Object

• audience: We had a wonderful time and delighted the audience.

Adjective modifier

• culinary: Singapore's popular hawker stalls are actually serving up a melting pot of culinary delights forged by Singapore's unique multi-cultural heritage.

• Turkish: Colors used are ' Ballerina ' and ' Turkish Delight ' from the FOCUS own brand paint range.

• sheer: The rarities that make up the rest of the disk are also sheer delight.

• absolute: The same cannot be said for the mini games, which are an absolute delight with the new control system.

• pure: Road bikes are pure delight on a decent road surface, much faster than either hybrids or mountain bikes.

• unexpected: It was an entire night of art, people, amazing and unexpected delight.

Modifies a noun

• soccer: Soccer: Neil looks up with U's Soccer: Parky's chasing double delight Soccer: Tony chomping at the bit for.. .

Noun used with modifier

• naturalist: Deciduous ancient woodlands run down tiny valleys to the seas edge and birdwatchers and naturalists delight in the abundance of wildlife.

Possessives

• shepherd: ANNIVERSARIES FOR MARCH PROVERBS Red sky at night, shepherd's delight.

Used with why or when

• when: The thought, " Good have I done, " delights him, and he delights even more when gone to realms of bliss.

Infinitive complement

• announce: New webmail Global Internet is delighted to announce a brand new Webmail facility.

• welcome: We are delighted to welcome Dougie MacLean to our first festival.

• hear: Your Editor would be delighted to hear from anyone who might help.

• receive: On receiving the OBE, Sue said: " I am delighted to receive this award.

• confirm: England Hockey is delighted to confirm the umpire appointments for the 2006 International Junior Program ( U16's, U18's, U21's ).

• see: I was delighted to see the 1960 school photo.

Preposition: in

• abundance: Deciduous ancient woodlands run down tiny valleys to the seas edge and birdwatchers and naturalists delight in the abundance of wildlife.

Preposition: of

• onlooker: Following his excellent game on Christmas Day and much to the delight of the onlookers, Doonie Stuart Rosie emerged triumphant.

Preposition: with

• turnout: Acting manager of the Crisis Service in North Cumbria, Clare Devlin, was delighted with the turnout.