Example sentences of "[vb past] [pers pn] day " in BNC.
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1 | Laidlaw 's raid , however , had other repercussions , for the Japanese built more extensive defences around Dili and manned them day and night ; a use of men and resources that in eight or so weeks would be desperately needed on Guadalcanal , or later that year in defences against other Allied landings . |
2 | ‘ We expected you days ago . |
3 | There must have been a proportion of shy , bashful ones around , but they were not in evidence amongst the mob which harassed us day by day as we tried to make our way around the town on our own affairs . |
4 | So it took them days but we were very glad to have them because they were It was such a good crop and they were lying flat . |
5 | Teenagers Andrew Duff and Delightful Steven Massey ‘ saved he day ’ on each of the two Saturdays — would that we had more like them so that we could have ‘ Live Aid ’ as well as Christian Aid . |
6 | Skuse did not keep notes of his tests , and the Home Office retired him days after the TV programme . |