Example sentences of "a [adj] day ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although her brother , Bert , was now employed by a local fisherman , Arnold Spence , and could do no more than a few day 's work at Four Winds now and then , nevertheless her new arrangements left Harriet free to work outside herself and this regular exercise had a calming effect , releasing her from a great deal of inner tension . |
| 2 | But he agreed the police could have given them a few day 's notice of the situation . |
| 3 | It is worth quoting in full Hardie 's graphic account of a typical day 's work by one of the artists : |
| 4 | If you have bought a booklet on calorie values ( or fats or fibres ) pick a typical day 's eating during this preparation phase and work out the total value for that day . |
| 5 | Otherwise , after a hard day 's work in the middle of winter , you will find that you can not be bothered to make the effort to go along and you will have wasted the fees . |
| 6 | He needed their support after a hard day 's work in often uncomfortable conditions . |
| 7 | His hands felt smooth , like those of a woman or someone who 's never done a hard day 's work in their life . |
| 8 | His point was that films were a director 's medium and he quoted A Hard Day 's Night as a good example of a director working with non-actors . |
| 9 | In order to try and get a ‘ Northern English accent ’ , Dustin went to see the Beatles in A Hard Day 's Night about a dozen times determined to ‘ sound like those guys ’ . |
| 10 | After a hard day 's labour in the interests of broadcasting in general , and the community in particular , I felt that dinner was a feast . |
| 11 | It explains the number of dealers greeting the dawn on the M4 , to be in the queue outside The Bath Antiques Market each Wednesday , followed by a hard day 's trawl of the shops . |
| 12 | Being tight-fisted individuals we by-passed the fee-paying nature trail through the woods and crossed the beck to join a Green Lane that led pleasantly back to Clapham and the end of a fine day 's trek through Yorkshire 's classic karst and pavement country . |
| 13 | The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence . |
| 14 | It may have been John 's 28th birthday , but it was still a long day 's work with fellow presenters Anthea Turner and Diane-Louise Jordan . |
| 15 | He was ‘ permitted to put in a long day 's work for his Master , and it can be truly said that he gave his best ’ . |
| 16 | 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 . |
| 17 | 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 . |
| 18 | ‘ We were benighted after a long day 's ride to Rannoch , ordering floor timber for the mill . ’ |
| 19 | 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 . |
| 20 | The BBC and I finally bade each other goodnight at 6.30 , with what seemed to be a good day 's work on the cassettes . |
| 21 | Most of the really useful people , those who keep organizations alive , are average performers doing a good day 's work in exchange for a fair reward . |
| 22 | Suitably briefed , you awake to a full day 's escape to Colditz with your luxury coach taking in Leipzig , Colditz village and the famous castle itself . |
| 23 | And a full day 's trek to neighbouring Grindelwald or Murren is a must . |
| 24 | Now half a crown in those days was a lot of money , you had to a full day 's work for half a crown , make no mistake on that . |
| 25 | ‘ She had never been out of Italy before — now there she was without as much as a full day 's notice at Brown 's Hotel looking on top hats and umbrellas out of a window that worked like a guillotine . |
| 26 | Unfortunately Dunbar was nothing like a full day 's ride from Dalwolsey , barely twenty miles , and by fair roads ; and Fraser , a grizzled veteran , was scarcely the man to try to involve in an unnecessary overnight stop in the interests of romance , however chivalric . |
| 27 | On arrival at Birmingham the Storm Force members were treated to a full day 's programme of displays , competitions and demonstrations — with an Inshore lifeboat carrying out ‘ rescues ’ on the lake at the Exhibition Centre . |
| 28 | Each workshop will include demonstrations and a full day 's tuition from tutor , a FREE package of materials worth up to £70 , morning coffee , buffet lunch , afternoon tea , and a critique of the work carried out during the day . |
| 29 | As the right hon. Gentleman will know , there will be a full day 's debate on one aspect of Northern Ireland — not the talks , but electricity — a week on Monday . |
| 30 | It was found that a glass surface … is able to absorb a detectable amount of helium … from the atmosphere ( my italics ) during only a single day 's contact with the air . ’ |