I.
noun
1 people in a survey
ADJECTIVE
▪ large , small
▪ total
▪ population
▪ national
▪ random , representative
▪ clinical , non-clinical
VERB + SAMPLE
▪ draw , select
▪
a random ~ drawn from men aged 35–40
SAMPLE + VERB
▪ comprise sth , consist of sth
▪
Our ~ comprised 250 office workers.
SAMPLE + NOUN
▪ size
▪
A larger ~ size yields more reliable data.
▪ survey
▪ group
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ from
▪
The research was based on ~s from 29 populations.
▪ ~ of
▪
a wide ~ of people
2 small quantity of sth tested to provide information
ADJECTIVE
▪ blood , faecal/fecal , serum , stool , tissue , urine
▪ DNA , RNA
▪ rock , soil , water
▪ control
▪ biopsy
VERB + SAMPLE
▪ collect , obtain , take
▪ provide
▪
All the athletes had to provide a urine ~.
▪ analyse/analyze , study , test
SAMPLE + VERB
▪ contain
▪ show
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
~s of tissue
3 small quantity of sth tried to see what it is like
ADJECTIVE
▪ free
▪
They're giving out free ~s of the new toothpaste.
SAMPLE + NOUN
▪ book
▪
We looked at ~ books to choose the fabric.
PREPOSITION
▪ ~ of
▪
I'd like to see a ~ of your work.
II.
verb
ADVERB
▪ randomly
PREPOSITION
▪ from
▪
The survey was done using a group of 100 children randomly ~d from the school population.
Sample is used with these nouns as the object: ↑ cuisine , ↑ delicacy , ↑ delight , ↑ dish , ↑ fare