noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
become
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The book rapidly became a best-seller .
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The novel became an international best-seller and was translated into 19 languages.
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The letters were a real find and James went on to publish two volumes of them; they became immediate best-sellers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Already a best-seller in Japan, Quovis comes out in English later this year.
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Every year there's a toy that becomes a hard-to-find best-seller .
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Her book has been an international best-seller for over a decade.
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J K Rowling's 'Harry Potter' books were number one on the best-seller list for months.
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Nader's book, Unsafe at Any Speed, became a surprise best-seller .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He offers brand-new tomes from the New York Times best-seller list at exactly half off - with no tax to pay.
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I guess everyone at one time or another has read an enjoyable book and then daydreamed about writing his own best-seller .
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It still a best-seller around the world.
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Jackson's has bought the rights, and Jackson's could make a Coptic dictionary into a best-seller if they tried.
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One section is stuffed full of reviewer's copies of the latest best-sellers.
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Publishers of best-sellers have something to gain from discounting if volumes rise enough to make up for it.