noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
wide
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Now motorists are threatening to give Shell pumps a wide berth .
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The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth .
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And villagers walking past gave the gathering a wide berth , and spat in disgust with disparaging comments.
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People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth .
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Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth .
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His father was taking a wide berth around the Sisters, wider than Ezra decided he might have done.
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We gave the crashing waves off Rubha Dubh Tighary a wide berth as the force 5 picked up from behind.
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Sandie gives her a wide berth .
■ NOUN
bowl
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Missouri clinched a bowl berth by finishing the regular season with a 7-4 record.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
give sb/sth a wide berth
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Sandie's been giving her a wide berth since the argument.
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A marabou stork was poking about nearby in a pile of rubbish, and I gave it a wide berth.
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Besides, in most vacation areas the locals learn to give a wide berth to tourists in their rented land yachts.
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Passers-by gave her a wide berth.
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People shuffle past, giving us a wide berth.
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Sandie gives her a wide berth.
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She saw him coming and intended to give him a wide berth.
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Ssamois with polenta the centrepiece of the Menu Gastronomico Valdostano, so I gave that a wide berth.
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The chil-dren sensed his tension and gave him a wide berth.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bedroom with bunk beds for two. 6 to 8 berth Luxury Caravans.
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Finally last month, Strug earned her second consecutive Olympic berth .
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Sandie gives her a wide berth .
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Similar to plan 1. 4 to 6 berth Holiday Bungalows.
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The legal issues also are causing local entities giving him a wide berth .
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You see them in dedicated lanes, hopefully being given a wide berth by cars.
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Zephro Carnelian has his own interstellar craft in a berth .