Example sentences of "a great day " in BNC.

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1 His tone is one of sadness , of a great day now passed , of his uncles ' and cousins ' deep sense of loss — which he shared — of the death of his father ( again ) , and of the disenchantment with their present , pedestrian lives in the light of the splendid triumphs of the past .
2 It 'll be a great day out for everyone .
3 The Eagles ' manager , Gary Hetherington , said afterwards : ‘ It was a tremendous performance and a great day for us .
4 I did not sleep well that night : it had been a great day and the call of the wild kept me nervous and excited .
5 ‘ That was a great day , ’ said a happy but exhausted lance-corporal , ‘ and look what i 've got . ’
6 When this attempt by pseudo-Britain succeeds , the real British look desperately for evidence of their own national achievement in the first moon landing , and find it in the fact that one of the astronauts is wearing a British watch : ‘ This is a great day for us .
7 Mrs Thatcher granted a brief photo-opportunity to the cameras in the rain outside Number 10 before lunch to proclaim ‘ a great day for freedom , a great day for liberty ’ and noted ‘ the joy on people 's faces ’ as proof of the futility of attempts to stiffle freedom since 1945 .
8 Mrs Thatcher granted a brief photo-opportunity to the cameras in the rain outside Number 10 before lunch to proclaim ‘ a great day for freedom , a great day for liberty ’ and noted ‘ the joy on people 's faces ’ as proof of the futility of attempts to stiffle freedom since 1945 .
9 Wizzard Artist , who ran on Lingfield 's all-weather Flat course a fortnight ago , completed a great day for Davies with a slick , 12 lengths win in the Jevington Novices ' Hurdle .
10 Miss Timber Topper looks best in the opener and after Richards has had another winner with Pyjamas in the St. Boswell 's Handicap Chase I expect Stephenson 's Jupiter 's Glory to complete a great day for punters .
11 But it was n't a great day for Ma and her followers either .
12 With school holidays in mind consider a visit to Van Hage 's garden centre at Great Amwell , near Ware in Hertfordshire , where the rest of the family can enjoy a great day out while you quietly lose yourself in one of the most impressive houseplant departments in the country .
13 But the R&A remarked on it during the presentation , about the unsporting behaviour of some sections of the crowd , and it was an unsavoury ending to a great day for me .
14 Everybody came , because it was a great day out for the family .
15 THE British Association is organising a great day in London for young scientists on Saturday , 5 March .
16 Justly recommended by BBC & ITV Television for a great day out .
17 THE nineteenth of September was a great day for the Sisters of Notre Dame de Namur .
18 If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all .
19 If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all .
20 ‘ What a great day , Eve — the discovery of sex and board games ! ’
21 His spell capped a great day for the Aussies after captain Allan Border ( 110 ) and Mark Waugh ( 112 ) had steered them to 395 in their first innings .
22 ‘ It 's a great day for me and I hope we can get Barnet the promotion we deserve .
23 That was a great day 's work , frightening the bloody lives out of us . ’
24 Niklaus had just swarmed up Resurrection , taking a bit of a flyer in the process , being into the British way of things , and was obviously having a great day out .
25 In a review of the political situation written in the spring of 1946 , I concluded with the statement , ‘ If Aung San can be detached from the Communists it will be a great day for Burma . ’
26 British Film Commissioner Sidney Samuelson said : ‘ This is a great day for the British film industry .
27 We all had a great day and both Russell and Ellen were really pleased with the results .
28 HORRIFYING TRUTH BEHIND A GREAT DAY OUT FOR THE FAMILY
29 ENJOY a great day out at Thorpe Park , Britain 's favourite leisure park , with mountains of fun for all the family .
30 AWAYDAZE : Buckler 's Hard , pictured here , and Beaulieu 's motor museum make a great day out
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