Example sentences of "i [verb] a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The reputation of Connect Four as a hard F8a was demolished as Glen Sutcliffe and Ian Vickers both made single day redpoints of the route within minutes of each other , while I made a one day ascent of Toadal Recall ( F8a ) . |
| 2 | ‘ I 'ad a bad day , ’ he said . |
| 3 | ‘ Sure like to chew the fat with you , fella , but I got a busy day on . |
| 4 | Have I had a busy day ? |
| 5 | Dana and I spent a few days in London again before travelling to Spain . |
| 6 | Shortly before moving to London , I spent a few days visiting ancient and mystical sites in Cornwall . |
| 7 | Before I left for San Francisco I spent a few days wandering the considerable length and the decidedly inconsiderable breadth of the Canal , newest of the major approaches to Balboa 's ocean . |
| 8 | As a soldier stationed on the South Coast at the time of D- Day , I spent a few days in London where I attended the Proms . |
| 9 | My sister was sent off to boarding school near Bournemouth to improve her health and was near starved , but Mother always managed to find something for the home fare — I remember a great day when she found the butcher 's bare and bought a goose that was available and that we certainly should n't have had it in normal circumstances and I was quick to see it was an ill wind that did nobody any good ! |
| 10 | I had a grand day at sea , but although the tide helped me to get back the wind did n't , and I used the engine to get back into the Crouch . |
| 11 | It was then still dark , and knowing I had a full day 's motoring ahead of me , I made an attempt to return to sleep . |
| 12 | I had a busy day and it was after six o'clock before I got round to The Laurels . |
| 13 | I had a hard day . |
| 14 | On I had a half day on Wednesday |
| 15 | ‘ Well , I had a whole day of it — ’ |
| 16 | Had we reduced the dividend , our share price would have fallen sharply but , as I write a few days after the Annual General Meeting , the share price is a robust 180p — 26 times our earnings per share . |
| 17 | ‘ I have a long day ahead of me tomorrow . |
| 18 | Quite apart from the vines , I have a heavy day ahead of me — a lot of serious talking to do . |
| 19 | On average I work a 7-hour day . |