Example sentences of "it be [noun] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | She had thrown on an old dress and not much else , and she played with the frying-pan as if it were Pancake Day . |
| 2 | But I 'm wondering how to go on it being election day . |
| 3 | Well it 's wash day tomorrow . |
| 4 | It 's May Day of course , and for many the celebrations meant a very early , very wet and very cold start . |
| 5 | I will ring him again this afternoon , but it 's May day and I I 've no doubt that Beeston wo n't be authorising their C P Os to work on a bank holiday |
| 6 | Yeah , I do n't mind so it 's pay day today |
| 7 | And finally , in case you have n't remembered , it 's pancake day . |
| 8 | I was just going to make a quick comment if I may on Oxfam , because I noticed that they 're down for the street collections and for the flag day , now next year 's their fiftieth anniversary , so I think it 's quite appropriate next year , but I do , my own view is , that we will get , we ought to get one comprehensive list of all these organisations , for both the street collections and the flag days , with an indication in the column of whether it 's flag day they 've gone for or a street collection , so that we can identify that sort of situation . |
| 9 | It 's hoover day |
| 10 | ‘ Well , it 's Family Day next weekend ; do n't you think it might be the thing to do to mention it ? |
| 11 | Well it just depends if it 's market day she goes to market stays up till two or three in afternoon and then goes to sleep for six about six hours . |
| 12 | Perhaps it 's market day at Totnes ? |
| 13 | Oh no I do n't do that , I dare n't it 's week days and I usually want to go off back to sleep |
| 14 | In the meantime , do n't forget it 's Grandparents Day on September 26 , when it 's your chance to say a special thank-you . |
| 15 | It 's Bastille Day , the French national holiday , and every 14 July there 's a battle for a French winner , whatever the team positions and loyalties . |
| 16 | It 's cup day in rugby tomorrow … the big match is at Kingsholm … |
| 17 | It 's cup day in cricket today with the minor counties thrown into the first round of the Nat West Trophy against the championship sides … |
| 18 | it 's cup day in hockey too … mighty Sutton Coldfield are playing the Oxford Hawks on Sunday … ikts like Manchester United playing Banbury … come on the Hawks |
| 19 | It 's Sports Day ! ’ |
| 20 | " It 's Christmas Day , " I said stupidly . |
| 21 | Oh , it 's Christmas Day you know ? |
| 22 | It 's derby day across Scotland , and having failed to beat Hearts in any of the last 16 meetings between the clubs , Hibs have a point to prove at Tynecastle . |
| 23 | Oh I forgot it 's bin day I 'll have to hurry back from school . |
| 24 | ‘ She 'll want to take a look at those eyes of yours , whether anything can be done about them at the moment or not , and even if it is Boxing Day . ’ |
| 25 | It is Republic Day weekend , and tomorrow there will be a demonstration of the red-green movement ; a protest against the inertia of the authorities in tracking down those who killed Niyogi last September . |
| 26 | IT was May Day bank holiday last year and Lynsey de Paul was enjoying a quiet morning on her own . |
| 27 | It was May Day . |
| 28 | When Francis finished his evidence , it was William Day 's turn . |
| 29 | We all sat round an enormous dining-room table for supper , which , as it was Boxing Day , was always cold turkey with all the trimmings , sausages , pork pie , beetroot and celery . |
| 30 | It was Budget Day ; unless the Coachman becomes part of BR 's passenger charter , ours is unlikely to run to it again . |