(1) But every morning now there is a sharp nip in the air, and at night you need to wrap up.

(2) Probably the best time to visit is spring or autumn when the sharp nip in the air is still a welcome novelty and makes sight-seeing on foot more pleasant.

(3) A keen nip in the air

(4) With summer drawn to a close and a definite feeling of that autumn nip in the air, one can't help but miss the lazy, hazy days of July and August.

(5) For a squeamish diary writer it was enough to send me to the editor's well-stocked drinks cabinet for a nip of his favourite barley wine.

(6) Keith used to get up quite early, long before Jan, and have a couple of cups of tea with a nip of rum in them.

(7) With a nip in the air and holiday's on the doorstep, customers often like nothing better than warming their hands and their insides with a hot drink.

(8) Of which one comment stuck in my mind, this was that as soon as a fox was caught above ground, the top dog out of the pack would administer a sharp nip to the foxes neck, killing it outright.

(9) Coax her into splashing just a nip of Bailey's into your coffee (it'll look like cream) or maybe just a sip of Absolut into your Evian bottle.

(10) Fall arrived almost exactly on cue last week, the temperature suddenly cooling so that New Yorkers awoke the morning after Labour Day to a slight nip in the air, and a distinct sense of seasonal change.

(11) For Heaven's sake, have a nip of whiskey.

(12) There was a real winter nip in the air

(13) His fair hand made a gesture to touch the dog's face but was rewarded by a painful nip from her sharp fangs.

(14) But even with the comfort of a fully underwritten share offer, Allan would be forgiven for reaching for a nip of Armenian brandy himself in the next few days.

(15) A nip of brandy

(16) Before I walk away I take a quick nip at his ear.

(17) Your garden - like ours - can weather autumn's nightly nip in the air and can even breeze through those first fleeting frosts.

(18) The air was that perfect refreshing nip of cold, just enough to tint the cheeks pink, and the topaz sky was cloudless and cheery, even in the late morning.

(19) He gave me a nasty nip to the ear and I leaped away.

(20) Alpha dogs nip subordinates under the chin as corrections.