Example sentences of "[pron] be [verb] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | I 'm having a five day weekend |
| 2 | Because this week I 'm I 'm doing a five day course I tend to add on about an hour to my time every day . |
| 3 | I phoned and the man that I needed to speak to was not there , he 'd been seconded to the Himalayas or something , he was only coming back erm , in the middle of January , I was in , erm , November or whatever it was , I was giving a few days ' grace , and then I was going to call . |
| 4 | On the death of his wife Lambarde feared he might lose the right to stay at Halling and petitioned a request to Lord Burghley through his friend Lord Cobham , to ask for custody of Maximilian and a lease to the Palace , which was granted a few days later . |
| 5 | Washington 's stance seems sure to complicate the United Airlines buyout , which was to close a few days after the 10 October deadline set by Mr Skinner for information on BA 's involvement . |
| 6 | It might be that you are having a hectic day at work and you feel that things are getting to you , or you might be stuck in a traffic jam with your pulse racing and the frustration making you angry . |
| 7 | You start to think , well of course , had I done so-and-so yesterday , had I done , and I 've missed on so- and-so , so you sort of , review the day for a couple of hours , and then it gets to about four o'clock and now you 're thinking , Oh my God , I 'm at the accountants the next day , I 'll be so tired , I 'll be you know , and it 's too late to do anything about it now , so now you 're having a bad day the next day as well because you 've got yourself all stewed up about that . |
| 8 | So you 're having a quiet day tomorrow then ? |
| 9 | ‘ She 's having a bad day , ’ came the wry explanation . |
| 10 | A week away from leaving for the European leg of the current Michael Jackson tour , she was enjoying a two day break in what sounded like a hectic rehearsal schedule . |
| 11 | She was given a whole day off . |
| 12 | I heard that she was widowed a few days before the baby was born . |
| 13 | Although we are taking a whole day to film it , it will only occupy thirty five seconds of real time . |
| 14 | That was twelve — we are having a talkative day , are n't we ? ’ |
| 15 | We 're having a whole day next term to sort out testing for the eleven year olds . |
| 16 | We were to stay a few days longer here , for Flora 's sake . |
| 17 | In casualty day unit is to open It 's all to be opened up , they 're building a new day unit and whether the day unit has access |
| 18 | They were expecting a three day music festival at this site near Milton Keynes . |
| 19 | It 's seemed a funny day . |
| 20 | The official said : ‘ He is taking a 10 day holiday with his family in Italy . |
| 21 | He 's taking a few days ’ vacation out there , right now , so Pat and I thought it would be a good idea to let Fred Klepner stand in . |
| 22 | ‘ He 's spending a few days with Maria Luisa in Valencia on the mainland , ’ Fernando told her at last . |
| 23 | He was recaptured a few days later in Liverpool in an operation involving more than 60 police officers and a helicopter . |