English Collocations

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basisword collocation significance relation examples sentences
touch someone touch 28617 V:subj:N Do you suppose I like you to touch me ?

Now , I am sure I touched a hand .

And will you be alone if at last we touch ?

touch hand touch 23730 V:subj:N Suddenly I started , for a hand touched me .

As I gazed , thus enchanted , a cold hand touched my own .

At the same instant a hand touched Bud 's arm .

hand hand touch 23730 V:subj:N Suddenly I started , for a hand touched me .

As I gazed , thus enchanted , a cold hand touched my own .

At the same instant a hand touched Bud 's arm .

tornado tornado touch down 13144 V:subj:N Meanwhile , the tornado had already touched down to the southwest .

In June 1988 , a tornado touched down near the tanks and ponds .

The first tornado touched down shortly after in South Carolina .

touch down tornado touch down 13144 V:subj:N Meanwhile , the tornado had already touched down to the southwest .

In June 1988 , a tornado touched down near the tanks and ponds .

The first tornado touched down shortly after in South Carolina .

touch finger touch 12524 V:subj:N The British Army 's salute is given with the right hand palm facing forwards with the fingers almost touching the eye .

Sometimes I dream your eyes upon my face , And feel your fingers softly touch my hair ... .

As the sound of the report died away , my fingers touched the switch and I turned on the light .

finger finger touch 12524 V:subj:N The British Army 's salute is given with the right hand palm facing forwards with the fingers almost touching the eye .

Sometimes I dream your eyes upon my face , And feel your fingers softly touch my hair ... .

As the sound of the report died away , my fingers touched the switch and I turned on the light .

feet feet touch 11607 V:subj:N Today , another day may have been ruined before my feet even touched the floor .

The current might sweep me down stream another hundred yards before my feet touched bottom .

The little white feet of the sick girl almost touched the threshold .

touch feet touch 11607 V:subj:N Today , another day may have been ruined before my feet even touched the floor .

The current might sweep me down stream another hundred yards before my feet touched bottom .

The little white feet of the sick girl almost touched the threshold .

touch it touch 11272 V:subj:N But of course youth does n't know it 's touching .

At first the French would not have it touched .

Life and beauty seemed to spring from every place it touched .

touch lip touch 6643 V:subj:N When my mother 's lips touched my cheek I awoke .

No other lips , in your short remembrance , had ever touched you .

Ursula watched the full , gathered lips of the man gently touch those of the boy , so gently .

lip lip touch 6643 V:subj:N When my mother 's lips touched my cheek I awoke .

No other lips , in your short remembrance , had ever touched you .

Ursula watched the full , gathered lips of the man gently touch those of the boy , so gently .

touch head touch 4358 V:subj:N As for myself , I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow .

And almost as soon as my head touched the pillow I was asleep .

The four heads almost touched over the sheet of bark .

head head touch 4358 V:subj:N As for myself , I had never opened my eyes from the moment when my head had touched the pillow .

And almost as soon as my head touched the pillow I was asleep .

The four heads almost touched over the sheet of bark .

touch they touch 4248 V:subj:N Those tips felt like satin when they touched you .

You got to buy stuff they want to touch .

At the same time , they also did not touch .