Example sentences of "the [adj] day i " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ The longest day I can remember at Needham smithy was the day of the Stowmarket Christmas sale — I forget the exact year . |
| 2 | These are the tented days I remember |
| 3 | Former Top 40 presenter Tony Blackburn said : ‘ In the old days I think it meant something to be the Christmas No. 1 and there would be great excitement in the run-up to the last chart . |
| 4 | Conchis was no more than the chance agent , the event that had come at the right time ; just as in the old days I might , after a celibate term at Oxford , have met a girl and begun an affaire with her , I had begun something exciting with him . |
| 5 | Yes , in the old days I always made his appointments for him . " |
| 6 | Whilst remembering the old days I was surprised to hear that ran in the family as his wife 's father had worked for the Company at the turn of the century . |
| 7 | The few days I spent on that trip will stay in my mind as some of the most pleasant times I have ever spent . |
| 8 | Particularly , ’ she added cuttingly , ‘ since the few days I have been here I have found disagreeable in the extreme . ’ |
| 9 | What else would you expect after the rotten day I 'd had ? |
| 10 | The Guild did not function during the war but their first meeting after hostilities ended , was held on October 4 , 1944 ( ? ? ) — the actual day I was married ! |
| 11 | ‘ In the early days I 'd say David was writing about 90 per cent of the songs . |
| 12 | In the early days I had been a bit disappointed that the NUJ had n't immediately leapt to John 's defence , but ever since I had first been to see the General Secretary , Harry Conroy , and his assistant , Tom Nash , the union had done what it could to respond to what was asked of them . |
| 13 | He said : ‘ In the early days I always dreamed of going to the Olympics , doing well and then eventually turning professional . |
| 14 | In the early days I remember we could spend an hour talking round one position . |
| 15 | well in the early days I only got er , what was , what was your , yours a quarter horse power motor was n't it ? |
| 16 | ‘ I have rebuilt my life , but that day is very special to me as were the 10 days I spent with my husband . ’ |
| 17 | ‘ I have rebuilt my life but that day is very special to me as were the 10 days I spent with my husband . ’ |
| 18 | You know , and so , so the second time , the second day I could say one or two words and the third a little bit more , but eh that 's it . |
| 19 | The following day I hired a van , loaded up my possessions and then handed over my keys to the landlord . |
| 20 | The following day I received a mail-shot from the Friends Provident promoting the merits of the ‘ ethical investment policy ’ of the Stewardship Savings Plan . |
| 21 | The following day I asked the young women of an all-girls ' school I was visiting if they had seen her , and what they thought . |
| 22 | The following day I sent him the stamps and a couple of days later I received in the post not the book but a cheque for slightly less than the value of the book and postage combined , together with the following note , which I reproduce in its entirety : ‘ Herewith a cheque for £20 . |
| 23 | When Dad went off to the pub with the bottles the following day I followed him . |
| 24 | On the following day I carried Jack Mason 's bag in the pro-am . |
| 25 | On the following day I gave directions for expedition , and also for the service of evidence , which was most commendably complied with by all concerned during the intervening five days , which included the May bank holiday weekend . |
| 26 | The following day I went again , not to see her but just the way one does in a house with a garden at a given point in the day when there 's not much else to do . |
| 27 | The following day I might have felt more disenchanted than ever , but news of the posting blotted out all other feelings . |
| 28 | And I think I had about , I do n't what I 've done really but I just , the following day I felt it in my , my groin , the left side of my groin down my leg and up my stomach . |
| 29 | The following day I signed up for an accountancy course as an ‘ extra option ’ . |
| 30 | Mr May broke down in tears as he added : ‘ This is the saddest day I can remember in football . ’ |