Example sentences of "[vb past] had [art] [adj] day " in BNC.

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1 The CO sat in another rain-washed tent to receive Charles 's fairly smart salute and ask him if he 'd had a good day .
2 ‘ Well , goodbye , ’ he finished conventionally ; ‘ I wish you 'd had a better day . ’
3 The barman looked like he 'd had a long day 's journey into night , although the monocle and the silk smoking-jacket were as natty as ninepence .
4 Well not too early because he 'd had a hard day .
5 Anyway , he disappeared soon after you left — told Stella he 'd had a heavy day and was off to bed with a book .
6 He had had a good day at the office and his head had not troubled him ; they seemed pleased with his work ; he had been looking forward to telling her about it over supper , and now this .
7 We had had a superb day 's climbing , and to say his death was tragic is an understatement .
8 The glass must have held nearly half a pint and I thought I too had had a splendid day out .
9 It was St Patrick 's Night , 1912 , and Sergeant O'Neil had had a long day , what with the parade and all .
10 Miss Lodsworth had had a long day .
11 He had had a long day at the hospital and the drive down from London had not been easy .
12 She had had a gruelling day on top of a gruelling six months .
13 ‘ His engineer would not take over as he had had a full day 's terror , so I volunteered to take over engine control in his place .
14 Her ankle had had a full day 's rest , and it should n't take long for her to be on her feet again .
15 Perhaps he had had a bad day at the garage and had not sold enough crummy second-hand cars .
16 Gwendolen had had a distressing day and was making up for it with several glasses of this delightfully spicy lemonade .
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