Example sentences of "[vb pp] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | 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 . |
| 2 | 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 . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Beryl Smith has organised a follow-up day for all those interested in teaching the mentally handicapped . |
| 5 | It was very hard work but you felt , well I 've done a good day 's work when you 'd finished . |
| 6 | His hands felt smooth , like those of a woman or someone who 's never done a hard day 's work in their life . |
| 7 | I mean cos we have n't really sort of really done a proper day of action have we ? |
| 8 | The day was proclaimed a National Day of Struggle against World Arrogance , and at the Jamaran mosque , Tehran , theology students from Baneh " together with various strata of the people " were addressed by Ahmad Khomeini ( son of the late Ayatollah Khomeini ) . |
| 9 | I have n't seen a perfect day like that over in Blackpool yet . |
| 10 | ‘ No , we ca n't , we 've only got a cheap day return , have n't we ? ’ he said . |
| 11 | Got a good day then ? |
| 12 | He said , ‘ I expect you 've got a busy day tomorrow , ( as a hint to the guest that he should go to bed ) . |
| 13 | ‘ I really must hurry along , I 've got a busy day in front of me . ’ |
| 14 | Got a busy day tomorrow . ’ |
| 15 | When they 've got a bad day , I find they want love . ’ |
| 16 | I 've got a full day 's work to do . ’ |
| 17 | And , by your own admission , we 've got a heavy day tomorrow . ’ |
| 18 | This obviously absorbing hobby is a good stress reliever , ‘ It 's pure escapism and therapeutic — if I have had a frustrating day at work , the minute I get home I pick up a piece of modelling plastic and start modelling , ’ said Rosemary . |
| 19 | We had had a superb day 's climbing , and to say his death was tragic is an understatement . |
| 20 | ‘ You have had a successful day , Alexai Ybreska ? ’ |
| 21 | ‘ Well , we 've had a nice day and no one can take it away from us , ’ he would remark contentedly . |
| 22 | ‘ Have ye had a nice day , darlin' ? ’ he asked . |
| 23 | Millions of visitors have had a nice day out and spent a lot of money . |
| 24 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 25 | If I 've had a great day and I 've been playing a lot and I feel real confident , it sometimes does n't come together on stage at all . |
| 26 | ‘ I 've had a long day , Nora . |
| 27 | It was St Patrick 's Night , 1912 , and Sergeant O'Neil had had a long day , what with the parade and all . |
| 28 | Miss Lodsworth had had a long day . |
| 29 | He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy . |
| 30 | And I think Claire 's had a long day . |