Example sentences of "[vb pp] [art] [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | this geezer from Bedlam yeah got stopped the other day in this car yeah , he was pissed , he was tripping and he was speeding yeah , no M O T , no licence , no tax , no ruddy insurance yeah |
| 2 | The support given the previous day to German neo-Nazis in two regional elections there was the starting point for his attack on PR ; a first-past-the-post system and stringent policies on asylum and immigration were preventing an extreme-right emergence in Britain , so he argued . |
| 3 | Cassette tapes and rolls of film had to be posted the following day in envelopes that were tough enough not to burst and yet could be easily opened by customs officials . |
| 4 | Although the invitation was surprisingly withdrawn the following day , Sweden had ensured that some free trade momentum would be maintained . |
| 5 | A lawyer speaking for the families said they would be appealing against the Place of Safety orders , and that the appeal would be heard the following day in Kirkwall Sheriff Court . |
| 6 | A temporary ceasefire agreed on March 11 was broken the following day . |
| 7 | A week later parliament formally adopted a decree permitting the establishment of political parties , and the party was registered the following day . |
| 8 | Billy Neilson , a prominent Wear Valley councillor until last May 's Christopherian coup , was approached the other day by someone seeking to set up a small business in Sunderland . |
| 9 | The decision was attacked the following day by Drazen Budisa , chairman of the opposition Croatian Social Liberal Party ( HSLS ) , who complained that " several thousands of inhabitants of Vukovar imprisoned in Serbian camps " and " tens of thousands of Croats from Central Bosnia about whom we have no information " would be unable to obtain their Croatian nationality and thus the right to vote . |
| 10 | On arrival , however , Sir John French heard that Lanrezac 's Fifth Army had been attacked the previous day and was no longer able to cross the River Sambre . |
| 11 | It was now Friday , and the first volunteers were expected the following day ! |
| 12 | On March 8 , Pará union leader Sebastiao Ribeiro de Silva was shot dead and another unionist , José Alves de Souza , was wounded the previous day . |
| 13 | Now the suite was in my name , so I was charged with possession of all these drugs , and with assault , and with a lot of other charges like operating a dive , running a disorderly house and all silly charges which were dropped the following day . |
| 14 | Father Paddy had rung the previous day to give them the news from Rosstrevor . |
| 15 | ‘ Listen — you know how worried she sounded when she was interviewed the other day ? |
| 16 | On the 31st May this year Hilda Hyam , correctly dressed in a blue leotard and a pink rose , celebrated her ninetieth birthday in style , for her fellow teachers in Avon had organised the perfect day just for her : — classes morning and afternoon interspersed with coffee — a tasty lunch — and a delicious tea complete with a birthday cake . |
| 17 | On the 31st May this year Hilda Hyam , correctly dressed in a blue leotard and a pink rose , celebrated her ninetieth birthday in style , for her fellow teachers in Avon had organised the perfect day just for her : — classes morning and afternoon interspersed with coffee — a tasty lunch — and a delicious tea complete with a birthday cake . |
| 18 | The incidents that are reported the following day are necessarily the more memorable ones — memorable for their oddity . |
| 19 | However , it was reported the following day that talks had broken down and the employers had stopped the strikers ' wages . |
| 20 | Troops quickly dispersed the students , but further unrest was reported the following day , prompting the authorities to close down the country 's universities and colleges . |
| 21 | It was reported the following day , however , that the UAE delegation had broken off the talks . |
| 22 | The alert , the first of its kind in the city , was cancelled the following day , when ozone fell to tolerable levels . |
| 23 | Ronan had picked the wrong day for this story . |
| 24 | On March 28 Gen. Chaovalit Yongchaiyut , 58 , who had resigned the previous day as Army C.-in-C. , announced that he would be joining the government as a Deputy Prime Minister and as Minister of Defence , ending widespread speculation about his political plans . |
| 25 | Some claimed that the operation had been a reprisal for losses suffered two days earlier by the army at the hands of guerrillas of the Front for the Restoration of Unity and Democracy ( FRUD ) , as fighting continued around the government-held towns of Tadjoura and Obock ; a five-day ceasefire , announced by the FRUD on Dec. 15 to allow for the deployment of French troops [ see p. 38565 ] , had collapsed the following day . |
| 26 | They had enjoyed a happy day and it seemed to Carrie that Seb had noticed her , really noticed her , as a young woman for the very first time . |
| 27 | As the sun went down over the trees , everyone in the squadron had enjoyed a hard day 's military training and , after a good dinner and some well-deserved beers , they were very happy and were looking forward to the challenges of the next day . |
| 28 | That farewell to the coaches was going to be ‘ Hello ’ until a few minutes ago when the British Olympic Association suddenly cancelled a meet-the-press day . |
| 29 | Beryl Smith has organised a follow-up day for all those interested in teaching the mentally handicapped . |
| 30 | He seemed quite a different man from the one she had met the other day across Mr. Crowther 's desk , quite different from the man who talked to Jenny this afternoon . |