I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a bowl of soup
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Could I have a bowl of soup?
a glass bottle/bowl/vase etc
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Glass bottles can be recycled very easily.
a soup bowl/plate
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Russell pushed his empty soup bowl away.
a Wembley/Hollywood Bowl etc appearance
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He led the Broncos to three Super Bowl appearances in twelve years.
begging bowl
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Arts and theatre groups are constantly thrusting the begging bowl at the government.
bowling alley
bowling ball
bowling green
dust bowl
finger bowl
goldfish bowl
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Pop stars have to live their life in a goldfish bowl.
ladle soup out/into a bowl (= serve it using a large spoon )
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Ladle the soup into warm bowls and garnish with parsley.
lawn bowling
mixing bowl
punch bowl
tenpin bowling
the toilet bowl
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She was scrubbing the toilet bowl.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
begging
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But there was more to it than coming out with the begging bowl because of a particular crisis.
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As a school we did not want to be seen as constantly rolling out the begging bowl .
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Pupils sent home to beg A HARD-UP primary school has sent pupils home with begging bowls - yoghurt pots for collecting coins.
big
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A big bowl of salad, some crusty bread and fresh fruit is all you would need to serve alongside.
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Then we build our salad, sampling each wild thing as we add it to the big wooden bowl .
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Now place a sieve over a big bowl .
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I dipped the glass ladle into the big bowl and refilled my cup.
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Place popcorn in a big bowl .
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He tossed the salad tableside in big wooden bowls with much theatrical flair and the customers were entranced.
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A casserole of dissimilar musical interests cunningly fused into one big bowl .
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I serve the macaroni with a big bowl of broccoli cooked in salted water until just tender.
clean
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Place the dough in a clean bowl and cover with cling film.
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Return to a clean bowl and cover with damp towel or plastic wrap, or put the bowl inside a plastic bag.
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Return the dough to a clean bowl , cover it with a damp 1 Caramel coloring is simply burnt sugar.
large
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Traditional Christmas pudding Place all the ingredients together in a large bowl and mix thoroughly.
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Lester had made a large bowl of popcorn.
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Strain custard through fine-mesh strainer into second large mixing bowl .
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Cut butter into a large mixing bowl .
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She is staring into a large stone bowl held aloft by stony lions.
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Combine first 7 ingredients in a large mixer bowl and add buttermilk, butter and eggs.
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Place the venison in a large bowl with all the ingredients for the marinade.
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Drain and put in large bowl .
little
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Two unsightly slush machines mar the ambience, and tacky little bowls of pretzels are strewn throughout.
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I cupped my hands 50 as to make of them a little bowl or dish beneath my mouth.
mixing
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Beat the butter in a mixing bowl until creamy and light.
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Makes about 24 1 Beat butter and sugar with a wooden spoon in a mixing bowl until light and creamy.
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Place the three whole eggs and two yolks in a large mixing bowl with the sugar.
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Place both the flours in a mixing bowl .
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Place the flour, sesame seeds and salt in a large mixing bowl .
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Sift the strong plain flour into a warm mixing bowl .
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Its ancestors haunt the mixing bowl , stirred to a gallop by the wooden spoon and libations of flour and milk.
separate
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Cool. 4 Melt the white and plain chocolate in separate bowls over hot water.
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In a separate bowl , mix the liquid ingredients.
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Beat eggs and sugar with fork in separate bowl .
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Crack eggs into a separate bowl and beat in slowly.
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In a separate bowl whisk the egg whites until stiff.
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In separate bowl combine bananas, milk and lemon peel; add to shortening mixture.
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Provide a separate bowl of diluted steriliser in which to rinse pipes and tubes.
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In a separate bowl beat egg whites until stiff and fold into applesauce mixture.
shallow
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Serve the noodles in a shallow bowl with a warmed slice of Roulé on each bowl of pasta.
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Then we lined up again, carrying the shallow metal bowls we had been issued, and waited to be given food.
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Strain the fruit, reserving the juice then soak all the break in the fruit juice in a shallow bowl .
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An easel deep enough to display a book may work for a shallow bowl or platter.
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Florist's foam will help to turn a shallow bowl into a lovely container.
silver
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According to custom, they each contributed blood from their veins to a silver bowl and all drank therefrom.
