noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
in horror/amazement etc
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He watched in horror as the flames engulfed his house.
stare in disbelief/horror/amazement etc
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Hilary stared in disbelief at the kitchen clock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
express
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And when she gave birth to an eight-pound baby boy the whole family expressed amazement at such a miracle.
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Those who knew me best at that time expressed amazement at how little confidence I had in myself.
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When the regression was over, Sylvia expressed amazement at what had been revealed.
look
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He looked in amazement at his watch.
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Dudley Williams, veteran that he was, looked on in amazement from the sidelines.
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Kirov dipped his hand into his pocket, pulling out the freshly stamped papers and looking at them in amazement .
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Joe and Rex looked up in amazement .
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Penelope Huntley looked at him in amazement , with dawning understanding.
stare
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Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.
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Other excitements took their place but I was more inclined to stare at them in amazement than paint them.
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Withel stared at him in amazement for a moment, and then quietly toppled into the mud.
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He stared at her in amazement .
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Suddenly I stopped and stood still, staring in amazement .
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Two fishermen stopped work to stand and stare in amazement .
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Father Poole stared at him in amazement .
watch
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Oliver followed behind them, watching in silent amazement .
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As I watched in amazement , the partner gazed over her shoulder and gave me a big, mocking, self-satisfied wink.
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I watched with growing amazement a succession of beautiful old pieces of furniture go into the cottage.
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Karen watched in puzzled amazement as he dropped the thing into the wastepaper basket.
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Dyson watched them all with amazement .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Fans looked on in amazement as Robbins missed a third goal for the team.
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Nina looked at me with amazement . "I don't believe you," she said.
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To our amazement , when we returned to China, the Moso tree had grown an impressive ninety feet.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He remembers thinking in amazement that his name also was being flashed on screens in thousands of other movie theaters.
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Jinny saw Oz gaping in amazement and she kicked his foot.
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She frowned, and checked again, her eyes widening in amazement .
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They had chatted fairly amicably over coffee in the lounge, much to Paige's amazement .
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To my amazement , it was just about as easy and even more fun than writing about real events.
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To their amazement , his arrow was the first to pierce the inner gold circle, winning him the silver arrow.
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Willie stared in amazement at the fields, his thin woollen socks heaped around his ankles.