Example sentences of "was the [num ord] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | Saturday , 25th May 1974 , was the eleventh day of the general strike called by the Ulster Workers ’ Council . |
| 2 | The only thing he was thankful for was that it was the eleventh day , the rest day . |
| 3 | It was the second day of athletics events of the Games of the XXIVth Olympiad . |
| 4 | It was the first day of the new university year . |
| 5 | It was the first day of the show season , but most of the horses did not understand . |
| 6 | At last — at last , Paul told himself , it was the first day of May ! |
| 7 | The story so far … it was the first day of the year and the people had started to gather in the palace yard . |
| 8 | It was the first day 's work in weeks for many of the dockers and all day a steady stream of men passed through the doorway of the little cafe . |
| 9 | That was the first day of the fourth Test against England . |
| 10 | We chose that day because it was the first day |
| 11 | I start counting from Wednesday which I know because it was the first day of term . |
| 12 | I remember that day very well because it was the first day that Mr. Andrew did n't come . " |
| 13 | That was the first day . |
| 14 | That was the first day I realised that the war was really over . |
| 15 | It was the first day of spring when she began . |
| 16 | I think I will look back on this day and think , I really had quite a distressing haircut did n't I , but also that this was the first day I was introduced to the humour of Vic and Bob . |
| 17 | That this was the first day |
| 18 | Whilst the end of an era for , April 1 , was the first day of the rest of 's life . |
| 19 | It was the first day the wharf walk had been reopened to the public and the first night without a PC on guard at the scene of the crime . |
| 20 | Er , on the first day that I joined this Council which was the first day that you joined er Councillor . |
| 21 | But added to that , I can well remember staying at Kettleborough Chequers erm and er walking along from Kettleborough to Brandeston erm th the very next morning after I 'd come here and I think it was before I think it was quite likely before we had we had actually met , I do n't know whether it was the first day or the second |
| 22 | It was the third day that clinched it . |
| 23 | It was the third day after she had dressed , gone out , without wearing her underclothes , into her car , driving on the main road through Tadley , driving all the way to Kingsclere , knocking at the front door of the home of a woman who was almost a stranger , going into a house that she hardly knew . |
| 24 | It was the third day she had heard it . |
| 25 | It was the third day of the German assault . |
| 26 | It was the third day in July , page four , seven , three and then I had to find a word that I 'd never heard off before and put it up on the board . |
| 27 | It was the next day that Lewis turned up at the door of the workshop his tools in a bag and his leather apron over his arm . |
| 28 | Then he came back the next day — I think it was the next day — and told us who 'd died . |
| 29 | What we do is take the , the day of the week and the , the calendar date , it might be the say it was the fourth day of the week Thursday |
| 30 | YESTERDAY was the last day for comments from the public on a paper issued in January entitled : ‘ Comparability of Financial Statements ’ published by the International Accounting Standards Committee . |