Example sentences of "[vb past] [adv prt] for the day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Then it was a half-hour 's drive from our base to Christophe and Hedwige 's house , and from there Mike would set off on an hour 's run with Christophe through the forest , still in darkness , to ensure they reached the chimpanzees ' nest site before the occupants moved off for the day . |
| 2 | Over in Cheltenham , 6 teams of 4 turned out for the day 's main event , won by the team from the St James Hotel . |
| 3 | Everyone made it back to the rendezvous where they laid up for the day , returning in the evening to pick up the SBS group which had managed to deal with the radio station . |
| 4 | When the cold engine that was the city had coughed and kicked and finally started up for the day , then she 'd set out about her business . |
| 5 | Determined to shoot one with a really fine head , I decided to spend a night near the mountain-top so that I could hunt for them in the early morning before they lay up for the day . |
| 6 | It might be needed if they went out for the day . |
| 7 | Next morning after breakfast the whole group went out for the day . |
| 8 | I went out for the day , and came back to find the room full of thick smoke from Holmes ' pipe . |
| 9 | Amy and I went out for the day . |
| 10 | I , I , mean we had erm , we went out for the day and they give us it was sandwiches |
| 11 | Went out for the day yesterday , could n't afford it Irene . |
| 12 | Several factories in Northamptonshire , anticipating the drift to the County Ground for the mid-week game , closed down for the day , but in Northampton itself factory workers were allowed the afternoon off only if they made up for it in overtime . |