Example sentences of "day and most [prep] [art] [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Jackie had no chance to give them his expert advice because the triangle sounded for the afternoon shift , and he was carried off by Biff to his office for the rest of the day and most of the night . |
| 2 | At first , when all the others went away I hated being alone ; and I watched the road all day and most of the night hoping that a car , anybody , would come over the hill from either direction . |
| 3 | I was actually brought up by my Aunt Queen , along with her five children , because my mother was working all day and most of the night running the eel shops . |
| 4 | They 'd staked out Culley 's flat for half a day and most of the night . |
| 5 | ‘ It sleeps all day and most of the night . ’ |
| 6 | They kept going all day and most of the night , passing the cathedral city of Melchester and reaching open land . |
| 7 | I avoided him instead , sometimes even for a day and most of an evening , until I was in the mood , strong enough , weak enough , who-knows-what-enough to take a sip of Francis . |