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There a servant hastened to them with water in a golden ewer which she poured over their fingers into a silver bowl .
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I did not let the silver bowl get dull.
small
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Combine the pork, one tablespoon of soy sauce and one teaspoon of salt in a small bowl and mix well.
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In a small bowl , combine the garlic, fresh herbs, salt and pepper and olive oil.
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Three fresh eggs lay in a small bowl on the top shelf in Freda's kitchen.
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In small bowl , mix together oil, garlic and salt.
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Molin small gold bowl , £40.95, from Harvey Nichols.
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Remove from heat and transfer to a small mixing bowl .
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I also borrowed a small silver bowl for collecting water from the drainpipe.
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Combine beaten egg with mayonnaise in small bowl .
wooden
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The fountain-pen in the wooden bowl was blue, a small slim pen that had been hers.
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Then we build our salad, sampling each wild thing as we add it to the big wooden bowl .
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He tossed the salad tableside in big wooden bowls with much theatrical flair and the customers were entranced.
■ NOUN
cereal
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She carried the cereal bowls and the knives and forks to the sink.
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I rinse the cereal bowl and leave it in the kitchen sink for tonight.
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Place freshly ground coffee in cereal bowls inside the refrigerator for several days.
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These promotional items are wonderful collectibles and range from stuffed animals and dolls to cereal bowls and kitchen utensils.
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To serve, measure a few tablespoons of mixture into a cereal bowl and add milk.
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Some one lays out the cereal bowls .
dust
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On the other side was another dust bowl identical to the last.
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If desertification continues to spread, the dust bowl will not only undermine the economy but also trigger a huge migration eastward.
glass
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This cake is more like a pudding - serve it in a glass bowl so that everyone can appreciate the attractive layering.
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Minutes later Jasper returned with clear glass bowls of grappa ice.
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A glass bowl , enclosing her, with Jacob staring in - smiling, benevolent, disinterested.
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He helps himself to a mint from a fancy glass bowl on the coffee table.
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Alternate layers of apple and crumbs in a glass bowl .
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Remove from freezer 30 minutes before eating and scoop into a glass bowl .
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She turned away to get something out of the fridge, which turned out to be a glass bowl full of trifle.
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Squatting down, she took a plate from the top of a large glass bowl .
goldfish
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Surviving in this goldfish bowl of publicity would crack the strongest union.
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On his shelf he had a goldfish bowl with two goldfish swimming blankly around.
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She long ago learned that the pressure of fame and the goldfish bowl existence it brings can take a terrible toll.
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A stupendous cinema epic, reduced to a sort of frantic scurrying in a goldfish bowl , might merely seem ridiculous.
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For example: A: Why were you sitting in the town hall fountain, with a goldfish bowl over your head?
punch
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It was more a tidal wave in a punch bowl .
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They held the punch bowl at parties, the potato salad, chips and dips.
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Smiling at Evelyn, and ignoring Geoffrey, she made her way across the room to the punch bowl .
salad
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Place in a salad bowl with the walnut pieces. 2 Whisk together dressing ingredients.
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They carry with them covered dishes, salad bowls , and platters covered with tin foil.
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Put salad leaves into a large salad bowl .
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The pair fully intends to be on stage this weekend, returned to all their companions in the salad bowl .
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Drain sweetcorn and broccoli and transfer all ingredients to the salad bowl .
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In a large salad bowl , combine chicken, potatoes, green beans, red pepper, onion and dill.
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Place in a salad bowl with the artichokes, onion and olives.
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Instead of plunging into the pool you simply put your head in a salad bowl .
soup
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A soup bowl with a flared rim can help prevent spillages.
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Hands in their laps, both husband and wife address the soup bowl , bowing.
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His soup bowl snaked from his tray, tipped, tilted, the liquid ran steaming to the bowl in front of Byrkin.
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She put it down on the table next to Bedford, and removed his soup bowl .
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Luch fished the worst of the earth from the soup bowl and offered it to Marion, who didn't notice.
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After ladling into soup bowls , drizzle a design on top of the soup with a pureed red pepper mixture.
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Luch was by the fire, fishing a heating stone out from the soup bowl .
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Ladle the broth into soup bowls and garnish with turkey strips, avocado chunks and cilantro.
sugar
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After that he still chased me, firing away with wellington boots, sugar bowls and other unlikely weapons.
