Sentence examples for proper evening from inspiring English sources

It comes complete with a comfy double bed, plenty of storage space, a good-sized fridge, a grill, a sink and two gas hobs, which meant I'd be able to offer her more comfort than my pokey flat, an ice-cold gin and tonic before a proper evening meal and a cup of tea and bacon bap in the morning.

For example, what straight male do you know who would consider being clad head-to-toe in gold to be proper evening wear?

This is a big season for the designers Alexa Adams and Flora Gill of Ohne Titel for two reasons: they're 2011 CFDA/Vogue Fashion Fund Finalists and they're showing proper evening dresses on the runway for the first time.

"It had been in the air to make a proper midnight movie," he says.

The lobby is a stunning little jewel, with a proper afternoon tea served up the grand staircase on the mezzanine; the tile rathskeller, now empty, is a marvel.

Having defeated Young Boys in a play-off-tie last month, Tottenham play their first game in the Champions League proper tonight, when they take on Werder Bremen in their opening Group A match.

But Ms. Sileo's New Age-meets-Victorian tearoom is more homespun than the prim and proper afternoon tea served at, say, the the Lanesborough Hotel in London, a grand dame of British gentility.

On the way to my room I saw guests enjoying proper afternoon tea on fine china, complete with crumpets and scones.

"There was very nearly some proper punching that evening," concludes Hussain.

And the second best bit was the excitement of seeing my first proper iceberg this morning.

In the Aacta ceremony proper, held last night at Sydney's Star casino, there was no mention of such matters – from Gleeson or anybody else.