Example sentences of "a nice [adj] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Taught how to be a nicer human being ! ’ |
| 2 | ‘ And as receiver of the first ball I was a nice stationary target . ’ |
| 3 | As a pay-off to his review of a production that relied ‘ too much on spectacular effects ’ , he wrote : ‘ Kenneth Williams makes a most malicious Ugly Sister ; a nice professional performance this . |
| 4 | There is a nice grassy esplanade for strolling , cycling , picnics , kiddies ' games , jogging , and in my case sitting and sketching . |
| 5 | I want a nice curved edge so it 's kiddie proof . |
| 6 | A nice dry day can do wonders for ticket sales . |
| 7 | To most of those who knew him Henry was just eccentric enough to be terrifyingly normal , and even his carefully calculated bitterness , the quality of which , on the whole , he was most proud , had become , in early middle age , a Nice Dry Sense of Humour . |
| 8 | Let's find a nice dry place , have our lunch , and watch the storm . ’ |
| 9 | Now there 's a nice little space there . |
| 10 | What I need is a nice little research job where I can write my books and keep well away from them . ’ |
| 11 | She gave us parties and disapproved of me teaching : Jennifer darling , surely you can get a job in a nice private girls ' school But when I was 14 and had awful tonsillitis she brought me lemon and honey and sat on the edge of the pillow holding my damp hand . |
| 12 | Find a nice trotting swim on the Dee , Severn , Ribble , or your own river , gradually build the swim up with maggots or casters and , if they 're in the mood , the dace will surely respond . |
| 13 | Oh yes , erm I think it was generally , er , they had to match the colouring of the rooms that they 'd got , the furniture they 'd got really because as far as the room was concerned er when , when the , new houses came onto the erm , ready for occupation , er they were all cream coloured inside and anyway and pale cream so they , they 'd got er any choice they wanted there it , really it was just to match their curtains , match their carpets , all their furnishings and erm , of course I suppose they , the rose coloured ones er went better than say the lemon coloured one and that because er people just er liked the idea of moving into a place that 's got a nice cosy glow in it , place sort of thing , but we never sell any at all , there 's , none of that type of fitting in , sold now . |
| 14 | ‘ I know you 'll find a nice cosy place in which to put me — preferably near your own room . |
| 15 | It might have been even worse if one of these fairly common replies had been given : " Because it gives people a nice cosy feeling that there 's a home somewhere " or , " Do n't know . |
| 16 | Does Hammett remember his mum 's birthday , and does he drive a nice medium-sized Ford ? |
| 17 | ‘ How about a bit of jugged hare or perhaps a nice plump breast of chicken , ’ she said , knowing full well that such delicacies were beyond the reach of the poor worker . |
| 18 | Things had been near perfect at that stage , and they 'd gone for a drink later , with Amanda chatting up the barman who had seemed a nice shy boy , if a bit quiet for the job . |
| 19 | You 've had a nice lazy day today . |
| 20 | What I wanted was to go home and take a nice long rest . |
| 21 | You both got a nice long rest coming . ’ |
| 22 | Instead of a nice long scrape , you 've got to go round corners have n't you ? |
| 23 | ‘ My word , you are having a nice long holiday ! |
| 24 | His final words were that she needed a nice long holiday after a few days in bed . |
| 25 | It is fun to dig out a nice long briar stem from the hedgerow for this purpose , but how can you be sure about what you are getting or whether two identical buds will behave the same as each other when they are on different stock stems ? |
| 26 | ‘ Of course — how silly of me — you intend to phone her yourself and enjoy a nice long chat . |
| 27 | You had a nice long sleep . |
| 28 | ‘ Ten pounds for a nice long time , ’ she said , anxiously , invitingly , ‘ You can take an hour if you like , honey . |
| 29 | — A man from British Rail taking a nice long train journey with a toddler and a baby . |
| 30 | Mm , what about a nice long walk go and pick up Jesse and |