‘ _flights_ of whooper swans’

‘This is a region dotted with Chotts, lakes and salt marshes that expand and subtract with the seasons, attracting vast _flights_ of birds as well as herds.’

‘he dispatched the Hurricanes in three _flights_ ’

‘Though each side had fewer aircraft and smaller _flights_ , the combat was just as deadly.’

‘The waterway is a thread linking many architectural and engineering triumphs, including aqueducts, pumping stations and lock _flights_ .’

‘Mr Jones's father set up the scrap business at the foot of Caen Hill, near the famous _flight_ of locks on the Kennet and Avon Canal.’

‘The fairytale ended in 2002 when Swan was forced to pull up Istabraq in his last attempt to break the Cheltenham record after two _flights_ .’

‘Every time I look at a _flight_ of hurdles now I can still feel myself making the three strides between each and then getting my legs in the right position.’

‘I climbed the three _flights_ of stairs which led to his office’

‘I went down a _flight_ of stairs to level three, the guys' dorms.’

‘a return _flight_ from Gatwick to Berlin’

‘Santana went from minor league bus rides to charter airline _flights_ in one move.’

‘his research assistant was prone to _flights_ of fancy’

‘It was much funnier than it sounds, and the four physicians that showed up to create this cast that inspires my weird _flights_ of fancy and I were all howling.’

‘short, light _flight_ arrows’

‘Turkish _flight_ arrows often had horn tips, thus reducing weight as much as possible.’

‘the enemy were now in _flight_ ’

‘a headlong _flight_ from reality’

‘an eagle in _flight_ ’

‘the history of space _flight_ ’

‘the golfer's swing is obviously critical to the ball's _flight_ ’

‘In its path of _flight_ , the ball began to take the shape of a spire, and struck the beast directly in the chest, freezing it in its tracks.’

‘an anti-inflationary move aimed at stemming the _flight_ of capital’

‘Most are running huge current account deficits, and capital _flight_ out of the countries is significant.’

‘the never-ending _flight_ of future days’

‘It bears the connotation of the passing or the _flight_ of time - time which can never be recaptured.’

‘We had trick shots with Jamie throwing the darts _flight_ first and Alan on his knees finishing doubles to the delight of a good crowd.’

‘In fact it suggests to us nothing less than a set of plastic dart _flights_ .’

‘he _flighted_ a free kick into the box’

‘Ronaldinho promptly _flighted_ the ball over Seaman and into the far corner of the net after spotting the England shotstopper had left his line.’

‘shafts of wood _flighted_ with a handful of feathers’

‘The chances are that Mark Andy _flighted_ the dart.’

‘duck and geese _flighting_ ’

‘This accessible estate has a pheasant shoot, roe deerstalking and duck _flighting_ - plus stables’