I.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a species is found somewhere
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This species is found only in the Southern Hemisphere.
form/found a party
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The two politicians broke away from the PDF to form a new political party.
found a city (= start developing a new city )
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He founded the city of Baghdad in the 8th century.
found a group formal (= start a group )
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Mick Jagger and Keith Richards founded the group in the early Sixties.
found an empire (= start an empire )
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The Persian empire was founded by Cyrus the Great.
found discrepancies
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Police found discrepancies in the two men’s reports.
found lacking
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The new designs have all been found lacking in some important way.
found wanting
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Their security procedures were found wanting .
found...calling
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It wasn’t until Durant was in her 30s that she found her calling .
found/establish a company
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The company was founded in 1993 by William J. Nutt.
found...guilty
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The jury found her guilty of murder.
found...heavy going
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I found his latest novel a bit heavy going .
founding father
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Saint Basil, one of the founding fathers of the Greek Orthodox Church
found...innocent
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The court found him innocent and he was released.
found...irritating
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He was smiling in a way I found very irritating .
found...true vocation
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At 17 she found her true vocation as a writer.
was nowhere to be found (= could not be found )
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We searched everywhere but the ring was nowhere to be found .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be found somewhere
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Whatever factors are suggested as to why people have bigger or smaller families, counterexamples can be found somewhere in the world.
be found wanting
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The policy has been severely tested over the last 16 months and has been found wanting.
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Both were confidently given and both were found wanting.
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Faced with these twin assaults on his ego it was hardly surprising that many players were found wanting.
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Improvements can be made in the light of performance and composers may discard or destroy compositions which are found wanting.
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It's a long time since Donegal were found wanting in so many key areas.
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The toilets were found wanting as well.
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Until Nikos was found wanting Owen would continue to trust him.
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When the match was found wanting, he was able to proceed to non-spherical planets, and so on.
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With the result that pure deduction is found wanting.
be nowhere to be seen/found
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Our tour guide was nowhere to be seen, so we set off to explore the city alone.
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She'd looked everywhere for her glasses, but they were nowhere to be found.
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Amelia Otis's name is nowhere to be found.
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But David Kent was nowhere to be seen.
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He had been searching for Morthen, to protect her from his violent half-brother, but she was nowhere to be found.
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I patrolled the town for a while, but they were nowhere to be seen.
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The prison director ordered a search, but the prisoner was nowhere to be found.
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When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.
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Willie had looked around for the twins and George, but they were nowhere to be seen.
be to be seen/found/heard etc
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A comparable tendency is to be found in the theatre.
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A similar situation is to be found in other regions of the world.
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Further comments on attaching priorities to different subjects and to different levels of material are to be found in Chapter 3.
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He was to be found lurking in the band's dressing room whenever they ventured into Mancunian territory, which was often.
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It was to be found in the libraries of other leading Virginians: Lord Botetourt, Thos.
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She and two of the Aussies then proceeded to the next floor where guest bedrooms were to be found.
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The only reference to sustainable development was to be found in paragraph two hundred and thirteen.
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These words, in his own hand, are to be found, framed, inside the hall.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mr. Packard was instrumental in founding the Stanford Industrial Park in the 1950s.
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The bank was founded 60 years ago in Munich.
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Who originally founded the college?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.
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I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.
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Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.
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She found it practical as well as beautiful.
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The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.
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They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.
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We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.
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When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.
II. verb
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be nowhere to be seen/found
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Our tour guide was nowhere to be seen, so we set off to explore the city alone.
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She'd looked everywhere for her glasses, but they were nowhere to be found.
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Amelia Otis's name is nowhere to be found.
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But David Kent was nowhere to be seen.
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He had been searching for Morthen, to protect her from his violent half-brother, but she was nowhere to be found.
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I patrolled the town for a while, but they were nowhere to be seen.
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The prison director ordered a search, but the prisoner was nowhere to be found.
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When a game was on the line, Carr was nowhere to be found.
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Willie had looked around for the twins and George, but they were nowhere to be seen.
be to be seen/found/heard etc
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A comparable tendency is to be found in the theatre.
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A similar situation is to be found in other regions of the world.
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Further comments on attaching priorities to different subjects and to different levels of material are to be found in Chapter 3.
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He was to be found lurking in the band's dressing room whenever they ventured into Mancunian territory, which was often.
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It was to be found in the libraries of other leading Virginians: Lord Botetourt, Thos.
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She and two of the Aussies then proceeded to the next floor where guest bedrooms were to be found.
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The only reference to sustainable development was to be found in paragraph two hundred and thirteen.
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These words, in his own hand, are to be found, framed, inside the hall.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Eventually, the spare key was found and they were released from the clutches of the car.
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I found the pages devoted to soy pastes and fish sauces particularly useful.
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Just off the main street, she found the first of the carrion creatures.
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She found it practical as well as beautiful.
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The jealousy and sense of betrayal were so all-consuming that he had found himself unable to move.
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They're still trying to establish a motive for the stabbing of Richard Miles, who was found dead in his garden.
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We also found a whole batch of papers which we thought might be vital to the war effort.
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When it came time for her to marry, no suitable groom could be found until a mouse was offered.