Example sentences of "for [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | By now , the case of Sumner v. Virgin had dragged on in the law courts for eleven days , with the two parties holding each other up in the centre of the ring like panting heavyweights , while the legal fees gushed forth like blood from the wounds . |
| 2 | He 'd been held for eleven days . |
| 3 | At night , no question of sleep for the men worn out by the day 's shelling ( it was not unknown for men in the line to go without sleep for eleven days ) . |
| 4 | The jury sat for 184 days in total , spread through a year and four days , the second longest criminal trial in English legal history . |
| 5 | For fifty days ( an exceptionally long incubation period ) it remained in the egg . |
| 6 | The beach is all of fifty metres away across the road and is great for lazy days sunbathing . |
| 7 | Nine-day Caribbean fly-cruises start at around £700 and £450 in the Mediterranean for lazy days of sunshine , and inclusive food and entertainment . |
| 8 | However , 100% supervision , even of early solo flying , is impractical for 365 days in the year as there are bound to be moments when the instructor 's attention is diverted . |
| 9 | With almost all the farms having stock on them for 365 days , and with wives restricted in the heavy work they could do , most men had quite a bit to do when they returned from work . |
| 10 | Question : Which piece of equipment works for you for 365 days a year , 24 hours a day , saves you money , protects your reputation , helps you comply with the law , and is expected to function without complaint for up to 10 years ? |
| 11 | The benefits include a lump sum payment for accidental injury up to £50,000 for standard cover and £100,000 for premium cover ; up to £25,000 standard and £50,000 premium for a fatal accident ; £25 or £50 for each day 's hospitalisation for up to a year , £250 or £500 towards specialist outpatient treatment after leaving hospital and up to £500,000 on both levels to cover against third party claims for injury or damage to their property . |
| 12 | A total of 364 economists , almost one for each day of the year , dispatched a formal letter to The Times denouncing the government 's economic approach as ruinous — though they were soon matched by a similarly large number of economists who were prepared to endorse it . |
| 13 | At the top of the draw sheets for each day 's play is a message penned in 1967 by the co-founder of the tournament , Bobby Jones , ‘ president in perpetuity ’ . |
| 14 | An additional amount of £10 per day up to a maximum of £200 is payable for each day an Insured Person is in hospital as an in-patient during the period of the holiday . |
| 15 | Here is a breakdown of a typical week into the types of workouts scheduled for each day . |
| 16 | In addition to any lump sum benefit you receive , Accident Cashguard will pay you up to £80 a day for each day you spend in hospital , as a result of an accident , up to a maximum of 100 days . |
| 17 | ‘ Yes ’ is for each day as God seeks to implement in us changes of thinking , choosing , and feeling . |
| 18 | By s.95 failure to comply with a nuisance order without reasonable excuse , can result in a maximum fine of £2000 , plus a fine of £50 for each day on which the offence continues after conviction , or the local authority may abate the nuisance and do whatever is necessary to execute the order whereupon expenses can be recovered from the person by whose act or default the nuisance was caused . |
| 19 | To help you assess your child 's reaction to the diet objectively , you should keep a score-sheet of symptoms for each day . |
| 20 | Admission was to be free but tickets were required for each day and demand was enormous from all over Britain and Ireland , from other European countries , and even from North America . |
| 21 | Religious symbolism is preferred for each day . |
| 22 | The cost is £275 plus VAT for each day , or £499 plus VAT for both days . |
| 23 | The latest figures show that the Lords cost tax payers £4 million in the year from April 1990 to 1991 , or almost £30,000 for each day they sat . |
| 24 | Most of the book is arranged in the form of a week of prayer in which for each day there is an order of Adoration , Confession of Sin , a Prayer for Grace , a Confession of Faith and an Intercession . |
| 25 | Although there are some irregularities , Smart seems to have had a fixed task allocated for each day and to have kept to it . |
| 26 | His mother had a note book with its pages divided up into 1 inch squares for each day of the week . |
| 27 | Wimbledon estimates that this new service , which will be on air for up to 14 hours for each day of The Championships and which will be presented by commentators such as Andrew Castle , Paul Hutchins and Warren Jacques , will have a potential audience of up to 450,000 . |
| 28 | A separate page is used for each day , the date being clearly marked at the top of the page . |
| 29 | The chart has a space for each day of the year and symbols are used to indicate the non-availability of the various types of accommodation on certain days . |
| 30 | These reservation racks replace the booking diary and are used as the ‘ arrivals list ’ for each day in conjunction with the reception board . |