Example sentences of "[adv] [prep] a day ['s] " in BNC.
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| 1 | I picture you on a trip up to London , perhaps for a day 's work experience at the offices of some conglomerate . |
| 2 | A row was all in a day 's work for her , and at the end she 'd feel pleased with herself and at peace with the world . |
| 3 | She had unflinchingly wrenched the arrow out of his arm as if ‘ t was all in a day 's work , and had argued with him all through the operation and while bandaging his wound later . |
| 4 | For Crawford , it was all in a day 's work , and split-second timing was the key . |
| 5 | Bob is away on a day 's painting course today , so I am catching up with my letters before the Christmas deluge . |
| 6 | On their return home after a day 's work they must then be given a good if not excessive meal . |
| 7 | In the commonplace crush of damp and steaming humanity returning home after a day 's work in the city , worries over Nadirpur and Clarion Call seemed grossly exaggerated . |
| 8 | With techno enjoying a second coming in Leeds and banging out of every other shop in the renovated arcades on Saturdays , some people were getting home after a day 's shopping and fancying something a bit different . |
| 9 | You 're supposed to be taking things easy , and I come home after a day 's work and a beastly journey hoping for some restoration and some intelligent company . |
| 10 | Ianthe was not the type to pour herself a glass of sherry or gin as soon as she got home after a day 's work , nor yet to make a cup of tea . |
| 11 | In 1987 Mr Keyse was disabled in a road accident while returning home from a day 's work at Llanfair Caereinion station . |
| 12 | Whenever you face another gastronomic delight , or simply after a day 's touring , a bottle of chilled local wine completes a perfect picture . |
| 13 | And if ever a man sleeps well after a day 's work done well that man is , and I pray God give him rest , Donald Templeton ! ’ |
| 14 | This is real wilderness — we met no-one else in a day 's walking . |