Example sentences of "for [pos pn] [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | We fixed our first session for the following week , and with a little planning there could be a further session before I went back to Bristol for my first day return since being a resident . |
| 2 | ‘ Ca n't be late for my last day with the Forestry . |
| 3 | It had n't been so wet earlier , when Benny had left for her first day at college . |
| 4 | When Ruth climbed into her bed that night Miss Beard was packing for her next day 's departure and she was far more talkative than usual , regaling Ruth with the names and pedigrees of notables with whom she might be privileged to breathe the same air . |
| 5 | It was a nuisance that the Telegraph was so vague about her address — she was n't even sure whether Herefordshire still existed as a county — but perhaps Bridget would have more exact details for her next day . |
| 6 | Here she , not he , is the anxious worker , soon dressed , pausing briefly over The Guardian Women 's Page and muesli before climbing into her clapped-out Renault and heading for her own day of action . |
| 7 | Likewise , when China had trouble getting guests for its national day celebrations on 1 October , the 40th anniversary of Communist rule , East Germany was again glad to oblige , along with hardline stalwarts such as Cuba , North Korea , Czechoslovakia and three African countries : the Comoros , Kenya and Burundi . |
| 8 | They provided the citizens with a wide variety of fresh fish for its fast days and during the close seasons they exploited all the resources of the riverside that they could utilize . |
| 9 | D Company had spent the previous day digging a line of trenches to cover a series of vehicle checkpoints on all the main roads , and were just settling down for their first day 's occupation of the trenches . |
| 10 | The early-morning call , then down to the yard to get the horses ready for their big day . |
| 11 | The Jarvis ' from Frimley Stables at Aston Upthorpe have been getting ready for their big day . |
| 12 | Most years it sees a couple of weddings , though Leila White and Tom England had quite a job preparing for their big day . |
| 13 | The long road to Wembley winds its way into the second round this weekend and cup romance takes us to Cheltenham to see the Town ; the Robins getting ready for their big day . |
| 14 | It will be a most welcome first for Derry should they win the Sam Maguire Cup and they have been preparing for their big day with rigorous training sessions under the watchful eye of manager Eamon Coleman who this weekend will outline his strategy in secret conclave with his players . |
| 15 | Mr and Mrs Ramsdale have now requested that their gift be used to buy equipment which will help other families support their own relatives at home , rather than have them admitted to hospital for their last days and weeks . |
| 16 | ‘ I ca n't wait for his first day — I 'll spend it in bed . ’ |
| 17 | Jim went off for his first day at work in a mood of tender incredulity , still unable to stop smiling . |
| 18 | For his early days Willie relied on the old ‘ eyeballing ’ method of judging distance for clubs . |
| 19 | Perhaps in a way it was more justifiable in the special case of Grand Prix where it echoed the multiple TV-screen images of which the director , John Frankenheimer , is so fond — perhaps nostalgia for his early days as a director of live TV drama . |
| 20 | Boss sacked for his 300 days off ill |
| 21 | As for the horse : his bridle cost £100 , the saddle nearly Pounds 500 and a best rug for his big day out £70 . |
| 22 | After all , half-an-hour away in any direction there is a trigger-happy racist waiting for his big day . |
| 23 | Teamwork was the main word we worked around for our two day visit . |
| 24 | I went into the job feeling confident enough , but the wind that got up for our first day soon knocked that out of me . |
| 25 | And even if you just pop in for a welcome drink , look out for our Happy Days bar promotions . |
| 26 | We had a visitor for our last day on the ranges : the Army Commander , Lieutenant-General Sir David Ramsbotham , who had commanded us in 3rd Armoured Division during our last tour in Germany , in 1985 . |