A thirsty looking for a draught of water finds a welcome sea of water.

He had the wild idea that if he leant forward a little, he might be able to touch the mountain-top.

(plural only)

An intellectual type we know stopped in at a bar the other day and asked for a martinus. “Don’t you mean a martini?” asked the bartender. Our egghead looked at him coldly. “If I had wanted two,” he said, “I would have asked for them.”