Example sentences of "a day in the " in BNC.

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1 A Day in the Life of an ACET Volunteer
2 HOW COMFORTING TO KNOW THAT WHEN ONE IS FINDING CITY LIFE A TRIFLE TIRESOME , ONE HAS FRIENDS IN HIGH PLACES GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO INVITE ONE OUT FOR A DAY IN THE COUNTRY …
3 Toil , weather , human character and the quirks of animals are all graphically rendered , as well as the way in which newly-lifted potatoes glow ‘ like children 's shoulders after a day in the sun ’ , or in which the voice of a once-active young man now crippled by an accident becomes ‘ far-away , like a priest 's voice at the altar ’ .
4 On my solo bike trip I spent two nights and a day in the Reykjahliđ3 campsite thunderbox after a visit here .
5 The Corps of Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers : a Day in the Life of an Armoured Workshop
6 This chapter describes a day in the life of the Royal Hampshire Regiment , in this strife-torn corner of the United Kingdom .
7 The Bomb-Disposal Men : A Day in the Life of an EOD Detachment
8 The Royal Army Medical Corps : a Day in the Life of 3 Armoured field Ambulance BAOR
9 Dedicated to demonstrating and popularising alternative , sustainable ways of using energy — sun , wind and water power — it is now the second most popular tourist attraction in Wales , drawing 1,000 visitors a day in the summer .
10 Amid tight security , Kylie and her mother Carol , along with a posse of security men , took a day off recording to spend a day in the country with her relatives .
11 Established in 1987 , and called out up to six times a day in the summer , the service has completed more than 3,000 missions with the running costs of £500,000 a year met entirely from donations .
12 It presented the industry through a day in the life of an extra , who after 13 takes — a day 's filming — fluffed his only line , so that the scene was dropped by the director .
13 Rivalry is hot ; each superstar spends two hours a day in the gym and the rest of the time eating to keep up their colossal weight .
14 A very lazy way to spend a day in the sun , is to buy a ‘ day ’ ticket , and hop on and off the boats and in and out of the many cafes and restaurants dotted around the lake .
15 Perhaps the best known play , and eventual film , about mental handicap was ‘ A Day in the Death of Joe Egg ’ based on the true-life story of Abigail , born to the playwright Peter Nichols , and born a spastic due to a difficult birth .
16 A DAY IN THE LIFE OF HELEN BROTHERTON
17 As we heard a description of a day in the life of the mayor , a Sikh in a green turban wandered out into the garden , brushing his teeth .
18 No doubt his pack of men would have returned later to retrieve it , but it did strike me as a rather unsatisfactory way to spend a day in the hills .
19 A day in the life
20 On Saturdays Maisie now followed a routine as carefully planned as a day in the life of a nun in a particularly strict order .
21 A street exchange no different from any other that takes place in the course of a day in the High Streets and Main Streets of any town anywhere .
22 There are several styles of year-dating which start with a day in the month of September .
23 A fascinating and hitherto unpublished study exists of a day in the life of two northern Nigerian school age children ( R. Tabatchik 's ‘ Two Children , Two Days ’ ) .
24 After a day in the office , even I felt the benefit of the quiet ambience .
25 Having marched from Inverness along the side of Loch Ness he waited for a day in the hope that more pack-horses would turn up , but when none were forthcoming left behind most of his supplies and provisions , though his men were still heavily burdened as they crossed the mountains in search of the enemy ; roads in the Highlands , and local sources of supply , were almost non-existent .
26 However much I might want to keep tabs on him , bumping into him several times a day in the corridor hardly seemed the best route to anonymity .
27 There 's nothing nicer than an evening hack after a day in the office , and even if you prefer riding earlier , the extra hour of daylight somehow seems to lift the spirits .
28 On the F-Plan it is even less possible because if you are consuming 1,000 calories a day in the form of fibre-rich meals a percentage of those calories is not digested , as explained in previous chapters .
29 Join us on a day in the life of Old Fishfinger .
30 Virgin hopes a day in the cockpit will become as popular as a day at the races for company gatherings .
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