Example sentences of "[verb] a [adj] day ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | If you want a hilarious day 's sailing , I strongly recommend the two-man board . |
| 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 | It was very hard work but you felt , well I 've done a good day 's work when you 'd finished . |
| 4 | His hands felt smooth , like those of a woman or someone who 's never done a hard day 's work in their life . |
| 5 | There is a strong moral argument within the labour movement , that rejoke rejects workfare and other half-baked schemes which do not give a fair day 's work for a real fair day 's pay . |
| 6 | We joined the group that had been out in sleet and gales in December , hoping to experience a typical day 's training . |
| 7 | I 've got a full day 's work to do . ’ |
| 8 | We had had a superb day 's climbing , and to say his death was tragic is an understatement . |
| 9 | The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence . |
| 10 | ‘ His engineer would not take over as he had had a full day 's terror , so I volunteered to take over engine control in his place . |
| 11 | Her ankle had had a full day 's rest , and it should n't take long for her to be on her feet again . |
| 12 | If you have bought a booklet on calorie values ( or fats or fibres ) pick a typical day 's eating during this preparation phase and work out the total value for that day . |
| 13 | John Shaw , who entered on his new farm on the Oa was given a complimentary day 's ploughing and James Hutson his annual day . |
| 14 | I 'm eight and a half years old and disgusted that my mother has to come with me to see A Hard Day 's Night when usually she just sees me to the edge of the estate and across the main road . |
| 15 | You could read very little into Went to see A Hard Day 's Night — Fab or Went swimming at CC . |
| 16 | Laws are needed to protect women 's rates of pay and ensure they get a fair day 's pay for a fair day 's work . |
| 17 | Brand A is made up of four packs each containing a full day 's food . |
| 18 | One fighter flying low overhead can ruin a whole day 's work . |
| 19 | I am certain that a half-starved ferret has neither the strength nor the stamina to do a reasonable day 's work . |
| 20 | And be expected to do a full day 's work the next day ? |
| 21 | It 's obviously a show , and I mean you could well imagine that in the old days you need horses were really used to do a full day 's work , they did n't have quite such er nice clean tack a as these ones . |
| 22 | Most of the really useful people , those who keep organizations alive , are average performers doing a good day 's work in exchange for a fair reward . |
| 23 | ‘ Kept you asleep in the morning , and prevented you from doing a proper day 's work . ’ |
| 24 | For Frances Minhinnick a normal day 's work means dealing with people ‘ who have broken into schools , nicked cars , committed burglaries , robberies and rape . ’ |
| 25 | For the 1991 overhaul , everyone attended a full day 's safety induction course , held away from the plant . |
| 26 | I ca n't help agreeing with my brother that if some of the townspeople did a good day 's hard work , they would be too tired to lie and listen to see if a cock was crowing in the night or the early dawn . |
| 27 | During that time I held honorary NHS senior registrar status and , to maintain my clinical skills , was on call once a week as a resident registrar in obstetrics and gynaecology and did a full day 's operating list once every two weeks . |
| 28 | They came on foot , in horse-drawn carts , by bicycle and by bus , arriving early in the morning so as to have a full day 's prayer . |
| 29 | The job needs ‘ someone determined to have a fair day 's work for a fair day 's pay , whether in wages or welfare . |
| 30 | The longest , and easiest , is La Demande , which climbs the whole 500 metres of the face and gives a unique day 's adventure . |