Example sentences of "all day for the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I wanted to get shadow to convey the haunting feeling of the place but despite getting there at 4.30am each morning and waiting all day for the sun to cast the right sort of light , I finally took the picture in moonlight three days later . ’ |
| 2 | ‘ I wanted to get shadow to convey the haunting feeling of the place but despite getting there at 4.30am each morning and waiting all day for the sun to cast the right sort of light , I finally took the picture in moonlight three days later . ’ |
| 3 | We waited , tea-less all day for the gas man to connect the cooker . |
| 4 | She waited all day for the Kurd to return , but he failed to do so ; and when she made enquiries the next morning she was told that he had left the town within minutes of conducting her to the priest 's house . |
| 5 | Hungry and often lonely , they hung about all day for the warmth and company , for Libion 's good coffee and the hot croissants , soup and ham sandwiches and red wine they could barter for their work . |