Example sentences of "[verb] [pos pn] [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Well , I ca n't say that I 've really earned this , ’ said John , taking a cup , ‘ but perhaps I can be forgiven my first day . |
| 2 | I would not like to be kept alive by a machine , like a vegetable , day in day out , she had once decided , I would prefer to accept my appointed day . |
| 3 | I do n't know how we will manage Tom and Oliver , Kit has her difficult days , you know , but we will do our best . |
| 4 | The release of the American brothers , aged 12 and 11 , brought the number of children freed to 20 as the stand-off at Waco entered its fifth day . |
| 5 | But as the case entered its seventh day , she withdrew her claim with both sides agreeing to pay their own costs . |
| 6 | Paul , her husband , generally left before seven and had lunch out with one of his friends , while she used her free day to take care of a thousand chores more annoying than the duties of her job : she had to go to the post office and fret for half an hour in a queue , go shopping in the supermarket , where she quarrelled with the saleswoman and wasted time waiting at the check-out , telephone the plumber and plead with him to be precisely on time so that she would n't have to wait the whole day for him . |
| 7 | Hywel Jeffreys ( Jeff Camnant ) described his first day underground : |
| 8 | Have you enjoyed your special day or did n't anyone notice your terrific new image ? |
| 9 | We approached our last day with mixed feelings . |
| 10 | The girls are required to plan their own day , and when they are used to this system , most prefer it to the structure of school and it gives them some control over their daily lives . |
| 11 | A diary which records her last days was among the collection sold today . |
| 12 | ‘ The residue of my estate , including Merchiston Lodge and its contents other than those already specified , together with the grounds in which it is set , I bequeath to the one person who has made my last days worth living , Miss Theodosia Kyte . ’ |
| 13 | And , beaming with joy , she said : ‘ Winning the title has made my special day very special indeed . ’ |
| 14 | She describes her early days in this job as chaotic . |
| 15 | The boys knew all the local hostelries and Jimmy even owned a car , a rather wheezy Austin 7 , which had certainly seen its best days but still managed to clank around the country lanes when petrol was available . |
| 16 | Fur has seen its best days on the clothing front , although seriously rockin' on the footwear front right now is leopard skin . |
| 17 | Her black straw hat , secured by a beaded hatpin , had seen its best days long ago . |
| 18 | They recalled their first days . |
| 19 | MANAGER Colin Galloway recalled his early days as an apprentice with The National Commercial Bank of Scotland when he retired after 34 years ' service . |
| 20 | He recalled his first day in the area , when he 'd stopped off at Conon Bridge to browse around a sporting store and listen to the gossip . |
| 21 | In a way she hoped he had not and yet , on the other hand , she believed the news would have made his final days very happy , however heinous the deceit with which she would always have to live . |
| 22 | You will be asked to state your preferred days and hours of work , and whether you are willing to be called upon at very short notice to cover for staff absence or other emergency . |
| 23 | I can not remember my first day hunting but I can tell you a normal day of all-day hunting . |
| 24 | I can vaguely remember my first day at school . |
| 25 | Where Amy 's going or you 've got to go there and you think of the positive When 's their they 've had their open day or is there another one ? |
| 26 | The Pumphouse in Liverpool 's Albert Dock claimed its busiest day ever as droves of people poured in to The Mersey Regional Health Authority-sponsored event was one of many Drinkwise Day events arranged around the country yesterday . |
| 27 | I am drinking my coffee from a tin mug , bacon frying in the pan and scenting the air , and toasting a large slice of bread on a fork , as the bee-eaters begin their busy day and the vervet monkeys start to squabble . |
| 28 | Those awaiting execution will spend their last days almost entirely alone . |
| 29 | BR 's motive-power policy was rapidly turned on its head with the abandonment of two sacred principles : sectorisation saw the end of the common-user policy for locomotives and passenger multiple units : and no longer was it accepted that life-expired main-line cast-offs should spend their last days propping up secondary services . |
| 30 | Recalling their early days in racing , Lord Hesketh said : ‘ He was known as Hunt the Shunt and no one would hire him . |