Example sentences of "[prep] a busy day " in BNC.
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| 1 | And up on the hill , the castle was home to the pigeons , who would retire there to roost after a busy day 's scavenging in the town centre . |
| 2 | It also needs to have a sitting-out area where you can savour the different scents and sights , and enjoy an alfresco meal , relax with a drink after a busy day , or entertain friends in informal surroundings . |
| 3 | After a busy day she was far too tired to do any exploring . |
| 4 | ‘ I like a nightcap after a busy day . ’ |
| 5 | Among the hotel facilities there is a small bar and sitting room where guests can relax after a busy days sightseeing . |
| 6 | We say we are thirsty when we mean that we fancy a glass of wine , a pint of beer , a gin and tonic or a shot of whisky — the pleasure of naming our poison — at the end of a busy day or tiresome week . |
| 7 | Prayer is far more than a shopping list , or an incidental five minutes at the end of a busy day . |
| 8 | He told himself that it was late , the end of a busy day , the worst possible time for rational argument . |
| 9 | The company of some elderly relatives can only be enjoyed for a limited period at the end of a busy day , and long evenings — every evening — spent together can be a strain on all concerned in different ways . |
| 10 | It is easier when you are feeling fresh and alert after a good night 's sleep than at the end of a busy day , easier for short periods than for long periods . |
| 11 | Take out of a typical day the classes you must attend , the time spent travelling , the hours you sleep , the eating , shopping , meeting friends , relaxing , watching television , listening to music and all the other activities of a busy day , and there is not much time left for study . |
| 12 | At the end of a busy day , broken only by a brief snack lunch with Mike Freeman 's secretary , Kate , Merrill was tired . |
| 13 | Sometimes , at the end of a busy day , she would tell herself that she was handling the situation well . |
| 14 | I am grateful to him for pausing for a second , at the end of a busy day , to take note of and observe the great benefits to his constituents and those of my hon. Friend the Member for Thurrock ( Mr. Janman ) as a result of the establishment of the new trust . |
| 15 | The surprise for well-fed French bureaucrats heading for a busy day paper shuffling at the European Commission was lightened only by the inclusion of croissants as a side course . |
| 16 | It is , however , unrealistic to plan a teaching session for a busy day when operations and doctors ' rounds are in full swing . |
| 17 | He was aching to tell his friends about the Gooseneck episode , but since it was of human rather than police significance he did n't feel entitled to waste their time during a busy day . |
| 18 | Their successors , the Bronze Age miners , regularly rounded off a busy day 's metalworking ( which included making hoops for the new fangled wooden casks and vats ) with stimulating liquors brewed in splendid bronze cauldrons and quaffed from decorated pottery beakers … |
| 19 | To you , the phone call may be just one of many activities packed into a busy day ; whereas to them it might be the main event . |
| 20 | I would urge anyone to find space in a busy day to pray in this kind of way . |
| 21 | In a busy day of communications meetings with employees , Kneale Ashwell was interviewed by BBC Midlands Today and Central Television . |
| 22 | There is an information centre , but its three staff will be stretched on a busy day , when Nielson expects more than 1,000 customers to pass through the store . |
| 23 | As you drive into town on a busy day , just remember the three key words — desire , imagination and expectancy . |
| 24 | This is hard , since on a busy day you will sometimes have to wait quite a while for the waiter to take your order or for the arrival of the food . |
| 25 | On a busy day staff queue for about 1,400 meals while , if all beds are occupied , 3,300 more meals are served directly to patients . |