Example sentences of "[adj] day at the " in BNC.
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| 1 | At the same time Lasky offered Out of Darkness in which a young heiress lives off the profits of a Florida cannery in which hundreds of working-girls earned 30 cents for a 13-hour day at the cutting-tables . |
| 2 | All fixed date actions to which the rule does apply are now subject to automatic directions ( see Chapter 11 ) and are not given a return day at the outset . |
| 3 | Hundreds of Trekkies queued for up to three hours to spend what for them was an almost perfect day at the cinema . |
| 4 | A TYPICAL DAY AT THE OFFICE |
| 5 | This was a typical day at the secluded hideout : 11am . |
| 6 | A typical day at the moment , explained , begins with audio tests on early shift workers whose job involves exposure to noise and lung function tests for those working with grain . |
| 7 | They agreed to meet at ten-thirty the following day at the Archdeaconry . |
| 8 | She had overslept which was not surprising given the amount of rich food and drink consumed the previous day at the Danbys so it was as well the meet did not assemble until eleven-ish . |
| 9 | Second , when the discount houses want to " test the water " for an interest rate cut , they might offer paper ½%; lower than on the previous day at the first opportunity ( that is , at 9.45 a.m. or midday ) . |
| 10 | The houses will then almost certainly return to the rates established on the previous day at the next round of assistance . |
| 11 | Actually , I 'd already had some in the Western Isles the previous day at the excellent An Lanntair gallery . |
| 12 | The Italians beat the Soviets 23–3 on a freezing cold day at the Fili Stadium in Moscow , the first ever Italian in the Soviet Union . |
| 13 | ‘ Hard day at the cerebellum , darling ? |
| 14 | ‘ Hard day at the office , dear ? ’ chuckled Robinson as Porter crossed to the sink and began splashing his face with water . |
| 15 | I wo n't deny that there are quite a few ‘ Martini ’ moments in a freestyler 's life , when you find yourself in breathtaking surroundings , thinking ‘ it 's a hard day at the office ’ . |
| 16 | Have you had a hard day at the office ? |
| 17 | After a hard day at the office — in Joey Dunlop 's case the Carrowdore 100 — our world motorcycle ace likes nothing better than unwinding with a cup of tea and a bite to eat . |
| 18 | According to a posthumous account of Mozart 's last months , he and Constanze drove out to the Prater one fine day at the end of October , during which Mozart told his wife that he was convinced he was writing his own Requiem . |
| 19 | Friday 30 june was not untypical of a normal day at the PT School . |
| 20 | After a normal day at the Panama Canal Commission 's public affairs office in Balboa Heights , I had returned to my home in La Boca , formerly part of the canal zone and now on Panamanian territory . |
| 21 | He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this . |
| 22 | ‘ Have a good day at the office , dear , ’ he said , and sloped off . |
| 23 | ‘ Did you have a good day at the office ? ’ she asked , hearing herself with horror . |
| 24 | ‘ Good day at the office , dear ? ’ he whispered in her ear , managing to lick the lobe as well . |
| 25 | Most accountants would be only too happy to go home and put their feet up after a long day at the office . |
| 26 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 27 | It had been a long day at the end of a busy week , but that was n't all of it . |
| 28 | After a long day at the office Richard likes nothing more than to drive home to his little pad in Huntley for a quiet night in with 21 year old , Sarah . |
| 29 | A race or two on prize day at the local school , modesty insisting on decent skirts and proper bloomers underneath them , was as much as the Irish girl was permitted . |
| 30 | And you know and I know that when I come home after a nice relentless day at the rehearsal rooms , it will look like Versailles , Southfork and Designers Guild rolled into one . |