verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
joy
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The horticultural efforts of individual residents are a joy to behold , and reflect great credit on those concerned.
sight
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From Mount Ampenan, and over the rocky coastline and long golden beaches is a sight to behold .
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When they were on, they were a sight to behold .&038;.
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Nor was it just the execution that attracted them, for the procession itself was a sight to behold .
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The Transit Authority meetings are a sight to behold .
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His face was not a pleasant sight to behold on awakening.
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It was a sight to behold !
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All in all a lovely sight to behold .
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Four feet eleven inches of skin and bone, but a terrible sight to behold when roused.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a (beautiful/strange/frightening etc) sight to behold
lo and behold
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When we arrived, lo and behold, there was Dave sitting in the front row.
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And, lo and behold, it was another rich guy.
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So he started exercising regularly and eating low-calorie foods and, lo and behold, trimmed down to a svelte 290.
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Treat the wasps with an antibiotic and, lo and behold, two genders reappear among the offspring.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His face was not a pleasant sight to behold on awakening.
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If he was not horrible to look at, then he was cruel to forbid her ever to behold him.
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It is a popular field of collecting, pleasant to behold and with a spice of magic about it.
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Nor was it just the execution that attracted them, for the procession itself was a sight to behold .
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The New Victory is glorious to behold .
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The rich beauty of Audley End is a pleasure to behold .
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Yesterday the sun shone until everything he beheld revealed its dazzle.