verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
become
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While she was identifying these predators in the encyclopedia, Ruby became noticeably paler and agitated .
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Hers is a one-in-a-million case which results in her turning blue and stopping breathing whenever she becomes excited or agitated .
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It becomes visibly agitated around the mouth of its entrance.
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As soon as Oufkir appeared, Ben Barka realised his number was up and became extremely agitated .
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Feeley, however, became extremely agitated .
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After the first few sentences he became bewildered, agitated , thunder-struck.
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While he was pleading I noticed the young black woman was becoming agitated .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mix the two solutions together and agitate the bottle.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Ceremonial and precedence notably lost most of the power to agitate rulers and governments which they had hitherto possessed.
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He loses his train of thought; this agitates him.