Example sentences of "[pron] have been [art] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | While I had been in there there 'd been a day or two of beautiful weather which we did n't know much about inside , although there was one big window where we used to go and sit and have a smoke — the ones who were getting better — and you could see a big tree from there , so you sort of felt it must be nice outside , and the people who came in from outside were n't so muffled up . |
| 2 | The empty dishes , china , and uneaten food had been taken away for examination , so the sight and smell were somewhat more palatable than they had been the day before . |
| 3 | It has been a day which commenced so stunningly with the horse and carriage procession , swept forward with the harmonious , soaring , musical arrangements at the wedding ceremony , and has culminated in the utter perfection of the gourmet dinner , all in keeping with what we have come to expect from the organizational abilities of one of the world 's paragons . |
| 4 | The briefing was the same as it had been every day since he was born . |
| 5 | It had been a day of rare pleasure for Harry , climaxed by lunch with Heather at the villa . |
| 6 | It had been a day of many upsets . |
| 7 | The ritual was the same as it had been the day before , adjusting the aerial , then , as he turned the tuner to the sound of whistles , crackles and snatches of foreign music , he said , ‘ Speak to me , London , ’ and , in obedience , it did . |
| 8 | It was all neatly laid out as it had been the day before . |
| 9 | It had been the day he had gone to see about a job he had heard of for a general handyman who had some experience with animals . |