1.  A ballet dancer who does not practise every day loses a lot of skill, as does a musician.

2.  A barn owl usually lays an egg a day or every other day until there is a clutch of four to six.

3.  A better day today, Miss Lavant wrote in her diary, quite a bit of sunshine.

4.  A bit of companionship with fellow climbers and walkers is just the job at the end of a hard day.

5.  A bog-eyed incubus on day release from hell?

6.  A boiling hot day it was, everybody red-faced and sweating.

7.  A bottle of whisky a day would definitely come on the wish list, said Edwards.

8.  A casual observer on Van Ness the other day saw even younger adults have difficulty.

9.  A certain number of days are set aside throughout the session for non-governmental business.