Example sentences of "[prep] the [num ord] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Smith New Court , which already has a sizeable position in Ferranti shares , was a heavy buyer for the second day , as was Hoare Govett , which includes British Aerospace among its corporate clients . |
| 2 | Bombay : Prices fell sharply for the second day running . |
| 3 | However , Parke may soon be at the heels of Del Harris , the 20-year-old England No. 1 who had to battle hard for the second day in succession . |
| 4 | For the second day Yugoslav jets attacked Croat villages to the east of Mostar , which the Yugoslav army claimed were being used to launch raids on its garrisons . |
| 5 | More than £250,000 gate money was taken for the second day of the June test against Pakistan , and the decision could open the floodgates for other claims . |
| 6 | TODAY racing followers were also in the money when Pot Luck struck for the second day running with two winning Placepot lines for a profit of over £50 at Doncaster . |
| 7 | Warnaweera and Muralitharan both finished up with four wickets apiece — but for the second day running very few Sri Lankan spectators turned up to watch . |
| 8 | For the second day running , up to 30 commuters yesterday took over a carriage on an early-morning service from Colchester to Liverpool Street and put up posters declaring it a smoking zone . |
| 9 | The following morning , after dropping Iris at Les Châtaigniers for the second day of her course , Melissa returned to the auberge and telephoned Antoinette Gebrec . |
| 10 | The visiting party , including an HMI in attendance , was horrified , dropped their agenda for the second day and went through the problems as they had perceived them with the management group and the Academic Board : |
| 11 | Prisoners have started a series of fires at one the country 's newest prisons for the second day running . |
| 12 | Today , classrooms were empty for the second day running . |
| 13 | In spite of freezing temperatures , shoppers poured into Cheltenham in Gloucestershire for the second day of the annual sales . |
| 14 | Five target fish were nominated for the second day as the anglers struggled to overcome persistent torrential rain and buffeting winds . |
| 15 | Former European Open champion Andrew Murray , of Manchester , took a share of fourth place with Argentine Eduardo Romero ( 69 ) and the Caribbean newcomer Stephen Ames who shot 67 for the second day in a row . |
| 16 | For the second day , heavy fighting prevented any aid flights reaching Sarajevo from Zagreb , the Croatian capital . |
| 17 | TROOPS held Zairean legislators prisoner for the second day yesterday , demanding they approve use of controversial banknotes which have caused riots and crippled trade . |
| 18 | Warnaweera and Muralidharan both finished up with four wickets apiece — but for the second day running very few Sri Lankan spectators turned up to watch , preferring the spectacle of a college match series in the city . |
| 19 | In Moscow yesterday Mr Yeltsin — whose mother died at the weekend — stayed out of public view for the second day , letting his aides keep up the political pressure . |
| 20 | Scientists working on the jet fusion project at Culham in south Oxfordshire have been protesting today in a bid to influence leading figures in the project as they met for the second day of their full Council Meeting . |
| 21 | First , through the City with a policeman holding up the traffic with an impassive countenance which implied that he would do the same for the Seventh Day Adventists , the Anti-Vivisection Society or the Paddington Communist Party . |
| 22 | He headed for the Seventh Day Adventist College , New Bold in Berkshire . |
| 23 | Somatostatin infusion ( Somatostatine UCB 250 µg/h ) was given to reduced pancreatic secretion and elective surgical intervention was decided on for the seventh day . |
| 24 | Another problem is that the tests show practice effects ; that is , for the first day or so of testing , subjects ' performances improve greatly ( and so mask any daily rhythms ) as they are getting used to the tests and are developing their personal ways of tackling them . |
| 25 | For the first day or so after the flight you might find it helps to retire to bed one or two hours earlier than your normal time — but no earlier than that ! |
| 26 | A ‘ lie-in ’ of one to two hours but no more is permissible for the first day or so . |
| 27 | The lesson was learned , and in subsequent years a photocall has been organized for the first day , when the Prince and Princess pose sweetly for the cameras on the understanding that thereafter the media will go home so the two can holiday in peace . |
| 28 | instead the Church preferred to use the Annunciation for the first day of the year , and this led to the adoption of 25 March , nine months before Christmas , although this choice was by no means universal . |
| 29 | No books or videos are likely to be totally adequate to prepare one , for example , for the first day at ‘ big ’ school , but they may provide some insights and ‘ structures ’ so that the experience is not overwhelming . |
| 30 | Make a list of what essential food you will need for the first day in your new home and go shopping the day before you move . |