Example sentences of "[pers pn] [prep] a day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Do you think your mother would let you go out with me for a day in Newcastle ? ’ |
| 2 | As chance would have it we were going camping with another family whose father was to accompany me for a day 's climbing on Pillar . |
| 3 | Until you know that a certain person is going to be a good language helper , it is best to engage him/her for a day or a week at a time . |
| 4 | Sometimes you could only have them for a day or two before passing them on . |
| 5 | Typical of the kind of pain Dustin would put himself through , in order to get ‘ inside ’ a character , was the way in which he developed Ratso 's limp by placing stones in one shoe and then walking on them for a day . |
| 6 | remember them for a day or two but they 'd go cos they do n't mean anything . |
| 7 | It took me about a day each to write , seal , stamp and post this letter of mine , but I managed to get the thing off in the end . |
| 8 | Yours for a day , the magnificence of the Venice Simplon-Orient-Express . |
| 9 | Our yachts are well maintained , so much so that we offer generous guarantees of compensation if rare failure immobilises you for a day . |
| 10 | But I would have thought you 'd expect him to be faithful to you for a day or two at least . ’ |
| 11 | Whitechurch was shown the works by Mr G. Coker , chief draughtsman : ‘ There are two chief ways of seeing the works , either to begin at the finished coach and work backwards to the details , or to go to the beginning first and work upwards , but , at all events , you shall see as much as we can show you in a day ’ . |
| 12 | I 'll ring you in a day or two . ’ |
| 13 | ‘ I should have a print for you in a day or two . |
| 14 | Then Ted can work out a market price and phone it through to you in a day or so . |
| 15 | ‘ Fenella can follow you in a day 's time . ’ |
| 16 | The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis . |
| 17 | The final exercises introduce you to MS-DOS , its basic commands and what it is supposed to do for you on a day to day basis . |
| 18 | Well the argument is that if you receive say a mobility allowance , and if we are laying on transport to get you to a Day Centre and back , maybe five days a week , then the argument is that that 's a fair levy against that allowance . |
| 19 | It must have lulled me into a day dream . |
| 20 | ‘ Oh no , not again , ’ remarks an attractive blonde whose car is stopped for the second ti me in a day . |
| 21 | Of course , they will remember which company treated them to a day 's sailing . |
| 22 | A Glasgow friend , Tony Sykes , a great fisherman , at least he kept telling everyone he was , persuaded me against my better judgment to join him for a day 's salmon fishing on the River Ayr at Mauchline . |
| 23 | Theo was about to travel from The Hague to Etten , en route for a new post in Paris , and Vincent pressed him to ‘ leave the train ’ on the second leg of his journey and stay with him for a day or two . |
| 24 | I have n't seen him for a day or two , ’ said the girl , ‘ but he usually comes in about now . ’ |
| 25 | ‘ If I speak to Nerina , ’ said Bernard , whose blood pressure was so low there was talk of admitting him for a day or so , ‘ she might lift the curse . |
| 26 | When she does so , you or another relative could suggest staying there with her for a day or two until she is ready to face the loneliness she has to learn to live with . |
| 27 | I only saw her for a day or two . ’ |
| 28 | When she was 105 a relative took her on a day trip to Ripon Flower Festival and staff and family have to keep her supplied with historical novels and books about the Royal family . |
| 29 | When the Lord made Sunday he meant it for a day of rest , a day of peace and quiet after the turmoil of the working week . |
| 30 | Many people borrow it for a day from a sympathetic relative . |