noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
beating drums
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1,000 people marched, beating drums and carrying flags.
take a hammering/beating (= be forced to accept defeat or a bad situation )
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Small businesses took a hammering in the last recession.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
heart
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Still she said nothing, but she could feel her heart beating faster.
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Otherwise it is an ordinary day, the curtains billowing, house empty, heart beating . 3.
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Paige could feel her heart beating like a trapped bird in her chest and her senses reeled.
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Her heart beating erratically, she obeyed, clasping her hands together to prevent her fingers from straying into his black hair.
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Only a machine keeps the heart beating . 5.
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She felt her body, the sweat that held them together, Nathan's heart beating frantically against her chest.
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I listened to my heart beating .
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She went with him, her heart beating heavily.
■ VERB
feel
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Still she said nothing, but she could feel her heart beating faster.
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Paige could feel her heart beating like a trapped bird in her chest and her senses reeled.
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He had felt like beating her up, so it seemed a mild enough rebuke for the trouble she'd caused him.
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Phoebe could feel her own heard beating .
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I felt elated at beating Dennis, he was rated a medal hope.
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Tony could feel his heart beating - faster than he could ever remember.
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She felt his heart beating strong and fast against hers.
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Dexter felt his heart beating a little faster as he began to climb the stairs.
give
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Now pour in the cream and stir well. Give one last beating for good measure.
hear
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Far enough for the noise of the city to be a distant hum, near enough to hear its pulse beating .
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All he could hear was his heart beating .
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The Captain could almost hear his heart beating , not to mention the Mate's teeth chattering.
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She hears a beating of wings and sees the approach of the swan.
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The brothers could almost hear her heart beating .
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She could hear her own heart beating ....
stop
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When she saw Andrew it seemed to her as if her heart had stopped beating .
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My heart seemed to stop beating , then kick reluctantly into life again, like those temperamental old generators of colonial Danu.
take
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For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating .
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It was the cavalry and the knightly host which had taken the beating .
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As far as awful games go this one takes some beating .
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Looks like egg-laying has taken a beating .
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Liverpool was taking a beating , and rumours were free for the asking on every street corner and in every food queue.
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Fortunately he is now fully recovered and will take all the beating as he is better than form figures indicate.
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Both had taken quite a beating by the time the first grey flickers of dawn filtered in.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
take some beating
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As a great place for a vacation, Florida takes some beating .
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Schumacher has a twelve-second lead, which will take some beating .
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And the valley of the River Wharfe takes some beating .
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As family Christmasses go, the gruesome Moons in their storm-lashed failing farm take some beating .
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As far as awful games go this one takes some beating .
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Did they complain about the Fujitsu factory, which takes some beating when one is considering eyesores?
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For sheer enjoyment of climbing at this standard the routes on the Clapis sector the Dentelles de Montmirail take some beating .
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For styling and interior comfort, both for pilots and passengers, it certainly takes some beating .
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He is sure to take some beating with more enterprising tactics and can hand out a lesson in the New University Maiden.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The patient died of head injuries inflicted during the beating .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But she realized that further beatings could result in medical bills.
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His later published account describes bad food, hard work over a fourteen-hour day, beatings and injury from unguarded machinery.
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If he didn't want a beating , or worse, he'd have to pander to these monsters.
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Southern police responded to sit-ins and civil rights marches with fire hoses, tear gas, beatings, and arrests.
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The beating McGee took was violent and quick.
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This was the kind of outfit that would invite a hundred beatings in the Handle.
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Tom said that Brian's beating was the end as far as he was concerned.