COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
As...had predicted
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As Liz had predicted , the rumours were soon forgotten.
be bigger/smaller/worse etc than you had imagined
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The job interview proved to be much worse than I had imagined it would be.
had a barbecue
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We had a barbecue on the beach.
had a blast
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We had a blast at the fair.
had a brainstorm
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I must have had a brainstorm that afternoon.
had a clear-out
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I had a clear-out and got rid of a lot of old toys.
had a criminal record
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He already had a criminal record .
had a death wish
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Before I did the jump, people would ask if I had a death wish .
had a good cry
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She sat down and had a good cry .
had a good go (= tried hard )
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I had a good go at cleaning the silver.
had a high opinion of
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I’ve always had a high opinion of her work.
had a liking
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Jim and Keith had a liking and respect for each other.
had a lot in common with
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I found I had a lot in common with these people.
had a narrow escape
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A woman had a narrow escape yesterday when her car left the road.
had a natter
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We sat down and had a natter and a cup of tea.
had a run-in
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Michael got drunk and had a run-in with the police.
had a scratch
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He stretched and had a scratch .
had a senior moment
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I had a senior moment and just couldn’t think of his name.
had a special place in...heart
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Her second son had a special place in her heart .
had a sudden brainstorm
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Kirby had a sudden brainstorm .
had a weak spot for
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I’ve always had a weak spot for chocolate.
had a yen
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She’d always had a yen to write a book.
had a...crush on
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She had a huge crush on her geography teacher.
had a...hangover
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I had a terrible hangover the next day.
had all the hallmarks of
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The explosion had all the hallmarks of a terrorist attack.
had an inkling
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I had an inkling that she was pregnant.
had an orgasm
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women who have never had an orgasm
had a...yearning
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He had a deep yearning to return to his home town.
had better not (= it is not a good idea )
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You had better not tell Oliver .
had cancer
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She was told last year that she had cancer .
had carte blanche
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She had carte blanche to produce a film suitable for children.
had control over
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By the end of the year, the rebels had control over the northern territories.
had dealings with
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We’ve had dealings with him in the past.
had discussions
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We have had discussions about her legal situation.
had flu
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I couldn’t go because I had flu .
had gone by the book (= had obeyed all the rules )
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There was no doubt that the referee had gone by the book .
had it all worked out (= had made very careful plans )
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I had it all worked out .
had much to commend it (= was very good )
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McKellen’s performance had much to commend it .
had no illusions about
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She had no illusions about her physical attractiveness.
had nothing to offer
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He felt he had nothing to offer her that she wanted.
had on
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All he had on was a pair of tattered shorts.
had recourse to
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We may conclude that he never had recourse to this simple experiment.
had repercussions
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The collapse of the company had repercussions for the whole industry.
had scarcely...when
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He had scarcely sat down when there was a knock at the door.
had sex
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They had sex in the back seat of his car.
had something on...mind
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He looked as though he had something on his mind .
had supper
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We had supper in a small Italian place.
had the consolation of
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He had the consolation of knowing that he couldn’t have done any better.
had the desired effect
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His remarks had the desired effect .
had the dubious honor
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The Stephensons had the dubious honor of being the 100th family to lose their home in the fire.
had the foresight
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Luckily I’d had the foresight to get in plenty of food.
had the forethought
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No one had the forethought to bring a map.
had the nous
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At least she had the nous to ring.
had the opposite effect
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I thought the medicine would make him sleep, but it had the opposite effect .
had the run of
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We had the run of the house for the afternoon.
had the temerity to
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He actually had the temerity to tell her to lose weight.
had to be seen to be believed (= you would not believe it if you did not see it yourself )
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The accommodation was so awful it had to be seen to be believed .
had to content...with
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Mr Lal has been asking for more responsibility, but has had to content himself with a minor managerial post.
had...brief fling
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They had a brief fling a few years ago.
had...brief flirtation
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She had a brief flirtation with Tim.
had...concussion
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I had a concussion and a lot of scrapes and bruises.
had...conversation
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They had a short conversation in German and seemed to be disagreeing about something.
had...deep affection
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Bart had a deep affection for the old man.
had...fall (= fell to the ground )
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Mrs Evans had a fall and broke her leg.
had...girlfriend
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He’s never had a girlfriend .
had...gumption
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At least she had the gumption to phone me.
had...in a headlock
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His opponent had him in a headlock .
had...in fits (= made us laugh a lot )
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Carl had us all in fits with his stories.
had...in spades
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Beauty, intelligence, wealth – my mother had all of them in spades .
had...kip
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I’ve only had an hour’s kip .
had...marriage blessed
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The couple later had their marriage blessed in their local parish church.
had...miscarriages
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She had two miscarriages before she had her first child.
had...monopoly
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For years Bell Telephone had a monopoly on telephone services in the US.
