Example sentences of "[vb pp] [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 | Have you enjoyed your special day or did n't anyone notice your terrific new image ? |
| 3 | ‘ 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 . ’ |
| 4 | And , beaming with joy , she said : ‘ Winning the title has made my special day very special indeed . ’ |
| 5 | 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 . |
| 6 | Fur has seen its best days on the clothing front , although seriously rockin' on the footwear front right now is leopard skin . |
| 7 | Her black straw hat , secured by a beaded hatpin , had seen its best days long ago . |
| 8 | 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 . |
| 9 | 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 ? |
| 10 | More than two hundred children whose school was damaged by a severe gale have spent their last day in temporary classrooms . |
| 11 | A four year old girl who 's undergone a revolutionary heart transplant operation has spent her first day at school . |
| 12 | They could hope to learn later where Berowne had spent his last day on earth . |
| 13 | Shortly after Frank 's release our belief that there was another hostage in the apartment was borne out when he was moved into the room next door where Frank had spent his last day . |
| 14 | Jobs says NeXT has left its loss-making days behind and claims the privately-held company will be in a position to make a profit in 1993 . |
| 15 | She had chosen a day when only Paige was at home , the staff having taken their regular day off . |
| 16 | At the last minute the convention 's keynote speaker for Sunday 26 April was taken ill , and her replacement turned out to be Mr John Frohnmayer , the dismissed chairman of the National Endowment for the Arts who , although not scheduled to leave his post officially until a few days later , had actually worked his last day the previous Friday . |
| 17 | On the other hand , if for her the impossible was not merely possible , not merely probable but certain , she destroyed the route to wonder that might have enhanced her living days . |
| 18 | SOCCER player John Groves fears a broken leg suffered last year may finally have ended his playing days . |