Sentence examples for promise of things from inspiring English sources

The viola solo near the start was beautifully played, a great promise of things to come.

And the squeaky- shiny leaves of the bluebell, our nation's favourite flower, are a promise of things to come.

But what about Americans, who are used to the promise of things shiny and new — or if not new, then at least perfect?

In an exploitation movie, it's the elements, and quite often the audiences, that are exploited, usually with the promise of things (sex, horror, action) that never materialise.

I spent an afternoon in January digging the soil, turning up worms for a hungry robin that followed me and my spade; the promise of things to come.

Last week, the roof of Hadid's aquatic centre for the 2012 Olympics was unveiled, a wavy promise of things to come.

It would be more about freeing markets and less about picking winners; more about creating the right conditions for bright ideas to emerge and less about promises of things like green jobs.

This did not mean that the war had ended; it meant only that the nonaggression order was being respected as long as each side refrained from invading rival territory and the government kept them talking, with the promises of things like improvements in prison conditions.

Instead, it's a bit of symbolic flag planting by the companies, with promises of things to come.

"The difficulty for police and crime commissioners is that they can promise lots of things but it's difficult to deliver unless you're someone who's very, very active," he said.

It was an innings rich with the promise of wonderful things to come.