I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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She sat squarely in a big armchair and looked at him.
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Senators sit in big armchairs at mahogany desks and bat around millions of dollars.
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She looked beautiful but fragile, tucked into one of the big armchairs in the central hall of the Ritz.
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I sat down in the big black vinyl armchair .
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The lamp's dim yellow light showed him to be seated, or rather slumped, in his big armchair .
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They are big comfortable armchairs - the sort you should sink into with a glass of whisky.
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I could see the whole of a big white armchair and part of a matching sofa.
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And the handsomest Celt on earth kneels before me while I sit snugly in the big armchair , the best armchair.
comfortable
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Chatterton made fast progress over to a quartet of comfortable armchairs .
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Suddenly there was a gap, as if a favourite comfortable armchair had been removed from its cosy place by the fire.
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In front of the desk were two comfortable low modern armchairs for visitors.
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You can perform relaxation exercises lying down but we would prefer if you try initially sitting in a comfortable armchair .
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There was a deep-pile carpet on the floor, and comfortable armchairs on either side of the fireplace.
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They are big comfortable armchairs - the sort you should sink into with a glass of whisky.
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Even old Florence had been brought in and sat in the most comfortable armchair while they talked.
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The other sat back in leisurely fashion in a comfortable armchair and elegantly crossed one loose-trousered leg over another.
deep
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He was seated in a deep armchair with flat, square sides.
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Ferrie was deep in the armchair .
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Fax machines now mix with the deep armchairs and ancient oils of the clubhouse, easing communications with the world outside.
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As the two girls entered, a man rose from a deep armchair , and Sophie looked at him with interest.
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It was furnished simply and graciously, with deep armchairs and divans.
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He sat watching her from a deep armchair , legs crossed at the ankles, hands lightly clasped.
old
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But when I glance up, he is pacing round his old armchair with his lips pursed.
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Meir Ahronson sat in an old armchair , a piece of furniture that dated back to the times of King Sobieski.
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An old armchair could have fatal consequences, long before the fire service has arrived to tackle the flames.
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Michael looked up from where he knelt on the floor in front of the old armchair , his books spread out on the chair.
■ VERB
settle
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Once settled in an armchair , he took out a shortish but fairly carbonized pipe and began smoking.
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Conrad was settled in an armchair in a far corner and felt like a witch in a coven.
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They settled in their low armchairs .
sink
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He returned thoughtfully to his quiet house and sank into an armchair .
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Yet it's James they have to thank every time they sink into their armchairs to listen to their favourite classics.
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I sank into the leather armchair and thought to myself that this couldn't be real.
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When I arrived Willie Rushton was comfortably sunk into a voluminous armchair in one corner.
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He closed the door, walked into the living room and sank happily into the armchair .
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Then they sank back into armchairs , thanking the Lord that never again in their lives would they move house.
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Feeling frightened, he scurried back up the stairs and sank bewildered into his armchair .
sit
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But one evening - a full hour before her usual meal - I sat quietly in the armchair , reading.
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He sat in an armchair at the head of the table.
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Small children are queuing to take it in turns to sit in a special armchair linked up to a computer.
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Meir Ahronson sat in an old armchair , a piece of furniture that dated back to the times of King Sobieski.
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Why couldn't Joe let her sit in the fireside armchair in the living-room so that she'd at least have company?
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He sits in an oversized armchair in a huge reception room equipped with a state-of-the-art video wall.
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They sat in armchairs in a low-beamed room at the front while Archer perched in a rocking chair.
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Antheil closed the door and sat in an armchair under the devil drawing.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
armchair critic
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And it has a billion armchair critics , so clothes do count.
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I did not intend to foster more armchair critics of the public schools either.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Antheil closed the door and sat in an armchair under the devil drawing.
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Apart from the couch, there was a wooden armchair and a small drop-leaf table.
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He selected an armchair to the left side of the desk.
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I found her in a large day-room where groups of elderly ladies sat in plastic-covered armchairs.
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I heave an armchair into the kitchen, lay out some light reading, and prepare a flask of coffee.
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Virtual reality will turn the weekly supermarket shop into a pleasure to be enjoyed from the comfort of the armchair .
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Yet it's James they have to thank every time they sink into their armchairs to listen to their favourite classics.
II. adjective
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Armchair travellers can now visit the world's most exotic countries via the Internet.
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It's very easy to be an armchair critic but much harder to come up with solutions that will work.
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Like most armchair sportsmen, Terry is sure he understands the game better than the referees.