adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beautiful/fine/sunny morning
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Outside it was a beautiful morning.
fine/sunny/fair/dry
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If the weather is fine, we’ll eat outside.
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Water pot plants daily during spells of dry weather.
have a cheerful/sunny etc disposition (= have a happy character )
sunny spells
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Tuesday will be dry with sunny spells.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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afternoon
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The wind and currents were set fair when the Hokule'a paddled away on that sunny afternoon in March.
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But the friendship ended on that sunny afternoon .
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On a sunny afternoon we explored the gentler scenery near Henley and Oxford.
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The sort of place that still does double features, which it was doing that bright sunny afternoon .
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Today we have had snow again this morning, but quite a nice sunny afternoon .
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I met the Colonel's wife while I was waiting for Martinho outside church one sunny afternoon .
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It's a lovely sunny afternoon .
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On this sunny afternoon in May, I was inclined to agree.
day
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Despite the cold, I remember, it was a clear, sunny day .
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It is a beautiful, sunny day .
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Ventilate well on sunny days but remember to close vents in the evening.
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On a sunny day , it shimmers brightly, almost obscuring the fine frescoes and reliefs that now adorn the structure.
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The ground was hardened by a sharp frost making the going firm on a fine, sunny day .
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The following week, on a gorgeous sunny day , I worked both in the sun and in comparative darkness.
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It was high summer, a warm sunny day .
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He did one of New York tall buildings, a sunny day .
days
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Ventilate well on sunny days but remember to close vents in the evening.
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If your child wears yellow rain boots on sunny days , have one of the princes do the same.
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So a long hot summer with bright, sunny days well into September will result in a high concentration of both pigments.
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Mundo de siete pozos was composed in the relatively sunny days before the onset of cancer.
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The mere memory of it darkens my most sunny days .
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Conclusions: The radiometer was designed for use on clear sunny days out of doors.
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Number of sunny days is right up there for me, too.
disposition
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It makes a fine coupling for the E flat Quartet, being of a comparably sunny disposition .
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Makes for strong bones and a sunny disposition .
interval
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Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
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Many sheltered central and south-eastern areas might stay dry with perhaps some sunny intervals .
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East Anglia: Rather cloudy, mainly dry, some sunny intervals .
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The day should gradually become dry with sunny intervals .
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Any overnight mist or fog will clear quickly to leave most of the country with sunny intervals and scattered showers.
morning
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It was turning into a bright, sunny morning .
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It is my favorite, especially on a sunny morning when the sun streams through the stained glass front door.
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It was a bright, sunny morning , + mum + I were going to the school exchange for some uniform.
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In the increasingly sunny morning , the convoy set off for the drive to the marble factory at Vicenza.
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Dzo bells lulled us to sleep and then woke us to a clear and sunny morning .
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It was a glorious sunny morning with very little wind.
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It was a pleasant sunny morning for the event, the ceremony commenced at 10.20am.
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On sunny mornings guests can have the added pleasure of breakfasting on the verandah.
position
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Grow garlic by planting single unwrapped cloves in a sunny position from November to March.
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These plants share an enjoyment of light, well-nourished soil and a sunny position .
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However, if this is north facing it may make more sense to move it to a sunnier position .
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A sunny position and well-drained soil ensure success.
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Give it a sunny position and it will be your pal for life.
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Stand the containers in a sunny position , feed and water regularly, and top dress annually with fresh compost.
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Choose a sheltered sunny position with well-drained and composted soil which is weed free.
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Put out new plants in May or June in a warm, sunny position in well-drained soil.
side
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Lili found Serge lying on a yellow daybed, on the sunny side of the aquamarine rectangle.
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And there is, of course, the less sunny side to the Fox decade.
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She walked round the pond to the sunny side where the water's surface was devoid of weed.
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And that's good news for the butterflies and bees who are delighting in the sunny side of farming 1990s style.
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On the sunny side there is light, there is warmth, and the heat of the sun is dry.
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They were breakfasting in a highway café - eggs sunny side up.
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Idly I wondered why he insisted on them being cooked sunny side up.
spell
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It traps the warmth of the odd sunny spell , and wards off the critical few degrees of cold.
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Drier weather will follow south with sunny spells , particularly in the more eastern parts.
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East Anglia: Mostly dry with sunny spells .
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Drier with sunny spells for all areas on Thursday afternoon.
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And the outlook for tomorrow's much the same: cloud in the east, sunny spells in the west.
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Elsewhere, it will be a day of sunny spells and scattered showers.
spot
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It is set in a quiet and sunny spot just 12 minutes walk from the village.
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Like rhubarb, asparagus and many other food plants, they thrive in enriched soil in a sunny spot .
weather
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For the moment, however, the sunny weather of Rome may remain the only manifestation of that contribution.
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Such renderings always show pleasant sunny weather , and slim and elegant people walking in corners of treelined plazas.
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The third and final session was blessed with warm and sunny weather so we all got tired because of the heat!
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I stay in as much as I can, even in hot sunny weather .
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Warm sunny weather is essential during harvesting of the crop to enable the plant to make its fragrant oil.
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The very hot and sunny weather on the final day was a welcome bonus.
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The changing leaves and sunny weather turned this storybook tourist destination into everything it is cracked up to be.
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I should have liked to have seen Sligo at the turn of the century, or failing that, in sunny weather .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sunny/bright intervals
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Any overnight mist or fog will clear quickly to leave most of the country with sunny intervals and scattered showers.
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East Anglia: Rather cloudy, mainly dry, some sunny intervals .
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Many sheltered central and south-eastern areas might stay dry with perhaps some sunny intervals .
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Outlook for tomorrow and Sunday: Mainly dry and mild, with sunny intervals after clearance of any early mist or fog.
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The day should gradually become dry with sunny intervals .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a sunny afternoon
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a sunny kitchen
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a lovely sunny afternoon
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It's going to be sunny all day.
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The weather will remain dry with sunny spells.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the daisies will be happy to have a good place to grow, in such a safe sunny corner.
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I fell in love with Rory, one remembered sunny spring, when I was sixteen and he was twenty-two.
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It ain't sunny , it's just sort of grey.
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It traps the warmth of the odd sunny spell, and wards off the critical few degrees of cold.
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Only after the second death on that mild, sunny Saturday eight days ago did the pace of planes and people slacken.
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Pupils were asked, in separate questions, when it is sunniest and when it is hottest.
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The morning is sunny and bright, glorious, as it should be.