Example sentences of "[v-ing] for a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | SAVING for a rainy day and paying off debts is now a top priority for families . |
| 2 | This was achieved firstly by avoiding unusual ( e.g. low-frequency ) words , and secondly by adhering to commonly used contexts or patterns of usage ( e.g. ’ … saving for a rainy day … ’ and ’ … free to open , easy to run … ’ ) . |
| 3 | The surprise for well-fed French bureaucrats heading for a busy day paper shuffling at the European Commission was lightened only by the inclusion of croissants as a side course . |
| 4 | Rots can not flourish if the moisture content of the wood is below 18 per cent although the spores can remain alive in quite dry timber , waiting for a rainy day . |
| 5 | Only in the case of engagements lasting for a single day or less , and involving people with whom the organisation does not expect to have further contact in the near future , might payment be made without any deductions . |
| 6 | We 're hoping for a good day tomorrow |
| 7 | Fifty miles south-west of the railway line bomb , 13 Platoon of 6 UDR reported in for duty at 0600 ; they had been hoping for a quiet day , in order to catch up on some training . |
| 8 | But er if they were just working for a single day , it was long day up till ten o'clock at night in a harvest you know . |
| 9 | He sighed tiredly , as though he had been working for a full day with stone and timber , and tried to listen to James Menzies , who was well away , drinking whisky with Allan and simmering with the news from the west , where the lists had been torn down from the church doors at Fortingall and Kenmore , and from Blair Atholl : the Duke 's factor had had to meet a crowd of more than a thousand and the Duke had signed a paper swearing not to impose the Act . |