There are few more tantalising stories in the annals of invention than this.

This was the more tantalising as we were anxious to go to the assistance of the ship.

No sight could have been more tantalising.

Others, still more tantalising, began by knowing all about it, and ended by showing that they knew nothing.

You are brighter, more bewitching, more tantalising than any woman I have ever known-youare maddening-doyou hear?

This was the more tantalising because Swinburne seemed as though he were bubbling over with all sorts of notions.

But a more tantalising possibility is that the gas is wafting off microbial Martians that lie beneath the surface.

For hardcore fans of the art form, that's a more tantalising prospect than Jared Leto going full Juggalo as the Joker.

As it comes closer to lunchtime, this refrain from Annie Ryan becomes more tantalising, and there isn't a sandwich in sight.

If he denies the allegations he provides an even more tantalising headline - as in yesterday's Ireland On Sunday and Sunday Independent.

It would be difficult to imagine anything more tantalising than being locked out, unable to get at the greatest archaeological find in all history.

With Australia now in a recession following the devastating coronavirus pandemic, the promise of a looming tax refund is even more tantalising in 2020.

And there was more : specifically five more Basement originals copyrighted in 1973, the lyrics of which suggested even more tantalising treasure lay outside collectors' reach.