Example sentences of "[det] day for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Moreover she had the real comfort of knowing that her community appreciated what she was doing ; more , her life excited such admiration that after her death the interment had to be delayed for some days for fear of riots . |
| 2 | The prototype of the new Fast Afloat Boat 3 ( see pa 90 of this issue ) carried out her first service on 29 May while returning from Salcombe to Weymouth , where she was based for some days for familiarisation trials . |
| 3 | I found out how well after a serious filter failure while away , but it did take a few days for the lethargic specimen to return to full health . |
| 4 | The statement added : ‘ Jason 's scientific advisers do not concur with this view and therefore a formal request will be made during the next few days for this non-disclosed information . |
| 5 | With just four minutes remaining , though , the stalest of stalemates was broken by Chelsea captain Andy Townsend , who rounded off an immensely difficult few days for Leeds manager Howard Wilkinson . |
| 6 | In fact , it was a roller-coaster few days for Campese . |
| 7 | Then he covered it up quickly with a look of studied indifference ( very unconvincing ) and mumbled some nonsense about you being in hospital for a few days for a check-up . |
| 8 | ‘ We 're going to Northumberland , but it has been an exhausting few days for me and I intend to stop halfway . |
| 9 | But then he 's been burning gold every few days for ten years . |
| 10 | It took a few days for the butis to decide to employ me , since I clearly was not about to join the Community , but I kept coming back and mucking in and it just sort of happened . |
| 11 | And spokesman Trevor East admitted : ‘ It 's been a trying few days for us and we are very disappointed to miss out again . |
| 12 | The feel of Master Harry 's mallet in his hand , the way the heel of it swung in his palm , filled him with a fever of ambition and impatience , and he could not wait the threatened few days for the assay . |
| 13 | you have to wait a few days for it to clear do n't ya ? |
| 14 | But there might , he thought , if he knew how to wait , be room some day for Iago Vaughan . |
| 15 | It depends upon the precise accuracy of some observations made in 1715 under the direction of Sir Edmond Halley , later Astronomer Royal and known to this day for the comet that bears his name . |
| 16 | That report had a special importance this day for , if any trouble threatened , the Prince knew he could not afford to go dancing in Brussels . |
| 17 | Looked forward to this day for so long , I have . |
| 18 | ‘ My lord , I have good reason to know that it was you who said a word for me in his Grace 's ear , and gave me this day for thought , and even offered me arguments I was not wise enough to find for myself . |
| 19 | And you and he will win this day for us , ’ Thorfinn said . |
| 20 | Cobra 850 or Mirage 28 Yacht , five and a half sailing days ( first half day for papers and briefing ) . |
| 21 | Saturday was another day for outings , as they had arranged for us to go to an Art Exhibition in the afternoon , and to a singing and dancing programme by ‘ Minority Nationalities ’ ( Ughars , Kazaks , Mongolians , Tibetans , etc. ) in the evening . |
| 22 | And young actors have a greater instinct these days for film than they do for the stage , though this is not to say that stage training is not equally important ; nevertheless as working actors we are getting more and more camera conscious in our acting and will continue to do so . |
| 23 | The Stockholm Open would have a strong claim , but so too would Tokyo , not least for the enormous amount of Japanese funding there is these days for tennis . |
| 24 | There is a good case these days for treatment of syphilis to be with these more modern forms of penicillin . |
| 25 | They had also brought Father Paddy in from his parish , and he had brought Father Donnelly who had invited Bishop Monaghan , but he had declined , saying he was a bit too geriatric these days for modern vaudeville and ragtime singing . |
| 26 | These traditional guidelines do n't have to be rigidly adhered to — it 's quite common these days for everyone to lend a hand whether on a practical or financial level . |
| 27 | Miracles being thin on the ground these days for most of us , it might be better to look after your skin with reasonably-priced products from well-respected companies who have a reputation to live up to , and good quality control . |
| 28 | Men continue to hunt in North America , rarely these days for subsistence , but more usually for sport . |
| 29 | There are enough good , specific reference sources available these days for the captions to have been a great deal more informative ; even at this very reasonable price the reader has a right to expect less of the hard work to be left up to him . |
| 30 | " What can king-size smokers buy these days for two silver coins ? " |