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John Sinclair, a well known name in the field of Applied linguistics. In this book he has proposed "unit of meaning", concordance and collocation and how it is evaluated.Full description
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English Collocation in Use Advanced
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English Collocation in Use Advanced
Collocation Lists On this page you can find a few short lists of collocations to give you more of an idea about them. Many good learner's dictionaries show collocations associated with specific words. There are also dictionaries of collocations, though these are more difficult to find.
Some common verbs have
have a bath have a drink have a good time have a haircut have a holiday have a problem have a relationship have a rest have lunch have sympathy
do
do business do nothing do someone a favour do the cooking do the housework do the shopping do the washing up do your best do your hair do your homework
take break take a break break a habit take a chance break a leg take a look break a promise take a rest break a record take a seat break a window take a taxi break someone's heart take an exam break the ice take notes break the law take someone's place break the news to someone take someone's temperature break the rules pay
save save electricity pay a fine save energy pay attention save money pay by credit card save one's strength pay cash save someone a seat pay interest save someone's life pay someone a compliment save something to a disk pay someone a visit save space pay the bill save time pay the price save yourself the trouble pay your respects come
come close come complete with come direct come early
go
go abroad go astray go bad go bald
make make a difference make a mess make a mistake make a noise make an effort make furniture make money make progress make room make trouble catch
catch a ball catch a bus catch a chill catch a cold catch a thief catch fire catch sight of catch someone's attention catch someone's eye catch the flu keep
keep a diary keep a promise keep a secret keep an appointment keep calm keep control keep in touch keep quiet keep someone's place keep the change get
get a job get a shock get angry get divorced
come first come into view come last come late come on time come prepared come right back come second come to a compromise come to a decision come to an agreement come to an end come to a standstill come to terms with come to a total of come under attack
go bankrupt go blind go crazy go dark go deaf go fishing go mad go missing go on foot go online go out of business go overseas go quiet go sailing go to war go yellow
get drunk get frightened get home get lost get married get nowhere get permission get pregnant get ready get started get the impression get the message get the sack get upset get wet get worried
Miscellaneous Time bang on time dead on time early 12th century free time from dawn till dusk great deal of time late 20th century make time for next few days past few weeks right on time run out of time save time spare time spend some time take your time tell someone the time time goes by time passes waste time
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ADVERB+ADJECTIVE entirely convinced
Business English annual turnover bear in mind break off negotiations cease trading chair a meeting close a deal close a meeting come to the point dismiss an offer draw a conclusion draw your attention to launch a new product lay off staff go bankrupt go into partnership make a loss make a profit market forces sales figures take on staff
Classifiers
a ball of string a bar of chocolate a bottle of water a bunch of carrots a cube of sugar a pack of cards a pad of paper
Do+ the shopping + work + homework + housework + the cleaning + the cooking + the laundry + the salad + the dishes + gardening + something + nothing + a good job + business + errands + a favour + a puzzle + exercise + an exercise + science (at school)
+ the washing + the washing up + a quiz + a text + good + harm + well + fine + wisely + your best
Make + progress + a mess + furniture + trouble + war + peace + a change + plans + arrangements + a telephone call + a deal + a scene + an effort + an excuse + a mistake + a noise + trouble + a phone call + a journey + an offer + a suggestion + a speech + a decision + a choice + the bed + a dress + money + a fortune + a profit + friends + food + a meal
+ breakfast + lunch + dinner + a promise + a list + a cake + a sentence + an exception + a cup coffee + a glass of tea Verb and Preposition Collocations Click for Audio The following is a list of verbs and prepositions which commonly appear together. accuse (someone) of ([doing] something) add (something) to (something else) admire (someone) for ([doing] something) agree on (topic) agree with (someone) apologize to (someone) for ([doing] something) apply to (a place) for (something) approve of (something) argue with (someone) about (topic) arrive at (a building, room, site, event) arrive in (a city, country) ask (someone) about (someone/topic) ask (someone) for (something) believe in (something) belong to (someone) blame (someone) for ([doing] something) borrow (something) from (someone) care about (someone/something/topic) comment on (topic) compare (something) to/with (something else) complain to (someone) about (something) concentrate on ([doing] something) congratulate (someone) for/on ([doing] something) consist of (some things) consent to ([doing] something) contribute to (something) count on (someone) to (do something) cover (something) with (something else) decide on (topic) depend on (someone) for (something) discuss (something) with (someone)
distinguish (something) from (something else) dream about/of (someone/something) escape from (somewhere) explain (topic) to (someone) excuse (someone) for ([doing] something) forgive (someone for ([doing] something) get rid of (something) graduate from (a place) happen to (someone) help (someone) with (something) hide (something) from (someone) insist (up)on (something) introduce (someone) to (someone else) invite (someone) to (an event) keep (something) for (someone) matter to (someone) object to (something) participate in (something) pay (price) for (something) pray for (someone/something) prefer (something) to (something else) prevent (someone) from ([doing] something) prohibit (someone) from ([doing] something) protect (someone) from (something) provide (someone) with (something) recover from (something) rely (up)on (someone/something) remind (someone) of (something) rescue (someone) from (something) respond to (someone/something) save (someone) from (something) search for (something) separate (something) from (something else) scold (someone) for ([doing] something) smile at (someone) for ([doing] something) speak to/with (someone) about (topic) /br>stare at (something/someone) stop (someone) from ([doing] something) subscribe to (something) substitute (something) for (something else/someone) subtract (something) from (something else) succeed in ([doing] something) suffer from (something) take advantage of (someone/something/ situation) take care of (something/someone) talk to/with (someone) about (topic) thank (someone) for ([doing] something) travel to (somewhere) vote for (someone) vouch for (someone)
wait for (someone/something) wish for (something) work for (company/something/someone) Preposition Collocations with "Be" Click for Audio