Example sentences of "[vb pp] the [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | this geezer from Bedlam yeah got stopped the other day in this car yeah , he was pissed , he was tripping and he was speeding yeah , no M O T , no licence , no tax , no ruddy insurance yeah |
| 2 | Miraculously , her mind had n't altered the next day , as it often does . |
| 3 | The support given the previous day to German neo-Nazis in two regional elections there was the starting point for his attack on PR ; a first-past-the-post system and stringent policies on asylum and immigration were preventing an extreme-right emergence in Britain , so he argued . |
| 4 | Cassette tapes and rolls of film had to be posted the following day in envelopes that were tough enough not to burst and yet could be easily opened by customs officials . |
| 5 | Although the invitation was surprisingly withdrawn the following day , Sweden had ensured that some free trade momentum would be maintained . |
| 6 | A lawyer speaking for the families said they would be appealing against the Place of Safety orders , and that the appeal would be heard the following day in Kirkwall Sheriff Court . |
| 7 | He was to be joined the next day by his mistress , Felicity . |
| 8 | A temporary ceasefire agreed on March 11 was broken the following day . |
| 9 | It was already broken the second day of . |
| 10 | A week later parliament formally adopted a decree permitting the establishment of political parties , and the party was registered the following day . |
| 11 | I can have them fried the next day . |
| 12 | Billy Neilson , a prominent Wear Valley councillor until last May 's Christopherian coup , was approached the other day by someone seeking to set up a small business in Sunderland . |
| 13 | The decision was attacked the following day by Drazen Budisa , chairman of the opposition Croatian Social Liberal Party ( HSLS ) , who complained that " several thousands of inhabitants of Vukovar imprisoned in Serbian camps " and " tens of thousands of Croats from Central Bosnia about whom we have no information " would be unable to obtain their Croatian nationality and thus the right to vote . |
| 14 | On arrival , however , Sir John French heard that Lanrezac 's Fifth Army had been attacked the previous day and was no longer able to cross the River Sambre . |
| 15 | It was now Friday , and the first volunteers were expected the following day ! |
| 16 | On March 8 , Pará union leader Sebastiao Ribeiro de Silva was shot dead and another unionist , José Alves de Souza , was wounded the previous day . |
| 17 | Now the suite was in my name , so I was charged with possession of all these drugs , and with assault , and with a lot of other charges like operating a dive , running a disorderly house and all silly charges which were dropped the following day . |
| 18 | 1 should not have let the three days expire . |
| 19 | Father Paddy had rung the previous day to give them the news from Rosstrevor . |
| 20 | Kemp was discharged the same day , but Raynsford — the more seriously injured — was kept in by doctors until Monday . |
| 21 | The patient was discharged the next day . |
| 22 | Altogether , I have enjoyed the first day more than I anticipated . |
| 23 | ‘ Listen — you know how worried she sounded when she was interviewed the other day ? |
| 24 | On the 31st May this year Hilda Hyam , correctly dressed in a blue leotard and a pink rose , celebrated her ninetieth birthday in style , for her fellow teachers in Avon had organised the perfect day just for her : — classes morning and afternoon interspersed with coffee — a tasty lunch — and a delicious tea complete with a birthday cake . |
| 25 | On the 31st May this year Hilda Hyam , correctly dressed in a blue leotard and a pink rose , celebrated her ninetieth birthday in style , for her fellow teachers in Avon had organised the perfect day just for her : — classes morning and afternoon interspersed with coffee — a tasty lunch — and a delicious tea complete with a birthday cake . |
| 26 | The incidents that are reported the following day are necessarily the more memorable ones — memorable for their oddity . |
| 27 | However , it was reported the following day that talks had broken down and the employers had stopped the strikers ' wages . |
| 28 | Troops quickly dispersed the students , but further unrest was reported the following day , prompting the authorities to close down the country 's universities and colleges . |
| 29 | It was reported the following day , however , that the UAE delegation had broken off the talks . |
| 30 | The spokesman said that 10 NPFL fighters had died in the Vahun incident , and that all bodies had been buried , but it was reported the same day that Taylor had ordered that the bodies should be exhumed . |