Example sentences of "[adv] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The so-called ’ swan-upping ’ ceremony dates back to the fourteenth century … but nowadays its as much a fun day out as a way of keeping the swans healthy . |
| 2 | A typical training programme usually takes the form of a series of workshops , sometimes in a residential setting , lasting around three days with perhaps a follow-up day a few months later . |
| 3 | She is away for hours ; perhaps a whole day . |
| 4 | Anyway , that day was obviously a lucky day . |
| 5 | It 's the Moslem Sabbath , of course , so a good day for Copts to do business on . |
| 6 | As is well known , the boycott was less than a resounding success in terms of popular reactions , and , as an organized nation-wide affair , was called off after only a single day . |
| 7 | 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 . ’ |
| 8 | Above we looked at the affairs of only a single day ; and supposed the stocks offered for sale to be already in existence . |
| 9 | Just a normal day of married life , nothing that thousands of other people did n't take for granted — but what heaven if ever that was normality for herself and Len ! |
| 10 | No , just a pleasant day |
| 11 | For others it was just a great day out … a chance to sample a famous brew and spot some familiar faces like Colin Dexter , creator of TV 's Inspector Morse . |
| 12 | It was just a bad day . ’ |
| 13 | It was just a wasted day . |
| 14 | For some people , the date February 6 was already a special day . |
| 15 | Monday was usually a busy day for me , when I talked to my clients at length and often had lunch with one of my various contacts in the City . |
| 16 | ‘ It 's always a nice day for gardening . |
| 17 | Friday was always a busy day . |
| 18 | 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 . |
| 19 | Although we have moved production across the road , it 's still a sad day for a lot of people . |
| 20 | Hopefully , hopefully a nice day . |
| 21 | Today though hardly a jolly day , |
| 22 | They also fail to set aside a holy day for God . |
| 23 | It was in fact rather a nice day and my spirits were starting to rise . |
| 24 | I 've had rather a hard day — well , I 'm sure you can imagine . ’ |
| 25 | It 's rather a damp day outside you want to finish airing your clothes off , so what to do ? |
| 26 | It was altogether a lovely day , was it not ? ’ |
| 27 | It was also a great day out for the parents , teachers and helpers . |
| 28 | It is also a red-letter day for Bath 's Ben Clarke , who makes his debut . |
| 29 | It was also a good day for goalkeeper Graham Brown , who kept five clean sheets . |
| 30 | It was also a fine day for sailing and dozens of small yachts clustered in Exmouth bay , taking the early sea breeze . |