Example sentences of "[adv] on a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | As I sat looking up at this magnificent bird , especially on a fine day , I used to feel a terrific urge to see a bird of prey flying to a lure , which I 'd read about in my falconry books . |
| 2 | And another job we had to do erm especially on a rainy day , ready for the worst . |
| 3 | At this point attention will be drawn , especially on a sunny day , to the white capping of the fell rising beyond the kilns , having the appearance of a cloud clinging to the crest . |
| 4 | Especially on a sunny day . |
| 5 | But mostly , in my experience , they were paid just the same as we do we were , perhaps on a different day and a different method . |
| 6 | By calculating which gods would be marching together on a given day , the priests could determine the combined influence of all marchers and thus forecast the fate of mankind . |
| 7 | You can burn just as easily on a cloudy day as on a bright one . |
| 8 | This is best done outside on a warm day , using a tub or baby 's bath , rather than in the bathroom itself . |
| 9 | They will find it extremely difficult going outside on a bright day and may see very little on a sunny day . |
| 10 | The only disadvantage is having to stay indoors on a lovely day . ’ |
| 11 | Instead the complainant , defendant , and witnesses had to come back and testify all over again , usually on a different day , when the official was acting in his capacity as a magistrate . |
| 12 | Get the schoolmaster to stand in the puddle or a stream , preferably on a hot day when splashing could be associated with cooling off . |
| 13 | Mike Loosley , general secretary of the Inner London Teachers ' Association - the area union branch — said yesterday : ‘ There 's no getting away from the fact that a child sent home on a particular day as a result of our action will be suffering . |
| 14 | But the defendants claimed they were just using the boards to shelter behind on a windy day , while they had a cup of tea . |
| 15 | Traditionally , markets are held in the open air , often on a certain day , or days , of the week , but in many towns the market has become a more permanent set-up , incorporated into a modern shopping precinct . |
| 16 | A 1926 survey showed 13,446 passengers arriving at Charing Cross Station between 7 and 10 a.m. on a typical day . |
| 17 | If the horse is working in a high temperature ( ie on a hot day ) , he will also be absorbing heat . |
| 18 | Up to four months : Even on a hot day breastfed babies wo n't need any other drinks . |
| 19 | We rushed up the last pitches having learned a lesson — next time I 'll take a windbreaker , even on a hot day . |
| 20 | This window is almost opulently luminous even on a dull day . |
| 21 | I 'd swap my vest and plasters for a Marks and Spencer circle-stitched bra , a rigid , pointed contraption that made me look as if I had a couple of ice-cream cones up my jumper : I could never fill them to the end ( not even on a good day ) and the last waltz would result in dents in the ends . |
| 22 | Countries in the northern hemisphere are frequently covered in cloud even on a warm day , but sunny countries such as Greece and Israel are in ideal locations to make use of active solar power to heat up water , spaces and to create electricity . |
| 23 | This is truly wild country dotted with rocky outcrops and , even on a clear day , occasional compass checks are reassuring . |
| 24 | Even on a clear day in the country , you can look along the tube there , along from Auntie Muriel 's , and not be able to see the city for smog . |
| 25 | Even on a bad day he is worth watching , for a few seconds of his lightning , elegant attacks eclipses an evening of mauling aggression . |
| 26 | This needs to be done on such occasions , to make people feel involved and committed — they are then more likely to turn up , even on a bad day ! |
| 27 | ‘ Yes , ’ she agreed , because even on a grey day , with mountains and lough obscured , it was beautiful . |
| 28 | There are few days when the weather is so unpleasant that it is impossible to walk ; and even on a rainy day there are often periods when the rain stops . |
| 29 | But in the massive ballroom across the way there were only a few chairs and a sideboard or two , and even on a dismal day the light had fallen on the intricate design of a wooden parquet floor and pretty chiaroscuro frescoes painted into the panels of gracefully arched walls . |
| 30 | I can raise a smile — even on a difficult day |