Example sentences of "[pron] [adv] [verb] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | I just wasted a whole day to see someone who could n't be bothered to turn up . |
| 2 | And I already took a half day off flexi leave . |
| 3 | The landscape reminds me of the west coast of Ireland , of Inishere , the smallest of the Aran Islands on which I once spent a few days — the same tradition of building walls to clear land as much as to protect . |
| 4 | Yeah , I 've had an away day today , I never said a gay day , I said an away day . |
| 5 | The children make sure I never have a straightforward day |
| 6 | Their immune systems are so damaged that colds and bugs which normally take a few days to clear can take weeks or months . |
| 7 | We get complaints from other traders who do n't want trading on a Sunday or from the public who just want a peaceful day . |
| 8 | so , if you normally work a five day week and lose a day 's work you will not get UB for that day because you are not unemployed for 3 days of the social welfare week . |
| 9 | So you , well then you 'll still not know what you 're going out with because you still have a few days from last week to get . |
| 10 | ‘ You never have a straightforward day . |
| 11 | But what America does one day , we usually do a few days , weeks or months later . |
| 12 | Usually , we also provide a free day out at a farm for the children . |
| 13 | We never had a routine day , it varied from day to day . |
| 14 | They nearly spoiled a great day out . |
| 15 | ‘ Each time a memo was fired off and the problem was solved , but it only lasted a few days and they were using the extinguishers again , ’ he said . |
| 16 | But it was a fun film , it only took a few days work — and I got to meet Mick Jagger ! ’ |
| 17 | As a side issue if anyone knows what we ( the public ) can do in the way of complaint against Ceefax can they let me know … it almost spoilt a wonderful day . |
| 18 | It occasionally spent a whole day on ‘ policy review ’ discussions , and by the end of the 1970s was itself devolving more discussion to the individual operational units . |