Example sentences of "on a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | The idle flap of the hand again , and round the next corner was another tank , then a third , hull down in the long grass like old dogs sunning themselves on a lazy day . |
| 2 | Once the messenger reached his destination he delivered the mandate to the judges who then proceeded to summon the parties to appear on a stated day at a stated place . |
| 3 | It was the eternal noise at that bend in the river , but on a normal day it could n't be heard here . |
| 4 | On a normal day at home , he is given his breakfast , which he may or may not eat depending on his mood and Trish then rides him , unless she is competing in the evening , when she delays it until later . |
| 5 | On a normal day , racing will interest a mere fraction of the population — the Grand National , however , is something else . |
| 6 | But I have also come to realise that standing as still as you must while waiting for your chance to come on a frosty day is not exactly the height of pleasure . |
| 7 | On a typical day , Macci 's students go to classes from 7.30 am to 1.15 pm ( they substitute their physical education classes with tennis ) . |
| 8 | The daily volume of coffee-futures contracts on the Coffee , Sugar & Cocoa Exchange in New York leapt from 8,000 on a typical day to 15,000 on the day before the ban . |
| 9 | All these live programmes have attracted large audiences , with 800,000 to 1,200,000 viewers on a typical day , and more on big occasions ( 1.7 million for the statement on 1 February 1990 on the Colin Wallace affair , for example ) . |
| 10 | And on a typical day when you watch , for how many hours do you usually watch T V ? |
| 11 | On a typical day when you listen , for how many hours do you listen to the radio ? |
| 12 | A 1926 survey showed 13,446 passengers arriving at Charing Cross Station between 7 and 10 a.m. on a typical day . |
| 13 | But as far as aim is with , on a typical day , say if I get out of the depot at quarter to nine , if you like , and look at today 's string , I go to Derby . |
| 14 | A new light on a new day . |
| 15 | On a good day the climate in LA is close to perfection : it is possible to understand what brought all these millions to a vast , waterless , resourceless basin , between the mountains , the desert and the sea . |
| 16 | On a good day , eggs in their pockets , they would set off knowing the silver screen was theirs . |
| 17 | On a good day he looked like a mixture of Rod Stewart , Steve Jones and Buddy Holly . |
| 18 | That 's on a good day . |
| 19 | On a good day you might happen to come across a man taking his dog for exercise . |
| 20 | I mean , even I can manage on a good day . ’ |
| 21 | The Arsenal manager Bertie Mee watched Marinello on a good day . |
| 22 | On a good day ( for the parents , that is ) children can be absorbed for hours in the imaginative construction of a world which depends on them alone for its realization and reward . |
| 23 | Add power to cruise revs ( all the while keeping the yoke fully aft ) and roll on more bank until the upper wing is almost vertical , and the Aircoupe will twizzle round like a good ‘ un , with nary a murmur or complaint , and will even climb in this state on a good day . |
| 24 | It was a movement in a way as dextrous as John Millington on a good day , speaking of razor-sharp reactions , more like an athlete than an actor . |
| 25 | He could say both our names , from his throat sort of thing , on a good day . |
| 26 | I 'd swap my vest and plasters for a Marks and Spencer circle-stitched bra , a rigid , pointed contraption that made me look as if I had a couple of ice-cream cones up my jumper : I could never fill them to the end ( not even on a good day ) and the last waltz would result in dents in the ends . |
| 27 | And that 's on a good day . |
| 28 | To me , who on a good day just about understood that there was no danger of the water 's getting into the wiring system and fusing everything or worse , and was amazed that the record-player did n't run erratically , the whole set-up was a major miracle . |
| 29 | It was three hours ’ sleep — maybe five on a good day . ’ |
| 30 | But on a good day it makes for an exhilarating walk taking in two of the most appealing summits in the Lake District — Bowfell and Crinkle Crags . |