Example sentences of "[prep] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | After a hectic day on the circuit his owner would watch as Noddy returned to the pits , his face showing the strain of a life lived in the fast lane . |
| 2 | Once a patrician villa , a small terrace in the gardens provides a lush , flower-bedecked retreat after a hectic day 's sightseeing and , within , marble pillars , frescoes and high , painted ceilings remain from former times in the public rooms . |
| 3 | After a normal day at the Panama Canal Commission 's public affairs office in Balboa Heights , I had returned to my home in La Boca , formerly part of the canal zone and now on Panamanian territory . |
| 4 | The stock market powered ahead after a euphoric day in the City on hopes of better times ahead . |
| 5 | After a leisurely day on the beach why not relax with a cool drink in our Smugglers bar whilst taking in the superb sea and Exmoor views . |
| 6 | But having said that , if you 're standing er at the seafront after a hot day or something and there 's a cool er breeze coming in off the sea , the same thing is er is a pleasing thing . |
| 7 | There was a scent of wild flowers and grass cooling after a hot day . |
| 8 | I 've had my bath , after a satisfying day in the garden , and so I thought this would be a good moment to put pen to paper . |
| 9 | But after a frantic day of arm-twisting by Government whips , it became clear that potential rebels were shying away from voting the whole Budget down . |
| 10 | After a frantic day of arm twisting by Government whips it became clear that potential rebels were prepared to back away from a rebellion in the hope of wringing more concessions from the Government before the Finance Bill , which gives legislative authority to the Budget , comes back to the Commons toward the end of next month . |
| 11 | ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’ |
| 12 | If we are using up to five times the energy that we really need to move , then it is hardly surprising that , after a long day , all we can do is ‘ collapse in a heap ’ ! |
| 13 | Carl had got home after a long day . |
| 14 | After a long day of wiping her son 's eyes , arse and office floors , mummy was often too exhausted to continue the struggle . |
| 15 | That 's something that did n't happen when I came home after a long day at work . |
| 16 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 17 | And after a long day 's walking , what better way to end it than with a glass of cider in one of St Ives ' treasures — The Three Ferrets . |
| 18 | At the major shows , winners are often exposed to the glare of television lights , and expected to parade for the cameras as well , before journeying back home after a long day . |
| 19 | The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill . |
| 20 | Food never tastes so good as it does after a long day 's hike . |
| 21 | After a long day 's hearing , such as obviously took place here , that might be the sensible thing to do so that the court is not producing these important findings and reasons under pressure . |
| 22 | After a long day sitting in the coach , I decided to get out at Millcote , leave my luggage at the hotel , and walk across the fields to Thornfield . |
| 23 | Karen was tired after a long day , so she fell asleep while she was driving . |
| 24 | After a long day filming , our three Busmen went off with notes on everything from the capital of Grand Cayman to the flag of Ougodogoland . |
| 25 | After a long day of presentations , the angels and the businessmen finally get together in the traditional way . |
| 26 | Overnight , as passengers slept soundly in their cabins after a long day ashore , or the more hardy danced and gave in to the temptations of the midnight buffet , the Ocean Empress had weighed anchor and begun to move south again , until , shortly after dawn , the silence of the engines pronounced her arrival in Tenerife off the west coast of Africa . |
| 27 | After a long day at the office Richard likes nothing more than to drive home to his little pad in Huntley for a quiet night in with 21 year old , Sarah . |
| 28 | We have just arrived in Peking after a long day 's travel . |
| 29 | Squeezing strokes help restore you after a tiring day by alleviating tension from tight , sore muscles . |
| 30 | The mood on Kinnock 's ‘ Red Rose ’ jet was subdued after a tiring day , most of his entourage and press contingent longing for bed . |