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Lois stared down at the coffee table, which already had a creamer and sugar bowl and napkins set out.
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On a tray, set out a matching teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl .
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It has eight plates, eight cups and saucers, a coffee pot, a creamer and a sugar bowl .
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She had bought a sugar bowl .
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Cup, saucer and sugar bowl , from the Dorset Fruit collection by Poole Pottery.
toilet
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Creed dumped his half-smoked cigarette into the toilet bowl and took off his sweatshirt.
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And a pair of slightly raised footrests were positioned for comfortably squatting over the low toilet bowl .
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She hit him and he held her head in the toilet bowl while eating tomatoes on toast.
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For the first few weeks I was seldom off the toilet bowl myself.
■ VERB
fill
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If hungry he'd gnaw your ankle just to let you know to fill his bowl .
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Yes, you can fill bowls and bowls with pudding, both chocolate and banana.
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Where a cereal is very light, like cornflakes, an ounce will comfortably fill the usual breakfast bowl .
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Cooking for him, filling his bowl .
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Emily filled the washing-up bowl with hot soapy water.
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He gave the example of Campbell Soup, famous for ads filled with steaming bowls of soup.
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She was making pot-pourri as she did each year, to fill the bowls in all the rooms.
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Then fill the sink or bowl with warm water and add some home-made equipment.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Mix the eggs and butter in a large bowl .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A burst splashed into the bowl .
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After removing the pan or urinal, give the patient a bowl and water for washing their hands.
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But 95 of those seats were booked for a high school band going to play at a bowl game.
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Cover the bowls only after the soup has cooled, then refrigerate.
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Kalchu fetched a bottle of raksi from the inner room and filled a bowl for each of us.
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Now place a sieve over a big bowl .
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Return to a clean bowl and cover with damp towel or plastic wrap, or put the bowl inside a plastic bag.
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The captain gave him a bowl of cold stew which he could only swallow by gulping it down with wine.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
along
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Security come running over as they see us all bowled along miserably before it.
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We set off at ten, collected Coconut and bowled along to the woods.
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The moon appears for fleeting seconds, the night speeds up frantically, the clouds bowl along and vulnerability replaces control.
down
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Gabby came bowling down Jim's driveway in a truck.
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As the bikes bowled down the dark lane, so the circle of the sky seemed to wheel the other way.
out
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Heaton Mersey Village visited Wayfarers and scored 142 all out , a total they successfully defended bowling out Wayfarers for 112.
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When the Kiwis were bowled out for 102 in their first innings the writing was on the wall.
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Bangor were bowled out for with two and a half overs still remaining.
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At Bristol, Gloucestershire won their match with Cheshire by 204 runs, bowling out the visitors for just 68.
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Northants bowled out for 210 inside their fifty five overs.
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Forced to follow on, the tourists were then bowled out for 269.
over
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And these maidens are bowled over by the game.
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She says they were bowled over by the video.
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At first he had been simply bowled over by her enormous beauty, her laughter, her charm.
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It wasn't only humans who were bowled over by Narcissus.
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Marketing departments know that if they attach this description to a savings plan, most of us will be bowled over .
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A slow yorker from Aqib in his next over bowled Malcolm, ending the day's play.
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She was bowled over by the beauty of a girl named Jane March who walked into the Storm agency.
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We were just bowled over by Expo euphoria.
■ NOUN
ball
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Reeve exiting first ball , bowled round his legs; and Botham, after a hesitant stay, departing sweeping.
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And if he bowls a beautiful outswinger, then hope you don't edge the ball .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
bowl sb a googly
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's a very aggressive bowler -- he always bowls the ball straight at the batsman's body.
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The batsman straightened up as Warne came in to bowl .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Bristol, Gloucestershire won their match with Cheshire by 204 runs, bowling out the visitors for just 68.
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Heaton Mersey Village visited Wayfarers and scored 142 all out, a total they successfully defended bowling out Wayfarers for 112.
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How cheerily, how hilariously, O my Captain, would we bowl on our way to see old Nantucket again!
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The dismissal of Andrew Flintoff, bowled by Streak for a duck, is cause for more long-term concern.
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They gave the ball to Jerome Bettis and let him bowl over the Bengals in Cincinnati.
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When the Kiwis were bowled out for 102 in their first innings the writing was on the wall.