had...nibble
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We’ve had the house on the market for a month and not even had a nibble yet.
had...pegged as
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I’d had him pegged as a troublemaker.
had...preconceptions
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I had the same preconceptions about life in South Africa that many people have.
had...premonition
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When Anne didn’t arrive, Paul had a premonition that she was in danger.
had...privilege
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I had the great privilege to play for Yorkshire.
had...puncture
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She was cycling home when she had a puncture .
had...relapse
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She had a relapse and died soon after.
had...ripple effect
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The increase had a ripple effect through the whole financial market.
had...scruples
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He had no scruples about selling faulty goods to people.
had...seizure
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He had an epileptic seizure .
had...seniority
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I had 15 years seniority , and they couldn’t fire me.
had...set-to
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Tom and I had a bit of a set-to last night.
had...sinking feeling
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I had a sinking feeling inside as I realized I was going to fail yet again.
had...slant
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The article had an anti-union slant .
had...snowball fight
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We had a massive snowball fight .
had...soak
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I had a good long soak in the bath.
had...thrust upon
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He had marriage thrust upon him.
had...tiff
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Dave’s had a tiff with his girlfriend.
had...to contend with
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The rescue team also had bad weather conditions to contend with .
had...under control
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Firefighters had the blaze under control by 9:44 p.m.
have ever had the misfortune to do/of doing (= used for emphasizing how bad something is )
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He was the most arrogant man I'd ever had the misfortune of meeting.
have had one too many (= have drunk too much alcohol )
if I had known/if I’d have known
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I wouldn’t have come if I’d known you were so busy.
It had...slipped...mind that
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It had completely slipped her mind that Dave still had a key to the house.
never had/did/was etc
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Never had she been so confused.
what sb had imagined (= what someone thought something would be like, before they saw it or experienced it )
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The office was not what he had imagined.
what...had in mind
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It was a nice house, but it wasn’t quite what we had in mind .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
had best
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They had best be careful.
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All due, of course, to the fact that she had bested Travis McKenna.
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But pitchers had best take note as well.
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If so, we had best listen closely, since we will not get another chance.
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Meanwhile we had best prepare the way by showing that a medicine beyond verbal shamanism is an aching need.
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Perhaps we had best ask ourselves why our political institutions function as they do.
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Poets like Woodhouse had best go back to their jobs.
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The concept of differentiation is a key theme of our work, and we had best discuss it as the book unfolds.
had better
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I'd better not go out tonight; I'm really tired.
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You'd better phone Julie to say you'll be late.
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After what he has now said about a referendum, he had better watch out.
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Any organisation dismissing that vision as science-fiction had better look out.
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But Walter is a poor shade of what we have had better done.
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He thought he had better reread that part of the book.
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I did not want to go, but Dana said we had better do as they asked.
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I realized I had better hustle him out of there before he was asked about his acting career.
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In April 1911, he seemingly had better luck.
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They told Weary that he and Billy had better find somebody to surrender to.
had sb done sth
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Had we known they were going to build a road right there, we would never have bought the house.
have had a bellyful of sb/sth
have had a few (too many)
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Ralph Nader may have had a few , but then again far, far too few to mention.
have had enough (of sth)
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I'd had enough of the neighbors' noise, so I called the police.
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But I think perhaps you have had enough lessons for one night.
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By Saturday, both parties appeared to have had enough .
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Eat what is on offer and enjoy it without guilt, but stop when you have had enough .
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If you have had enough , stop eating.
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Male speaker People have had enough of crime in rural areas.
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My guess is that many of you have had enough of life before modernity.
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Others, if they have had enough attention, will simply start to struggle and then leap down or move away.
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Whatever the explanation, many people in Hong Kong have had enough .
have had more than your fair share of sth
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Tim's had more than his fair share of bad luck this year.
have had one too many
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Ron looked like he'd had one too many .
have had your chips
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Is not this subject wholly appropriate for the Minister, because his Government have had their chips ?
have had your fill of sth
he/she had a good innings
if I had my way
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If I had my way , there'd be a baseball game every day of the year.
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Well, I would ban them too if I had my way .
more sth than you've had hot dinners
no sooner had/did ... than
no sooner/hardly had ... than
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Alas, no sooner had he started than he realised it was no longer what he wanted.
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But no sooner had Miriam gone than Harry suddenly returned looking more cheerful than one might have expected.
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No sooner had he gone than one of the cameramen approached.
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No sooner had it begun than the rain seemed to end.
sb had (got) it coming
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He had it coming, and I did him in.
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Put like that and you might think they had it coming.
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That pair obviously just had it coming.
sb had better/best do sth
sb has been had
sb/sth has had it
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If it works, Mr Major has had it.
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Well, Arum has had it.
you had me worried
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You really had me worried - I thought you didn't like the present.