Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] [vb pp] the day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The car was stolen the day before from 41-year-old Mr Marangon 's home in Cinderford , Gloucs . |
| 2 | ( A fine baby boy was born the day Eric arrived , and asked what he thought the child should be called he suggested ‘ Armistizio ’ . ) |
| 3 | The ice was broken the day after Natasha arrived in England . |
| 4 | So the first day of the week was dubbed the Day of Resurrection , the Day of the Lord — and the first Christians gathered for worship on that day . |
| 5 | One woman was sacked the day after her wedding to a rival firm 's employee . |
| 6 | In the Commons tonight , Jacques Arnold , Conservative MP for Gravesham , through whose constituency the line will run , said the Government had wanted to make a statement about the route on Wednesday but decided not to after Labour threatened to withdraw all cooperation if the statement was made the day after the Budget . |
| 7 | This letter was written the day after father and son set off for Italy . |
| 8 | This rumour was started the day after the dam was built and has been in circulation ever since . |
| 9 | The patient was discharged the day after . |
| 10 | Third Division Boro 's switchboard was jammed the day after their 3–0 win over Bradford City in the Coca-Cola Cup last month which kicked-off at 8pm . |
| 11 | In addition to the conference , a one day sales training course was held the day before . |
| 12 | A NEW Finance Bill will be put before the House of Commons shortly after the Queen 's Speech on May 6 to include the parts of the Budget which were dropped when the election was called the day after Budget Day , including increases in inheritance tax allowances , backdated to the start of the current financial year . |