Example sentences of "of a [adj] day " in BNC.
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| 1 | There he was , at the end of a solid day of meetings with French officials , looking exactly the way he had when they set out . |
| 2 | The alternative if the British public turns a blind eye , she believes , is the prospect of a dark day when , because of the colour of their skin , two young Middlesbrough-born and bred women may not be allowed to reach the safety of their home . |
| 3 | Bit of a , bit of a sad day though is n't it ? |
| 4 | The whole unit had to be dismantled to allow a new base to be fitted — a costly and time-consuming disaster , which taught me that 11pm on Saturday , at the end of a tiring day , is not the time to be doing d-i-y ! |
| 5 | The size and cost of a present day Olympic complex suggests to me that both the summer and winter games should now have permanent , internationally-funded homes . |
| 6 | When I visit the veterans , they have such a wealth of experience to tell of the old days , some I may add , from before I was born , and it does seem such a shame they never get an invite to look behind the scenes of a present day JS branch . |
| 7 | The eggshell-blue sky — the colour of the end of a perfect day . |
| 8 | For me , it was the peak of a perfect day . |
| 9 | It was wonderful skiing on this warm , sunny day amongst the crevasses and ice cliffs , then onto the classic Vallee Blanche run at the end of a perfect day . |
| 10 | The evening sun of a perfect day was painting the wall above the chest of drawers in such a pretty soft way . |
| 11 | Friday 30 june was not untypical of a normal day at the PT School . |
| 12 | And tidying up after removal and spring cleaning homes that have n't been touched for years are all part of a normal day 's work . |
| 13 | Six healthy adult volunteers collected urine specimens throughout the course of a normal day , noting the time that food and drink were taken . |
| 14 | Time spent in taking stock is time well spent , even in the middle of a hectic day . |
| 15 | In the end , Yorkshire could feel delighted at outplaying Somerset , who had refused skipper Martyn Moxon 's offer of a run chase at the start of a final day which began 75 minutes late because of a wet ground . |
| 16 | They wanted to present a collage of what they had discovered in the format of a modern day local radio programme . |
| 17 | Her most recent purchase — a transparent black coat over a long wrap skirt from Jigsaw , topped off with a dramatic black hat from La Beau Chapeau in Belfast — is destined for a wedding , and gives her the look of a modern day Mary Poppins in mourning . |
| 18 | At the end of a taxing day on Twistleton Scar in Yorkshire , I could not leave before crowning the day with an ascent of the notoriously polished Candle Crack — only to skid like a bemused Bambi on ice and slither to the rocky moorland beneath . |
| 19 | All the same , Minsmere in spring , the Gwenffrwd in summer , Titchwell in autumn , Elmly in winter are full of beautiful and exciting birds and you can be sure of a superb day out . |
| 20 | ‘ Sorry about this , it 's been a bit of a lousy day . |
| 21 | This was the start of a new day . |
| 22 | For humans , as we have discussed in Chapter 1 , the body has been ‘ waking us up ’ since about 5 o'clock in the morning so that , by the time we normally wake , we are prepared for the rigours of a new day ; in the evening our body begins to ‘ tone us down ’ to prepare us for getting to sleep . |
| 23 | Thus our falling plasma adrenalin and body temperature in the evening prepare us for sleep by toning us down , just as rising values from 5 o'clock in the morning onwards prepare us for the rigours of a new day . |
| 24 | Then it 's time to slide into bed for a few hours ' sleep , to be woken once again for a patrol that will signal the start of a new day . |
| 25 | Dorothea had always believed in the idea of a new day , a new start , and always looked forward to something pleasurable in it . |
| 26 | In the midst of a victory celebration in Ballymena , Mr Paisley said : ‘ This is the dawn of a new day for Ulster . |
| 27 | ‘ So , ’ he said to change the subject , ‘ how do you feel about yesterday in the light of a new day ? ’ |
| 28 | He had an outlet for his temper at the beginning of a new day . |
| 29 | You wake refreshed and revitalised , ready for the challenges of a new day . |
| 30 | He does n't actually use the words but his philosophy is clearly that the New Zealand sojourn may have been the darkest hour but that the darkest hours comes before the dawning of a new day . |