Example sentences of "[pron] [verb] [adv] [verb] a day " in BNC.
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| 1 | I did n't look a day older . |
| 2 | ‘ Look , I 've not planned a day ashore this time . |
| 3 | I 've never missed a day 's work through illness in my life and I 'm still rushing around the country appearing in theatres and clubs . |
| 4 | Apart from that I 've never had a day 's illness in my life ; never been in bed a whole day . |
| 5 | I 've never had a day 's illness in my life , thank you very much . ’ |
| 6 | I 'm a Sunderland supporter who lives down here , I 've only had a day 's notice . |
| 7 | By the time he is up in the morning , I have already done a day 's work … |
| 8 | The last time I had an office job was in 1986 — it was a disaster , and I 'm pleased to be able to say that I have n't done a day 's work since . |
| 9 | The officer I have been escorting is a most pleasant chap , and I have really had a day 's holiday . |
| 10 | ‘ I play hockey and I have never missed a day through sickness in 17 years , even with torn muscles and ligaments , ’ he said . |
| 11 | The baker who has n't lost a day 's work in seventy five years . |
| 12 | A baker who has n't had a day off sick in three quarters of a century is still slaving over a hot stove at the age of ( 87 ) eighty-seven . |
| 13 | She has n't had a day 's illness in her life . ’ |
| 14 | She 'd never had a day 's illness in her life , but Timothy 's future was beginning to prey on her mind . |
| 15 | The star 's penchant for nymphet flesh is a matter of record yet the actresses chosen to portray these girls are all individuals who do n't look a day under 25 . |
| 16 | Er well weatherwise it certainly has you do n't go a day without seeing the sun shine , there 's hardly any rain . |
| 17 | You do n't miss a day off school just because you 're going to France for a day |
| 18 | ‘ I can honestly say you do n't look a day over twenty-five . ’ |
| 19 | ‘ My dear , ’ he said , ‘ you do n't look a day under eight . ’ |
| 20 | ‘ You do n't look a day older than the last time I worked with you . ’ |
| 21 | If you 've never had a day 's illness in your life , it 's hard to imagine the financial disruption that can be caused by sudden hospitalisation . |
| 22 | So like , you 've only got a day and a half have n't you ? |
| 23 | It 's two years since my … er … incident and you 've hardly had a day off ever since — you 've fussed around me like a mother hen . |
| 24 | At Howard she had hardly known a day 's illness . |
| 25 | Harriet , who had hardly had a day 's illness in her life — unless she counted a bad attack of shingles some years previously — had at first been inclined to ignore her husband 's remarks . |
| 26 | Hours lost , days lost , weeks , months … it 's a pity that we did not have a day together to mull & muse … however , 't was lovely to see you , to see you , lovely . |
| 27 | And like all great stars , he has n't aged a day in all those years . |
| 28 | We 've been together now for 18 years and it do n't seem a day too long , but I can see there does come a time when it 's good for mother and child to view one another from a distance . |
| 29 | THEY 'VE been together now for 25 years … and it do n't seem a day too much . |
| 30 | He had to be fifty , but he did not look a day over thirty-five , an illusion helped by his lopsided boyish grin that was so very full of charm . |