adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
semi-detached British English (= joined to one other house )
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This semi-detached property is located in one of the most sought-after areas of the town.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
house
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From the darkness between the semi-detached houses across the street came the familiar figure of Jack Stone.
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I was not surprised, although I was rather gratified, to find the semi-detached house one of incredible modesty.
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After 1945 vast new estates, mainly of semi-detached houses , began to extend further out.
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A pair of semi-detached houses which seemed rather out of place adjoined Invicta Terrace.
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About 30 police of whom a third were armed surrounded the semi-detached house and evacuated neighbouring homes.
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She and Jarvis's father and Jarvis lived in a semi-detached house in Wimbledon.
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Lorry driver Mr Wynne, 47, was woken by screams coming from the semi-detached house next door.
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Meanwhile private inter-war suburbia had its distinctive style where the semi-detached house was dominant.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A pair of semi-detached houses which seemed rather out of place adjoined Invicta Terrace.
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About 30 police of whom a third were armed surrounded the semi-detached house and evacuated neighbouring homes.
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After 1945 vast new estates, mainly of semi-detached houses, began to extend further out.
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In the past I have lived in a large Victorian house and a 1930s semi-detached .
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Lorry driver Mr Wynne, 47, was woken by screams coming from the semi-detached house next door.
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Meanwhile private inter-war suburbia had its distinctive style where the semi-detached house was dominant.
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She and Jarvis's father and Jarvis lived in a semi-detached house in Wimbledon.
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You are not bothered whether the house is detached or semi-detached , but you do not want to live on an estate.