verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
unpack a bag
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She unpacked her bags and put her clothes away.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
things
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I unpacked all the things he'd bought.
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After tea we all went upstairs to unpack our things .
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But then one Friday night when I was unpacking all my things I started up an argument with Zen.
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I unpacked my things and put them in the closet.
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He began to unpack his things at once.
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On Thursday night we had a light supper after we'd registered and unpacked our things .
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That afternoon I sat in my room and unpacked my things .
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Maybe she would skip dinner and simply go to her cabin, unpack her things and get an early night.
■ VERB
begin
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It was after twelve o'clock when Giles arrived and began unpacking his hammers.
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He began to unpack his things at once.
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He began to unpack a delightful array of items - including two one-serving-size bottles of wine.
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But now Betty came to the rescue and began to unpack the sardine sandwiches.
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In the end, though, she turned tiredly away and began unpacking her bags.
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A cheerful, freckled young woman showed me to a small seedy room and I began to unpack .
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He opened the latter and began to unpack , laying his shirts and other gear beside Mr Hamilton's.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As he unpacked, he watched the news, Tranformer cartoons and a talk show.
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But then one Friday night when I was unpacking all my things I started up an argument with Zen.
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By early afternoon he has unpacked nearly all the boxes and stacked them in the hall.
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He said they were going to be unpacked.
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I've got my lot to unpack as well.
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The fingerprint expert was unpacking his bag.
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When at last she put the receiver down and went into the kitchen she found that Edward had unpacked the shopping.