Example sentences of "[was/were] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | As we were a few days behind schedule by this time I decided to press on while the weather held and the following morning saw us off Montrose with an ominous early shipping forecast of a southerly gale . |
| 2 | ‘ It were a cold day . |
| 3 | If you remember it was a blustery day , and you know how easily I take cold . ’ |
| 4 | Writing , he said , was a pleasure ; 4,000 words was a normal day 's work . |
| 5 | For the first round it was a nice day in the morning , but we were out in late afternoon and we played eighteen holes in drizzle . |
| 6 | He was liable to forget to buy birthday or Christmas presents ( one year when he resolved to mark Christmas properly , he bought everyone gift vouchers because he could not decide what to get ) , but would make a gift out of the blue for no other reason than that it was a nice day . |
| 7 | It was a nice day . |
| 8 | We played a well we went to the open last year , quite a few of us , and we 're going again er and w It was n't a particularly nice day but we thought if it 's it was a nice day , this would really be a lovely course . |
| 9 | Timothy Gedge smiled at the men and said it was a nice day . |
| 10 | Was he driving slowly on purpose , or had the car decided of its own free will that it was a nice day to relax ? |
| 11 | he walked back , it was a nice day |
| 12 | She said that was a nice day they 've all gone out . |
| 13 | If Helen Dobson 's achievement in doing the double of British Match and Stroke-Play titles detracted from everything else , on performance worthy of more than a passing mention was a final day for Julie Hall which took in rounds of 69 and 71 . |
| 14 | It was a black day for Chancellor Kohl whose personal popularity has been steadily eroded over the past two years and whose ability to provide the CDU with effective leadership will be questioned more seriously than before . |
| 15 | Oh dear , that was a black day in Baldersdale . |
| 16 | ‘ I still think it was a black day for British boxing when you left the ring , ’ said Huw . |
| 17 | It was a marvellous day and anything like that brings industry closer to the community . ’ |
| 18 | Mr Moores , who accompanied the children , said : ‘ It was a marvellous day the sun shone and there was a real sense of occasion . |
| 19 | It was a golden day in a golden age . |
| 20 | It was a golden day to them ; for dry weather is the only safe weather for potato-lifting . |
| 21 | This was a typical day at the secluded hideout : 11am . |
| 22 | It was a hot day , and I think I must have been half asleep when I noticed something very strange . |
| 23 | Father O'Harte , easing his little white collar , for it was a hot day , sighed deeply . |
| 24 | She tried to think of something to do , but it was a hot day and she felt very sleepy and stupid . |
| 25 | It was a hot day , and the two big armies stood , and looked , and waited . |
| 26 | It was a hot day and Andy must have started with a distinct dehydration disadvantage . |
| 27 | It was a hot day . |
| 28 | We got up and found ourselves roped in to join a group of Fathers dressed in light gear , as it was a hot day . |
| 29 | It was a hot day but the valley was all bush apart from some enormous landslips , which we found were frozen underneath , like walking on a glacier . |
| 30 | It was a hot day so we were outside , which was lucky as we were quite a crowd ! |