noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
open countryside/country
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At weekends people want to leave the town for open countryside.
roam the countryside/desert/forests etc
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Wild sheep roam the hills.
surrounding countryside
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We decided to explore the surrounding countryside .
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
beautiful
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Caerleon serves as a centre both for walkers and motorists exploring the beautiful countryside of the Usk valley and eastern Gwent.
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The course takes them through some of Herefordshire's most beautiful countryside .
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The beautiful green countryside of October in California reeled by madly.
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It relies frequently on lush music and transitional shots of the beautiful Czech countryside .
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It is surrounded by beautiful gently rolling countryside , where the hillsides are often covered in vines and the valleys richly wooded.
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I met him one spring day thirty years ago in the beautiful Kentish countryside where he lived.
lovely
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This is a province of lovely undulating countryside mostly thickly wooden, blending into hills and mountains.
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There are numerous walks directly from East Runton - footpaths and bridleways lead out into the lovely gentle countryside and unspoilt coast.
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Easily Accessible: There are numerous pretty villages to visit in the area and all are surrounded by the lovely unspoilt countryside .
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The hotel is peacefully situated in lovely countryside , about a 25 minute walk from the village centre.
open
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They crossed Dalmeny bridge and were in open countryside when the attackers struck.
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However, we were told an application for a house in the open countryside in Montgomeryshire had just been called in.
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It opens on to open countryside and is easy to get to.
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Not all barns are in open countryside .
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Much of the open countryside is subject to special control.
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The company's location is a wide area of open , rolling countryside , parched grassland dissected by open dry fissures.
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Head through here and out again into open countryside .
rolling
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Little cameos come to mind: The glorious greens of the rolling countryside in the slanting rays of the evening sun.
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It is surrounded by beautiful gently rolling countryside , where the hillsides are often covered in vines and the valleys richly wooded.
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Only an hour's drive from the beautiful Kashubian Lake district, rich in forests and rolling countryside .
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Our route soon took us away from the stream to open rolling countryside .
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All around there are numerous pretty villages and many miles of gentle rolling countryside to explore.
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It was set on the roof at the front of the Hall, and the view over rolling countryside was magnificent.
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A climb up the Eildon Hills will present the energetic with stunning panoramic views of the surrounding gentle rolling countryside .
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The company's location is a wide area of open, rolling countryside , parched grassland dissected by open dry fissures.
surrounding
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This meant that the cities which ultimately grew up within this rural society were of a different character from the surrounding countryside .
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Approximately 150 people make up the population of Tibthorpe; their homes with beautiful views over the surrounding countryside .
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After a while the Feldgendarmen left without searching the surrounding countryside .
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Thus the sphere of influence of Tyneside spreads far out into the surrounding countryside and along the coast.
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The surrounding countryside is delightful and the South Downs are a very popular walking area.
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Today, most sit isolated from their environment, yet once each related closely to is surrounding countryside .
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Goblin wolf riders raid and pillage far afield, while outriders scour the surrounding countryside for any sign of enemy armies.
■ VERB
drive
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They drove up towards the countryside , trees and fields appearing on the horizon.
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The AlIens think Catherine acted rightly and doubt the propriety of couples driving about the countryside in any circumstances.
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Then in the afternoon I realized we were driving through countryside .
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So they rented a truck and drove through the countryside around the Cusiana prospect.
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One day the players would drive through countryside that looked dimly familiar.
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Communities driven from the countryside huddled behind heavily defended walls while outside the horde roamed and plundered at will.
enjoy
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They threaten not just our ability to enjoy our towns and countryside but our health and our children's future.
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I enjoy living in the countryside and like nothing more than a stroll through the villages.
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They, along with others living and enjoying the countryside , would be very sorry if these security inspections were discontinued.
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We will also need an ever greater sensitivity to our own responsibilities when we set forth to enjoy the countryside .
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Then read on ... Everyone can enjoy birds and the countryside .
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Naturally there are many walks to be enjoyed in the surrounding countryside , and through the lemon groves that surround the village.
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You can take the Malt Whisky Trail and visit seven excellent distilleries and enjoy the stunning countryside at the same time.
live
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The proportion of the population living in the countryside had been declining throughout the century.
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What is it like to live in the countryside ?
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Up to the sixteenth century or so, most people in Britain lived in the countryside .
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In providing our public services, we will continue to recognise the particular needs of people who live in the countryside .
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More people are living in the countryside and in new towns than ever before.
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These scenes are a record of the way people living in the countryside enjoyed themselves in their leisure time in 1946.
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Individuals such as this one live in the countryside , no more a nuisance than the rabbits occupying the same hedgerow.
move
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Khmer Rouge guerrillas move around the countryside in small groups of five to 10.
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People moving in from the countryside also bring goats and sheep with them.
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By then the Dysarts had moved into the countryside .
roam
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She roamed around the countryside and was often seen, but only in the distance.
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Would you rather have them roaming the countryside on trail bikes or all-terrain vehicles?
surround
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Villagers are proud and fortunate to be living here in this peaceful little village, surrounded by beautiful countryside .
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All the surrounding countryside , scorched by the intense heat, is now in flames.
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The hotel is surrounded by unspoilt rugged countryside , mountains, hills and forests.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
the depths of the ocean/countryside/forest etc
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Illegal activity is not limited to the depths of the forest.
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So the depths of the oceans are full of lights moving rhythmically around and continually turning off and on.
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The sporadic gunfire, explosions and shouting in the depths of the forest, seemed to belong to a different world.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She went to an expensive girls school situated deep in the heart of the countryside .
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Somerset is famous for its rolling hills and beautiful countryside .
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The countryside of Tuscany is a wonderful landscape of fields and valleys, with many historic monuments.
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The Provencal countryside provided the inspiration for many artists.
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We marveled at the peacefulness of the Carolina countryside .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All the surrounding countryside , scorched by the intense heat, is now in flames.
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He is planning another trip into the countryside to demonstrate his solar cells as well as a new solar cooker.
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Many had the means to purchase a dacha in the countryside .
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Stephenson drew huge, rabid crowds on his barnstorming tours of the Indiana countryside .
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The countryside south of Tabor is mainly cereal-growing, dotted here and there with little lakes.
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The conclusion would seem to be that the early Anglo-Saxon countryside was not run as efficiently as in the following centuries.
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There is no identity to the countryside .
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You only have to look at the countryside to understand why.