Example sentences of "on a [adj] [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , it is not unusual to see pilots take off towards a heavy rain shower on a good soaring day instead of waiting until it has passed . |
| 2 | Its eerie avenues of tombs are best savoured on a moody misty day but whatever the weather , it 's free . |
| 3 | Fulton opened one eye and said , ‘ You 're not going to put water on me on a bloody cold day like this , are you , Alf ? ’ |
| 4 | Their electricians come at £18.50 an hour ; carpenters are £16.50 , and labourers are £14.50 — based on a minimum eight-hour day . |
| 5 | Getting up on a freezing cold day was an ordeal which today 's children can not imagine . |
| 6 | The Italians beat the Soviets 23–3 on a freezing cold day at the Fili Stadium in Moscow , the first ever Italian in the Soviet Union . |
| 7 | How could clothes not dry out on a warm sunny day ? |
| 8 | The perfumes and aromas exuded by their leaves and flowers on a warm sunny day give any garden a fourth dimension , and one of the charms of the Greek and Italian hillsides is the pungently aromatic fragrance given off by the herbs and shrubs . |
| 9 | On a warm sunny day in the open air it might have been idyllic . |
| 10 | Especially for a summer concert on a boiling hot day , . |
| 11 | The putting surfaces are large undulating and marble quick , even on a rare still day . |
| 12 | And then in the air it stiffens very slightly as it cools down , but I think on a nice warm day like this is might be . |
| 13 | I live in Sevenoaks and on a nice sunny day have several light aircraft flying overhead . |
| 14 | On a blazing hot day , in front of 15,000 people , Major-General Carstens , the German Commander of AMF(L) , made a speech stressing the importance of AMF(L) operations . |
| 15 | Thus some slow , desiccated waltzing and gentle leans have the quietude of an old couple on a dull mild day ; sequences of deft , steppy footwork and sharp edged leaps have the high spirits of blustery sunshine , while a duet of rhythmic fidgety gestures has the feel of a lifelong argument continued during a rainy afternoon . |
| 16 | After Lloyd chose to bat on a pleasant sunny day , Botham somehow managed to get the ball to swing and took 5 for 72 , including his three hundredth wicket in Tests . |
| 17 | I love Mummy very much and she loves me and we both love you and we all go diddledy diddledy dumpling through the heather on a hot sunny day , like a bunny rabbit with the clap . ’ |
| 18 | My cherished Höfner acoustic guitar recently tried to murder me for leaving it in the boot of the car on a hot sunny day . |
| 19 | Herbs distributed about the garden mixed in with the general plantings will often supply that " surprise " quality that the old garden-landscape designers insisted on , as an aroma wafts through the air on a hot sunny day , or when a plant is brushed accidentally so that a spicy smell comes apparently out of nowhere . |
| 20 | On a long , lowland walk on a pouring wet day my feet were no more than damp — a pleasant surprise . |
| 21 | My 18th birthday was that summer and I remember having a birthday tea on a beautiful sunny day , opening my presents . |
| 22 | You wrote on a dreadful wet day , and I feel very smug in saying that we have had very little rain for about 2 months now . |
| 23 | On a calm sunny day plenty of undersized fish were caught all day . |
| 24 | The slow , low pitch and the sluggish scoring of the first four days suggested that India might survive , but would not approach their target : but the reality was different , the tourists producing the most attacking batting of the match on a thrilling final day . |
| 25 | Imagine , if you will , the cricket ground at Hamilton Crescent , Glasgow , on a dreary grey day . |
| 26 | Unlike plants and animals we do not have to go to bed with the sun or to get up at each high tide ; our man-made environment is based on a 24-hour solar day of course , but it need not be timed to coincide with sunrise or sunset . |
| 27 | One thing I distinctly remember about watching that kestrel hover happened on a clear blue day when I 'd managed to position myself practically underneath the bird . |
| 28 | Coming into it was like coming home on a bitter cold day to a bright , leaping fire . |
| 29 | As the royal party came through the school gates , however , an entire youth brass orchestra , who again had obviously been at the ready for several hours on a cold wintry day , burst into life in the playground . |
| 30 | ON a cold miserable day Kilkeel entertained Civil Service and exacted revenge for an early season 1–0 defeat at Stormont . |