noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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large
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A large grey stone mansion , surrounded by rhododendrons.
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He obviously wouldn't be resident, there was no house, only the large mansion some distance away.
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The earl of Derby has a large modern mansion in it.
old
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Tongues of colour washing over the old grey mansion .
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This old mansion became a large hospital.
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They have been particularly studied in the decay of old stone mansions , castles and other human monuments.
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The front door of the capacious old mansion stood open.
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Next to the hotel is an old colonial mansion , set back on a rise above the rubbish-strewn beach.
victorian
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On the driveway up to the house, a Victorian mansion , two men are striding purposefully.
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Norton House Hotel A Victorian mansion house set in 55 acres.
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Their abandoned Victorian mansion has been bought by the local council to save it from ruin.
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It's a Victorian mansion in the grand manner.
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Margaret had told me the doctor now lived in a Victorian mansion in Ayr.
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country
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Gwendolen returns to Offendene, the country mansion which has been her home since she was sixteen.
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This palatial Jacobean country mansion has lavishly decorated interiors and exquisite wooden carvings.
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David was driving to his country mansion in Halsall when his car somersaulted into a water-filled ditch.
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The Willses themselves progressed from living in rooms over their shop to residing in country mansions .
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Nineteen-year-olds seldom inherit country mansions , after all.
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This Jacobean country mansion is set in magnificent parklands landscaped by Capability Brown.
house
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Norton House Hotel A Victorian mansion house set in 55 acres.
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The imposing mansion house being built for Smith and his guests offended Illinoisans.
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In 1736, James Macrae bought the estate and mansion house of Monkton.
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They made a great many improvements, built houses , restored the lakes and park and enlarged the mansion house.
■ VERB
build
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On his estate he built a mansion with a double-domed roof, which he called Henrietta Villa.
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Frick built a mansion on the ocean in Prides Crossing, behind a hundred-thousand-dollar fence.
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Friends say she wouldn't move even though her wealthy son wanted to build her mansions .
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The millionaires of San Francisco were building their palatial mansions on Nob Hill.
buy
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In 1736, James Macrae bought the estate and mansion house of Monkton.
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They bought a Woodside mansion on Brookwood Road.
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Mr Deaves bought the mansion for £925,000, nearly three years ago.
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Eckford had become a wealthy man and, having bought a mansion and estate on Manhattan Island, he dabbled in politics.
live
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Now lives in a mansion down South.
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Margaret had told me the doctor now lived in a Victorian mansion in Ayr.
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Springsteen lives in a mansion in Beverly Hills, Calif.
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The Bodens lived in a mansion in Saratoga, not far from my grandparents' home in Los Gatos.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a magnificent mansion set in 2000 acres of countryside
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an eleven-bedroom mansion in Hancock Park
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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About 200 yards from his mansion , in an old barn, he even kept an armored personnel carrier.
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Great limestone mansions were rising in New York.
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Once a private mansion , it is a classic hotel in the best tradition.
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The design organization previously cosponsored annual home tours with the San Diego Historical Society, usually at historic sites and suburban mansions.
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This old mansion became a large hospital.
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Wakehurst Place is a beautiful Elizabethan mansion known primarily for its exotic gardens.