Example sentences of "a long day " in BNC.
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| 31 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 32 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 33 | And I think Claire 's had a long day . |
| 34 | It 's been a long day . |
| 35 | It had been a long day . ’ |
| 36 | I had spent a long day in the autumn bargaining with the previous owner over the furniture and carpets and ended up having bought most of it at a reasonable price . |
| 37 | He then telephoned Nigel 's relations for me , for which I was most grateful — it had been a long day . |
| 38 | On Braeriach , Andy Cunningham and I climbed Phoenix Edge ( IV/V ) on a long day visit on skis , while Brian Davison and I climbed Didgeridoo ( V/VI ) from a base in the bothy . |
| 39 | Freak ‘ I knew it was going to be a long day . |
| 40 | And after a long day 's walking , what better way to end it than with a glass of cider in one of St Ives ' treasures — The Three Ferrets . |
| 41 | At the top you can continue along the route described for Day 2 — a long day 's walk — or for a shorter route descend to Patterdale via Angle Tarn . |
| 42 | At the end of Bright Angel Canyon — and a long day 's walking — is the central canyon and finally the Colorado river — wide , green , fast flowing , and icy cold . |
| 43 | At the major shows , winners are often exposed to the glare of television lights , and expected to parade for the cameras as well , before journeying back home after a long day . |
| 44 | The through walk from Morvich to Cannich at the far end of Glen Affric is a classic marathon , a long day 's march through changing landscapes and between impressive mountain ranges , ending amid scenes of sylvan beauty . |
| 45 | Right now it 's the end of a long day in London and the 48-year-old Young prowls the room with a stooped , rangy gait , the traces of a roguish grin on his well-worn face . |
| 46 | The EVA wedge at the heel gives good shock absorption , but I wish it travelled the whole length of the boot as I find the balls of my feet get sore after a long day on the hill . |
| 47 | Food never tastes so good as it does after a long day 's hike . |
| 48 | At the end of the first day ( a long day , which had our reporters still scribbling at 10.20 pm ) , the chart had acquired two heartfelt anonymous complaints : ‘ Working with — not against ’ and ‘ Valuing everybody 's contribution ’ . |
| 49 | ‘ I know it 's been a long day but I want you to drive to Sion tonight . |
| 50 | It had been a long day — twelve hours with Mobuto , eight of those in the United Nations building where Mobuto and his entourage had spent the day . |
| 51 | It was easy to imagine what relief the miners must have felt at the end of a long day 's work in those conditions when they saw the mouth of the tunnel framing the daylight before them . |
| 52 | Another time when I was walking with Tony we paused for an hour at Malham to break a long day 's walk from Langcliffe to Arncliffe by Malham and Yew Cogar Scar by the old monks ' road . |
| 53 | There 's not much time for socialising as it 's a long day until five , plus work at home . |
| 54 | I 'm used to being on my own and you 've had a long day . ’ |
| 55 | She was n't in the mood for a long day 's screwing . |
| 56 | After a long day 's hearing , such as obviously took place here , that might be the sensible thing to do so that the court is not producing these important findings and reasons under pressure . |
| 57 | After a long day sitting in the coach , I decided to get out at Millcote , leave my luggage at the hotel , and walk across the fields to Thornfield . |
| 58 | It had been a long day . |
| 59 | Cathy had been assigned a tutor , she used to take her daughter along to a little school ( not her previous school ) and have lessons there in the staffroom : I never liked school before but I liked this as it was only half-past nine till half-past twelve so it was n't a long day and I could take Rebecca with me . |
| 60 | It 's been a long day . |