Example sentences of "the [noun] [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Given the chance , I would have stayed watching or followed the kestrel around the park all day , but if I was on a shopping sortie with my mother , she was always in an incredible hurry , so that was n't possible . |
| 2 | Or we play in the park all day . |
| 3 | My wife has the opportunity these days of pursuing , with great enthusiasm , her hobby as a singer . |
| 4 | The report accused P-26 , which was dismantled by the Bundesrat two days before the report was published , of a lack of legal basis , patchy supervision , and unclear definition of competencies . |
| 5 | It was through them that I heard about the forthcoming penny farthing races at Ferrymead Historic Park , on Waitangi Day ( the NZ national day , Feb. 6th ) . |
| 6 | He is much involved with the rituals these days . |
| 7 | But they remained Germans , always dreaming of going back to the Fatherland one day . ’ |
| 8 | For the artists this day would be their first sight of the script due in production on Friday . |
| 9 | Because we started in the afternoon that day , should have finished about half past four five , went on till seven , and then wen went ne next morning to get the next lot . |
| 10 | Yes , well , I have had a recent case , erm of within the ward that I visited , so I am aware of having the number of problems in the past , I am aware of the problems , but I could not for personal circumstances do the afternoon that day . |
| 11 | In short , things had gone much as they do when the counties canter out against the varsities these days . |
| 12 | ONE OF THE beauties of cricket is that he who falls can rise again or , as the Captain once put it , ‘ He who normally fills an insignificant gap in the ramparts one day awakes to find his cannon blazing in glory . ’ |
| 13 | Ski free in France : eat and sleep rurally and ski touristically by driving to the resort each day . |
| 14 | In a market where speed is everything , as seems to be increasingly the case these days , ultimate speed brings mucho kudos . |
| 15 | Each enemy plane shot down brought the victor three days ' leave , and a palm-leaf to add to his ribbons . |
| 16 | DeFreitas and Lewis were struggling with muscle stiffness , Smith and Stewart were in the wars from close fielding , and Reeve , picked ahead of the extra batsman Ramprakash for just such a position , was off the field all day with food poisoning . |
| 17 | ‘ There were only three of us at first , and we were up the field all day , every day . |
| 18 | Useful performers such as Lucky Lindy and Shuailaan were behind Lord of the Field that day , giving the form a rock-solid look , so Duffield 's mount is recommended as the evening 's outstanding bet . |
| 19 | I sometimes join them , if their smell is n't too gamey , and exchange the time of day during my lunch hour , just to make sure that I still have the use of my voice if I 've been feeding the archive into the computer all day . |
| 20 | The Iraqi plane was one of four to cross the parallel that day ; the first two had flown north when challenged , but the second two ( one of which escaped ) had turned to confront the US fighters , in what US officials considered a deliberate attempt to test the resolve of the allies — the USA , the United Kingdom and France — in policing the " no-fly zone " established in August [ see pp. 39068-69 ] . |
| 21 | The Princess of Wales looks forward to being a Lady of the Garter one day , and if precedent is followed , her appointment will depend on Prince Charles when he becomes King . |
| 22 | At the scene of the attack police found a plastic bag holding the pint of milk and four sausages he had bought for his tea — and some of the breadcrumbs he scattered to the birds each day . |
| 23 | The decision eight days into the trial was met with shouts of joy from relatives in the public gallery . |
| 24 | However , justifying the decision several days later , Markovic said : " Slovenia had refused all appeals from the federal government and I could no longer take responsibility for the further development of events in the republic . " |
| 25 | There is , however , room for a realistic degree of relaxation in the system and the present 14 day periods allowed for exchange of pleadings will be increased to 28 days , subject to compliance with the overall timetable . |
| 26 | She sat in her bright office and thought of Müller coming to the apartment that day . |
| 27 | As we passed under the viaduct that day , one of these steam trains passed overhead , in a cloud of champagne and Chanel fumes . |
| 28 | Crossing the kitchen two days before Christmas on her way out to the dairy , Dora said , ‘ He 's back at Trelorne , Miss Alexandra . ’ |
| 29 | There 's generally one in the main parents ' bedroom , perhaps there 's one in one in er one of the youngsters ' bedrooms , there could even be one in the kitchen these days . |
| 30 | You 'll send me to the churchyard one day ! |