to 30 days credit , and this needs to be taken on board as it affects cashflow , stock turn , and ultimately , profitability . |
| 12 | Apparently in response to an appeal made at the Central American summit held in San José , Costa Rica , in December 1989 [ see p. 37119 ] , the FMLN on Jan. 11 , 1990 , agreed to reopen within 30 days peace talks with the government under the mediation of the UN Secretary-General , Javier Pérez de Cuéllar . |
| 13 | One granule in 150ml stock bottle and a 5ml spoonful in approx. 100mls water in the glass , so one 5ml = granule per 5ml dose ( 30 days supply ) . |
| 14 | Some days it was tragedy , some days comedy . |
| 15 | I wonder if the friendly gent from Gloucester I met on the bank at Bo'ness some days back has noted that steam is heading his way on Saturday ? |
| 16 | Yet a friend with a 14.1hh Welsh Cob says his costs average out at £12 a week ; admittedly she has her own land and he lives out most of the time , but he really earns his living — last year they did everything from Riding Club events to a few days hunting . |
| 17 | If it appears slowly with a few days warning of something being not quite right and the patient gradually sinks into the illness , then the cause is likely to lie several days or even a week earlier . |
| 18 | About a week before Michael was due to go back into hospital , we managed a few days holiday in the Lake District . |
| 19 | In August one year he spent a few days holiday at Saxon-les-Bains in the Rhone Valley , where he had an interest in a fruit preserving factory . |
| 20 | Staff should be discouraged from carrying over anything more than a few holidays a few days holiday from one year to the next , unless it 's for specific purposes , such as climbing , catching dingo or visiting Aunty Mabel in New Zealand . |
| 21 | In June 1176 Richard laid siege to Limoges ; after a few days resistance Aimar 's citadel capitulated . |
| 22 | The boss knew I was worked to death , and not wanting to lose me said , ‘ Mick , you take a few days rest . |
| 23 | ‘ I had hoped to make it this week , but it is still a bit sore and , with the British Open in mind , I felt another few days rest would be a safer precaution . ’ |
| 24 | Moreover , few families can have such secure or cheap fuel supplies today as those who can obtain their annual needs from only a few days work spent cutting , drying , hauling and stacking peat . |
| 25 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 26 | Sanders ca n't be all that interested in the Plan if he takes a few days vacation rather than give the presentation . |
| 27 | During the past few days anxiety had shadowed his eyes like bruises ; they were brighter now and eager in their attention to the door through which his wife must soon enter . |
| 28 | He had a few days growth of stubble but something about him was fundamentally clean cut . |
| 29 | It 's worth a few days observation . ’ |
| 30 | He stretches and stifles a yawn , there 's a few days stubble on his jowl , hair thin but shaggy , eyes peering briefly above the rim of his sunglasses , suede fringes swaying from his jacket as he roams the room before plonking into a chair . |