Example sentences of "[verb] [prep] [noun] the [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ That was the name of one of the Frenchmen who called to see about Daniel the other day . |
| 2 | There was further disruption in the Lok Sabha on Aug. 14 as Congress ( I ) members protested against events the previous day when BJP workers were alleged to have attacked Scindia 's house in New Delhi . |
| 3 | On Sept. 24 , Gamsakhurdia declared a state of emergency — to come into force the following day — because " a military and civilian putsch is under way in the republic " . |
| 4 | It seems that it is being said that , with the onset of the campaigns , the Department feared a flood of ’ non-specific applications ’ and therefore withdrew the original regulations and laid new regulations , to come into force the following day . |
| 5 | All the regular attenders were there : the Yorkes , glossy as newly-painted furniture ; the Fords , sending darting glances round the congregation to see if anyone was missing ; the Shergolds , sitting in their usual place near the door in the pew where Melissa had come upon Eleanor the previous day , Rodney with his normal air of self-importance that might or might not be hiding an inner anxiety , his wife pale and twitchy as she pulled off her gloves to turn the pages of her hymnbook . |
| 6 | I reapplied to Switchboard the next day . |
| 7 | The police came , brusquely sympathetic as they assessed the damage and then informed Fran that there would be men sent out to dust for fingerprints the following day . |
| 8 | If this happens at night , go to ground , shelter yourself as best you can and go looking for help the next day unless you 're likely to freeze to death in the meantime . |
| 9 | It was seven at night and the commercial had to be presented at breakfast the next day . |
| 10 | We did n't discuss it , and when he did n't appear at work the next day I thought he was just sulking . |
| 11 | I found myself looking at toupees the other day , horrible things , rat skins ! ’ |
| 12 | I was looking at Euston the other day and thinking how much lighter it would be if they had glass instead of that wood and flashing . |
| 13 | ‘ But the driver told her the cost had risen by 1p the previous day . |
| 14 | The lines were opened for service the next day , 12 April , from the ‘ Pawleyne Arms ’ , along Penge High Street to the Thicket Road terminus and from the ‘ Robin Hood ’ to Low Level Station . |
| 15 | I just could n't keep away from her when I got the chance to escape from Rocamar the other day . |
| 16 | The Society Annual General Meeting was held on Saturday , October 10 at the Gainsborough House Hotel in Kidderminster and members were invited to experience the comforts of the Ex-Great Western Saloon vehicle 80969 and two return trips from Bridgnorth the following day behind ‘ Sir Nigel Gresley . ’ |
| 17 | But he made it clear when he arrived in Perth the next day that he disagreed with Marsh 's sacking , an interesting observation given that the players ' code of behaviour specifically states that they are not permitted to comment on selection decisions . |
| 18 | Giap arrived in Beijing the next day , the first high-ranking Vietnamese official to visit China openly since CPV general secretary Le Duan visited in late 1977 [ see p. 28913 ] . |
| 19 | Members of the new Cabinet who celebrated over lunch the next day were burdened by no such solemnity . |
| 20 | A Dunbartonshire gentleman attached to the Duke of Montrose became involved in what he described as ‘ a foolish ploy [ which ] happened at Glasgow the first day at the Circuit held ther with some of our friends & Barrowfields , wher we were all fyned ’ . |
| 21 | This funny fat fool , this symbol of old-style decency was drowned at sea the other day just after declaring how happy he was to be alive . |
| 22 | The law on the currency reform had been approved by parliament the following day , while on Dec. 26 Yugoslavia 's first stock exchange had been set up in Ljubljana . |
| 23 | The group 's first single is scheduled for release the same day . |
| 24 | Or again suppose we overhear the following exchange : ( 26 ) A : How did Harry fare in court the other day ? |
| 25 | Thousands of students demonstrated in Cairo the following day in protest at the death of one student in the fracas . |
| 26 | My two weeks VR training finished , I returned to Blackpool the next day to start putting on the Ice Show at the famous Pleasure Beach — quite a change ! |
| 27 | If she could fit in a few days ' break in order to attend the wedding in Andorra she would , she promised , and Peter returned to Rocamar the next day , leaving Sarella to close one chapter of her life and get on with the next . |
| 28 | Richardson was injured when one of the thugs slashed his ear with a machete , but returned to duty the following day when Dry re-opened . |
| 29 | I might , what you got from Argos the other day , I might keep one of the things back for her birthday . |
| 30 | You did n't disagree with Dad the other day , anyhow , when he remarked that since you 'd worked so hard for your qualifications it was a pity that there was n't a firm around here large enough for you to use them . |