Example sentences of "[prep] [noun sg] day the " in BNC.

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1 After Boxing Day the family likes to spend time relaxing together in this comfortable , welcoming home .
2 After Boxing Day the truce ended .
3 ON THE eve of polling day the Prime Minister was asked whether , on reflection , it would not have been a good idea for him to have debated with Mr Kinnock on television .
4 Since on the morning of Polling Day The Times had forecast a majority of twenty-two I felt more than satisfied- but it was impossible not to feel , with all the excitement and gratification , a sense of humility and even awe .
5 If it is noticed that a form has not been acted upon after the specified number of working days the New OED Computer Group should be informed .
6 In the driest of summer days the bottom meadows are a ducks ' paradise .
7 On winter days the thin spirals of blue smoke were particularly visible , although , in fact , you could see them on most days save when heavy rain , snow , or mist came down like a curtain over everything except the immediate slope of the hill and its scattered beeches .
8 The trainer took daily charge of the team , and on match days the manager just sat in the stand .
9 On race day the graves in the local cemetery have fresh flowers placed on them to recall Decoration Day , the original name of the Memorial Day observance .
10 On the cross country day the riders wear practical clothing for the job in hand , but either side of that they 'll wear an outfit like Jimmy Cricket 's and go show jumping in a jacket .
11 Those who have had facts imparted to them effectively will pass the tests and those who have not will fail to pass the tests , and when the lists are read out on Speech Day the incompetence of the bad fact-imparters will be revealed to the world and this will act as a goad and make them impart their facts better in future … . ’
12 At our local market I stocked up on walnuts , satsumas and last-minute presents of leather goods , then on Christmas Day the sun blazed down as we tucked into a roast chicken and raised glasses of cheap local champagne .
13 Appropriately the Director of the ATC , Air Marshal Sir Leslie Gossage , presented the prizes at Speech Day the following week .
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