Example sentences of "be a sad day " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It will be a sad day when the camera replaces the umpire , ’ Bucknor said in response to the criticism .
2 If the OCU does not reform then it will be a sad day , at the very least this unique RAF institution should have been allowed to ‘ go out ’ in style rather than simply vanish out of the back door .
3 It would be a sad day , would n't it , if lawyers were only prepared to act in ‘ politically correct ’ cases . ’
4 For God 's sake , this had been going on for years , with animals making a noise — surely this is what country life is all about and it would be a sad day if there were no noises from the farms or from the back gardens of our cottages .
5 ‘ If Enya did say , ‘ I want to work with my husband from now on ’ , it would be a sad day , ’ says Nicky .
6 It would be a sad day if it was thought that a change of mind on the part of a local authority in any question relating to children was an admission of past error .
7 Sir it would be a sad day if we determined matters of er greenbelt boundaries on the basis of relative screening .
8 Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones .
9 It will be a sad day for Britain if the Union Jack falls to town hall tyrants who are completely up the pole .
10 Would it not be a sad day for this country if that attitude of mind took hold ?
11 I am conscious of the time , so I say only that it will be a sad day if the Government are allowed to change the legislation , not only for the miners and their communities or for those who , directly or indirectly , are involved in or seek employment in the industry , but for the whole of society .
12 Yes , folks it 'll be a sad day , when it comes to the closure
13 We think it would be a sad day if local plans and structure plans were purely a restatement er of P P G three .
14 Having got this far there 's no reason why John Peel should n't continue for many years to come and it 'll certainly be a sad day if he ever does decide to hang up those headphones .
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