Example sentences of "[noun prp] on a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Dick Hansen on a cold day in February 1992 , flying his P-40 for the first time . |
| 2 | We pushed down , the route-finding difficult and the weather like Scotland on a bad day , wet and misty . |
| 3 | You know , the one where you sit there and lie through your teeth about spending every waking hour flossing and probing and massaging and never go out of an evening without your single-headed brush , and the Aussie hygienist who looks like Brooke Shields on a good day takes one prod at your gum and it spouts blood like Moby Dick on a bad day and the game 's up there and then . |
| 4 | THE SOUNDBITE VERSION of the Deee-Lite story you probably know : a Russian émigré ( Super DJ Dmitry ! ) , working as a go-go dancer in New York clubs , is introduced to a bald New York textile designer ( Lady Miss Kier Kirby ! ) by the fountain in Washington Square on a sunny day in 1982 . |
| 5 | Instead of a freeze-dried New England accent , Phillips gives us a combination of weird sister , deranged Southern matron and Mary Martin on a bad day . |
| 6 | Such factors include their own personal characteristics , their social and political background , which newspapers they read , how much television news they watched , whether they watched television news on a particular day , and even whether they watched BBC or ITV on a particular day . |
| 7 | It was a movement in a way as dextrous as John Millington on a good day , speaking of razor-sharp reactions , more like an athlete than an actor . |
| 8 | ft informed us that he was leaving Salamanca for England on his motor bike , via Cherbourg , and that we could expect him in Bath on a certain day . |
| 9 | Play Gorleston on a fine day and you 'll find no more delightful holiday course offering such midweek green fee value . |
| 10 | I thought , ‘ This wo n't last when we 're in Soho on a wet day , ’ so I said , ‘ I think you 'd better wait . |
| 11 | The time of The Smiths ' appearance had not been fully publicised yet , as the strain of Prokoviev 's ‘ Romeo and Juliet ’ filled the hall , the atmosphere in G-Mex became as intense as Old Trafford on a rare day of victory . |
| 12 | As many fishkeepers , and probably all cichlidophiles , know the Lake Malawi Mbuna are fish of rocky habitats , with behavioural habits sometimes reminiscent on occasions , to Ghenghis Khan on a bad day . |
| 13 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 14 | It 's a mysterious , diablo-enhanced thing and fits snugly into an album that takes in pre-pop escapades like ‘ Hey Boots ’ and ‘ Eau Water ’ and then flits to the lilting balladry of ‘ Love In A Hollow Tree ’ which is capable of passing for Julian Cope on a clear day . |
| 15 | The Arsenal manager Bertie Mee watched Marinello on a good day . |
| 16 | Scottish ; The Exiles are on high , but Kingsholm on a big day can be a killer . |
| 17 | You know , the one where you sit there and lie through your teeth about spending every waking hour flossing and probing and massaging and never go out of an evening without your single-headed brush , and the Aussie hygienist who looks like Brooke Shields on a good day takes one prod at your gum and it spouts blood like Moby Dick on a bad day and the game 's up there and then . |
| 18 | 1 How do you wear eyeliner past the age of 20 without looking like Cleopatra on a bad day ? |
| 19 | A Sheila na gigh which now resembled Beirut on a bad day . |
| 20 | Again in the same area , but from the canal bank and this time we have none other than Great Western 3440 ‘ City of Truro ’ making its way from York to Didcot and diverted onto the GC on a miserable day in April 1989 . |
| 21 | A Robinson R-22 helicopter was being flown in America on a clear day , with visibility 45 miles . |
| 22 | IN LONDON ON A DREARY DAY in late winter 1988 , a meeting took place shortly after noon at a booth in the Horticultural Hall near Victoria Station , where a large stamp exhibition was in progress . |
| 23 | The road rises steadily from Applecross for four miles to the summit of the pass ; on level ground here a large car park has been provided for motorists who wish to halt and admire the superb view across to Skye on a clear day . |