Example sentences of "[noun pl] on a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Flying above 1,500 or 2,000 feet on a reasonable day , you should concentrate mainly on climbing efficiently , selecting the next good clouds , and checking and confirming your position and progress on the map between thermals . |
| 2 | On the field a fortnight ago we unfortunately caught Frampton Rovers on a good day as they ran out 5–1 victors . |
| 3 | James IV first occupied the high ground of Flodden , but moved to Branxton hill when he realised the English were outflanking him , eluding Scottish patrols on a drizzly day . |
| 4 | Leave the instrument in a greenhouse containing well-watered plants on a sunny day for a few hours to get an idea of maximum deflection . |
| 5 | The sight of , say , a field of corn interspersed with poppies on a sunny day did n't move me ; the spectacle of a woman who had slipped and fallen in the street did n't move me — either to sympathy or to ridicule . |
| 6 | All these live programmes have attracted large audiences , with 800,000 to 1,200,000 viewers on a typical day , and more on big occasions ( 1.7 million for the statement on 1 February 1990 on the Colin Wallace affair , for example ) . |
| 7 | Harvest herbs on a dry day and hang in an airy , cool spot to dry for later use |
| 8 | A net inflow of funds from the government ( where expenditure exceeds taxes on a particular day ) results in the banking system being over liquid . |
| 9 | Flying this kite among the otherwise conventional swept wings on a breezy day was initially eerie . |
| 10 | A city with 10 zones and 4 times frames , could have a matrix of 40 separate prices on a single day ; and then weekdays would probably be different from weekends , Bank Holidays , etc . |
| 11 | At the end of July the Great Eastern Railways conveyed 500 tons of green peas on a single day from the area around Maldon in Essex . |
| 12 | Spectators on a blustery day not far from The Wash were rewarded for their dedication . |
| 13 | Thus the years at Halton fell away like the beech leaves from the trees around the camp some golden , some dark brown , but only one black that covered the parade grounds and even got into our billets on a windy day in the autumn . |
| 14 | Centre : The romantic image of narrow boat life in the contemporary print contrasts with the stark reality of the family working through Foxton Locks on a wintry day . |
| 15 | Month by month , year by year , I improved , doing a lifetime best of 12.0 seconds on a hot day at White Plains , New York in 1975 . |
| 16 | It is easy to forget exactly how much allowance should be made for the wind and other factors on a rough day . |
| 17 | I mean , Essex only has 3,000 students on a good day , and modern university campuses may be foreign turf to you , but they 're happy hunting grounds to people like me . |
| 18 | It can be very hard on the feet and on the nerves in the narrow and busy streets on a hot day without some plan to follow . |
| 19 | Some of the guys who are going for 10 million these days would n't even tie Cuntonas boots on a bad day . |
| 20 | Elsewhere another crew struggled against the current , pulling hard on their oars on a windless day . |