Example sentences of "it [was/were] a day " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ I only wish it were a day trip you were on . ’ |
| 2 | It was a day of fairs |
| 3 | It was a day to remember , to savour . |
| 4 | It was a day for fingering duvets in Capel Curig or Betws , but Nathan , though difficult to start on cold mornings , was active once moving and would find that too dull . |
| 5 | For equities it was a day for special situations . |
| 6 | It was a day to reassure English hearts , for not only was the sequence of defeats brought to an end but the fight was sturdily fought and morale given a welcome boost . |
| 7 | It was a day of sweet triumph for Kylie , her long time friend Jason and Stock , Aitken and Waterman , the musical masterminds behind them . |
| 8 | Red Reg aside , it was a day of True Bluery . |
| 9 | A REGRETFUL telephone call from the bank on a September morning last year announced the end of Sparks an hour after I was told that a crane had fallen on to Wren 's St James , Garlickhythe ; it was a day of numbing disaster . |
| 10 | Instead it was a day for typical Yorkshire grit to show itself at its best . |
| 11 | By the same token it was a day she normally spent at home , catching up on her marking , preparation and research , and she bitterly resented having to sacrifice it . |
| 12 | It was a day that abounded in peculiar traditions . |
| 13 | It was a day like those searched for by Northerners in the south of France or the Greek islands . |
| 14 | If it was a day of moody magnificence that would have inspired Thomas — coal-black skies , lashing rain , swirling winds — some would say it was n't one suited to the Wallaby winger 's high-summer skills . |
| 15 | It was a day or two before I realized that his behaviour was becoming more than a little frenetic , to say the least . |
| 16 | It was a day of laughs for Di . |
| 17 | It was a day much like today , hot and sunny , but unlike today there were no tourists about and Dave and I had stripped off to the skin and stepped through the shallows with mud squidging between our toes to the pebbly beach , swimming out into the cool water . |
| 18 | It was a day or two premature . |
| 19 | It was a day of swift clouds but they were light grey , thinly spread , unthreatening , and when the sun speared through , it dazzled the lake and the foamy fell streams . |
| 20 | It was a day of firsts . |
| 21 | It was a day of white sky , ground mist , chilly , an expectant day , waiting for the sun to come through . |
| 22 | ‘ It was a day to remember for the rest of our lives , was n't it ? ’ a voice said behind her , and she jumped , startled . |
| 23 | It was a day lying hidden among all the other days of the year , so that she noticed nothing when it came round , and did not know what week , month , season or year it would be . |
| 24 | It was a day to remember ; we were all quite taken by Fair Isle and I took the opportunity to dig out a few facts and figures about this remote island . |
| 25 | It was a day to celebrate . |
| 26 | It was a day for jeans and a T-shirt , she decided after a quick look at the sky — a mottled jigsaw of blue and white . |
| 27 | It was a day like no other . |
| 28 | It was a day which saw the political demise of UDP man Ken Kerr and a poor showing for the Ulster Unionist party on the Waterside , where only group leader John Adams was re-elected , despite fielding four men . |
| 29 | It was a day of mixed fortunes for husband and wife Price and Beth McConaghy . |
| 30 | It was a day to celebrate the great British explorer . |