1.   It had been a pleasant evening.

2.   It has been a pleasant evening.

3.   The excuse for getting out of doors especially on a pleasant evening was unimpeachable.

4.   They had spent a pleasant evening, and James had been most solicitous when he took his leave.

5.   We spent a pleasant evening chatting in the bar.

6.   We spent a pleasant evening reminiscing and amicably discussing the state of the world.

7.   They had a pleasant evening, but the vein of wildness that Jessica had lost on meeting Mallachy never returned.

8.   Just a pleasant evening out.

9.   And we had a perfectly pleasant evening.