Example sentences of "[noun] in a [adj] day [unc] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In order to try and get a ‘ Northern English accent ’ , Dustin went to see the Beatles in A Hard Day 's Night about a dozen times determined to ‘ sound like those guys ’ . |
| 2 | She will probably welcome your offer of help with such matters as the registration of the death , notifying distant friends , putting an announcement of death in local or national newspapers if she wants this , and dealing with kindly enquiries from neighbours in a tactful way , so that they understand that she may not be feeling like having too many callers at first but will greatly appreciate their help and sympathy in a few days ' ( or weeks , ) time ; and making arrangements for the funeral and any family gathering that is to take place afterwards . |
| 3 | This would on past experience coax the crocuses out in Hyde Park , only to be spiked by frost in a few days ' time . |
| 4 | Courses vary a great deal in both their length and the number of people who attend them , and it would clearly be unjustified to assume that a single course on one topic was outweighed by , say , five courses on another if the single course involved fifty teachers in a full day 's attendance each week for a term , while each of the five other courses lasted only a couple of hours and catered for half a dozen teachers . |
| 5 | could you put me in touch ? ’ 'Sorry he 'll be back from America in a few days ' bingo . |
| 6 | Martin Caulfield led from the front in a steady day 's play that ended in triumph . |
| 7 | On August 9 , 1892 , Lancashire defeated Somerset by eight wickets in a single day 's play |
| 8 | There was nothing wrong with enjoying her own interests and social activities — including Martin Ward 's party in a few days ' time . |