Example sentences of "[modal v] [verb] on the [num ord] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I can tell you what I 'd do on the last day of my life , ’ he said . |
| 2 | Even the Prime Minister , who once used to arrive on the last day by aeroplane in order to deliver his speech , sits every day on the platform listening to rebuke , complaint and exhortation . |
| 3 | ‘ The food would stop on the sixth day of January . |
| 4 | ( 4 ) Subject to section 13(2) of this Act , if no application is made for the renewal of a licence at the quarterly meeting mentioned in subsection ( 3 ) above , the licence shall expire on the first day of that meeting . |
| 5 | The terms of the Soviet plan , now made public , were that ( i ) Iraq would make a full and unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait ; ( ii ) the withdrawal would start on the second day after hostilities ceased ; ( iii ) Iraqi forces would depart according to a fixed timetable ; ( iv ) after two-thirds of Iraqi forces had withdrawn economic sanctions against Iraq would be lifted ; ( v ) after all Iraqi forces had left all UN Security Council resolutions against Iraq would lapse ; ( vi ) all prisoners of war would be released when the ceasefire became effective ; ( vii ) the troop withdrawal would be monitored by forces from countries not involved in the conflict , under direction of the UN Security Council ; and ( viii ) work on details and specifics would continue and would be presented on Feb. 22 to Security Council members . |
| 6 | These , felt Lydia , would rise on the last day , climbing briskly out of their coffins , brushing away the mould of corruption and muttering , ‘ About time too . ’ |
| 7 | If so , you 'll have probably booked your place in a hall of residence , your grant will arrive on the first day of term , you 'll be ready to enjoy Freshers ' Fair and soon settle down to studies in the library . |