Example sentences of "a rainy day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Gerbier , for instance , says on window design that they ‘ must be as high again as wyde … ’ and that their mouldings needed ‘ the broad brim of a good hat to a travaileur on a rainy day ’ . |
| 2 | Then , although I did not believe them for a moment , I stored them away in my memory against a rainy day . |
| 3 | So , whether you 're saving for something special or for a rainy day , you can start earning interest straightaway . |
| 4 | Whether you 're saving for something in particular or a rainy day , just put your money in and it will start working for your straightaway . |
| 5 | Reagan saves Honduran road for a rainy day |
| 6 | There are few days when the weather is so unpleasant that it is impossible to walk ; and even on a rainy day there are often periods when the rain stops . |
| 7 | are not based on some economic theory but on things I and millions like me were brought up with : an honest day 's work for an honest day 's pay ; live within your means ; put a nest egg by for a rainy day ; pay your bills on time ; support the police . |
| 8 | Put it in a box in your guitar case and save it for a rainy day . |
| 9 | It involves beliefs such as ‘ There is n't enough to go round ’ , ‘ I never have enough money ’ , ‘ Money does n't grow on trees ’ , ‘ You have to work hard for what you want ’ , ‘ If I have more , others have less ’ , ‘ Better save for a rainy day ’ and ‘ It 's immoral to be rich when so many people are starving and homeless . ’ |
| 10 | Even when I had money in the bank , I would buy cheap and cheerful clothes , books , food and other essentials — and save the rest for a rainy day which never came . |
| 11 | If it did n't , I thought re-reading had better keep for a rainy day . |
| 12 | No matter how volatile the economy you seem to have divine protection , whether this is because you have saved for a rainy day or you are just downright lucky . |
| 13 | We should have been putting money by for a rainy day because that rainy day came . |
| 14 | The Marcoses may have stashed away well over a billion dollars plus other Philippino assets , in the USA , Switzerland and elsewhere , but neither Nicolae nor Elena Ceauşescu felt under any compulsion to insure themselves against a rainy day . |
| 15 | Dollars and Western valuables were not hoarded against a rainy day in the manner of Latin American dictators . |
| 16 | As the day winds on , many migrate to the local pubs , notably the Sailor 's Arms , where a DJ plays Zoë 's ‘ Sunshine On A Rainy Day ’ more times than could be believed possible ; and the Bowgie , a short drive from the beach and a legendary Newquay pub that has attained a reputation as a bit of a rave spot . |
| 17 | It was a rainy day , a bad day in the heart . |
| 18 | Rots can not flourish if the moisture content of the wood is below 18 per cent although the spores can remain alive in quite dry timber , waiting for a rainy day . |
| 19 | JOB loss fears are forcing millions of consumers to save for a rainy day rather than borrow , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 20 | JOB loss fears are forcing millions of consumers to save for a rainy day rather than borrow , it was revealed yesterday . |
| 21 | SAVING for a rainy day and paying off debts is now a top priority for families . |
| 22 | It was a rainy day in May , so this ceremony was held in St Mary 's Church instead of in the open air at the place of execution . |
| 23 | Add an extension to your home and still have thousands of pounds left for a rainy day . |
| 24 | ‘ I 've been keeping some by for a rainy day . |
| 25 | Do n't ask me now , ask me on a rainy day in London . ’ |
| 26 | At that stage he seems to have cut his natural philosophy from the worsted cliches of a poor childhood : ‘ never rely on anybody else ’ , ‘ make yourself independent as soon as you can ’ , ‘ put a bit by for a rainy day ’ , ‘ do n't let the good times run away with you ’ . |
| 27 | I had the supreme luck of an RAF posting to South Africa , where I enjoyed over two years of non-stop climbing without a rainy day ! |
| 28 | This was achieved firstly by avoiding unusual ( e.g. low-frequency ) words , and secondly by adhering to commonly used contexts or patterns of usage ( e.g. ’ … saving for a rainy day … ’ and ’ … free to open , easy to run … ’ ) . |
| 29 | I have some fe a rainy day underneath me bed , |
| 30 | His eyebrows beetled like those on the Mephistopheles mask and the eyes beneath them were no colour , like a rainy day . |