Example sentences of "[vb past] the [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Er , we met the other day . |
| 2 | The Civil Aviation Committee met the next day and challenged two parts of the draft agreement that the Americans had inserted : the right of civil aircraft to use the US-leased bases in the Caribbean and Atlantic , and the right of US airlines to ‘ change gauge ’ in Britain , that is , switch to smaller aircraft for flights going on as part of the fifth freedom . |
| 3 | The national executive committee agreed the following day that an electoral conference would be held on July 18 . |
| 4 | Opposition parties boycotted the first day of the budget session of the Lok Sabha on Feb. 21 , and two state governors were replaced earlier in the month , in connection with the decision to impose president 's rule in Tamil Nadu in late January [ see p. 37964 ] . |
| 5 | GIVEN that the most decisive factor in the Lincoln Handicap has traditionally been the draw — made the previous day — it seems odd that trainers have a fetish for ‘ laying a horse out ’ for it months in advance . |
| 6 | On Dec. 6 the Ukrainian parliament voted not to sign any Union Treaty with the Soviet Union , following a declaration made the previous day that the 1922 Treaty creating the Soviet Union , and any further Soviet constitutional treaties , were null and void in relation to Ukraine . |
| 7 | He reiterated his call , made the previous day , for government , opposition , regional , industrial and trade union leaders to hold talks on a " solidarity pact " to finance the growing cost of unification . |
| 8 | Toney made the last day and the final two rounds , and I was on my way . |
| 9 | Nippon DEC also announced the other day that it has developed and will be distributing software that interfaces the DEC VAX series with NEC Corp 's APEX 2400 and APEX 7400 series of PABXs . |
| 10 | I welcome the money that he announced the other day . |
| 11 | The Cabinet announced the following day comprised Erdal Inonu , the SHP leader , as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of State , 17 Ministers heading specific ministries and 14 other Ministers of State . |
| 12 | The cancellation , formally announced the following day , was indicative of the dramatic improvement in relations between the two Korean states achieved in December 1991 [ see pp. 38659-60 ] . |
| 13 | Attorney General Amos Wako announced the same day that political parties would not be required to obtain licences to hold rallies during the election campaign , and that all parties would be allocated equal air time on national radio and television . |
| 14 | A demonstration of an estimated 60,000 state-sector workers had protested on March 3 at the sale announced the previous day along with that of Aerolíneas Argentinas . |
| 15 | Well the coffee is what we got the other day . |
| 16 | You were looking a bit sorry for yourself when we came back cos he buys flowers and he gives , so he 'll buy them the day before , I got the next day , there their making in all that |
| 17 | It was this which led the following day to Eighth Army 's request for authorization to negotiate with the Soviets for a hand-over , " on advice Macmillan " , and which led to Robertson 's order from AFHQ later that day for negotiations to begin . |
| 18 | Although Laurie led the first day of the 1957 Open jointly with Eric Brown and Flory Van Donck , he was to finish out of the top twenty , Bobby Locke taking the last of his four Championship titles . |
| 19 | In a systematic study of his own dream life Freud tried to relate all his dreams to feelings and thoughts experienced the previous day . |
| 20 | ‘ I 'll agree that on the For side you could put the things you listed the other day , that he has all the skills to set the trap and the perfect place to do it . ’ |
| 21 | Distribution centres were still quiet as Sarajevo 's 380,000 residents entered the third day of what city authorities have described as a hunger strike in solidarity with the hungry and diseased trapped in eastern Bosnia . |
| 22 | By contrast , a group representing European human rights organizations which had returned from a 12-day visit to Burundi , maintained the same day that at least 3,000 people had been killed in reprisals by the army and paramilitary groups after the rebellion . |
| 23 | Four of the graves are those of a 98 Squadron Mitchell bomber crew who died on 24 June 1943 and the other is that of a Typhoon pilot of 266 Squadron who crashed the same day as Freddie Crewe . |
| 24 | Although the soldiers reported ‘ Joseph is in full flight ’ , Howard foolishly delayed his pursuit until the sun rose the following day . |
| 25 | Agatha phoned the next day and said : ‘ You never told me the Queen had been . ’ |
| 26 | All-India radio reported the following day that the committee would be headed by a Supreme Court judge , E. M. Ansaruddin . |
| 27 | Bronwen reported the next day that Owen had slept deeply for about six hours , and for the first time in ages had not woken up several times during the night to go to the toilet . |
| 28 | It was a different story around the rest of the country , where business was brisk and supermarkets reported the busiest day of the year . |
| 29 | Leaders of the banned Umma and Democratic Unionist parties were among those detained , the Middle East News Agency ( MENA ) reported the same day . |
| 30 | Radio France Internationale reported the same day that it had received a communication from the leaders of three Togolese opposition parties protesting that ( the above ) key portfolios had gone to members of Eyadema 's party , the Togolese People 's Rally ( RPT ) , and calling on the HCR not to ratify the list . |