I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
go
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But she went to an audition for a manufactured girl band, got lucky, and now has millions in the bank.
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I flew to London, went to the audition straight off.
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Two girls had gone for the same audition and would not speak to each other in their dressing room.
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Anyone wanting to make their pet a star should go along to an audition at the theatre on March 16 at noon.
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I had gone through auditions before and they were much tougher than that.
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He continued to go to auditions weekly, yet failed to meet the directors' requirements.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an audition for the lead part
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A: It was really an audition .
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Entry to the course, as might be expected, depends largely on auditions.
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His unusual choice and his talent brought a second audition , and then the coveted part in the West End.
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I flew to London, went to the audition straight off.
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I used to sit and watch him at auditions.
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She'd been to several auditions and not been offered anything and she didn't seem to have any men around.
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Taking a cricket bat to the audition isn't a bad idea although you can get the same effect with an umbrella.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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She met her husband when she auditioned for the part of Ophelia in an all-black production of "Hamlet".
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Another singer had been released from a contract and Jones was asked to audition in her place.
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But 90 per cent of the cast make like they're auditioning for the next Pink Panther movie.
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Here I was, auditioning to a world famous violinist.
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Months later I auditioned again for a casting agent.
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Risking everything, Saskia auditions for the position of best friend with a dazzling burst of literary fantasies.
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Then I had no excuse not to audition for plays, and when I did I found that I enjoyed it.
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Tom applied, and auditioned, and he was chosen.
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We're auditioning the cast but we've got a magician and an animal act, a comedian and a memory man.