Common
use of Collocations
1 . TIME: spend,
short, waste, take, spare, give, present, working, genuine, long
2. YEAR: past,
coming, full start, take, spent
3. PEOPLE: ordinary,
working, elderly, disable
4. WAY: long, go,
find, get, make someone’s, come, easy
5. WAYS: separate,
find, alternative, explore, develop, subtle
6. DAYS: early, past
few/number, old, spent, working, take, gone
7. THING: whole, (do
the) right/wrong, real
8. CHILD: only,
expecting
9. GOVT: coalition,
interim, elected
10. PART: take, play (the/a),
integral, large, major, essential, small, vital, form, significant, full
11.
PARTS: spare,
component, constituent, played, separate
12.
LIFE: real,
family, every day, whole, private, normal, live, saved, personal, public,
early, spent, daily, lead
13.
LIVES: save, past,
live, lost, private, claimed (a number of) risk, lead, cost, daily, spend, every
day, separate, ordinary, normal
14.
CASE: court,
present, particular, adjourned, prosecution, made, put, take, clear,
strong, extreme,
15.
CASES: severe,
court, extreme, serious, criminal, injury
16.
SYSTEM: welfare,
good, bad
17.
GROUP: small,
ethnic, minority, largest, formed, minority, leading, signal, research
18.
NUMBER: large,
small, increasing, growing, limited, total, increased, significant, greater,
reduce, considerable, substantial, high
19.
WORLD: real, whole,
modern, developing, under developing,
20.
AREA: particular,
play, surrounding, residential, wide, central, major, grey
21.
COURSE: in due,
training, main, designed, first, take, completed, ordinary, followed, full,
start
22.
PROBLEM: solve, real,
major, serious, big, particular, lies, tackle, common, resolve, sort (out) ,
address
23.
SERVICE: free,
telephone, provide, memorial, intelligence, advisory, delivery, full, postal,
security, regular
24.
HANDS: shook,
holding, clasped, wash, raised, rubbed, folded
25.
WORD: key, use,
say, spread, final
26.
EXAMPLE: set, give,
classic, perfect, take (the), typical, prime, follow, simple, obvious, recent,
extreme, striking, outstanding, notable, specific
27.
FACT: actual,
simple, N remains, mere, face
28.
FACTS: relevant,
stated, known, hard, basic, true, face, full
29.
STATE: mental,
declared, announced
30.
EYE: keep,
public, watchful, naked, cast, look (in the N), twinkle, critical
31.
HEAD: shook,
turned, bowed, raised, bent, held (N high), jerked, lowered,
32.
INFORMATION: further,
provided, additional, relevant, exchange, collected, contain, background,
valuable, gathering
33. QUESTION: answer,
asks, simple, raised, Number of questions remain, whole, posed, real, address, begs, crucial,
central, real, address, relevant, fundamental
34.
CHANGES: make, major,
proposal
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