I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a blanket/carpet of snow
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Within an hour, Bucharest was buried under a blanket of snow.
a carpeted floor
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Barbara was sitting on the carpeted floor.
carpet slipper
carpet sweeper
magic carpet
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
blue
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She leaned back, her head resting against a red and blue carpet hanging on the wall.
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He climbed down from the motorcar on to a bright blue carpet .
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They grow in clusters in woods and gardens and there are sometimes so many that they look like one huge blue carpet .
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The two upstairs bathrooms also have blue carpets with whisper grey suites.
fitted
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If fitted carpets are to be moved, they will need to be prepared in advance.
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I never saw a fitted carpet .
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I opened the door and it made a very loud noise as it ruffled the fitted carpet .
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Flooring should be non-committal: plain, functional cord fitted carpet , or rubber stud flooring.
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A fitted carpet washed across the floor and its floral pattern was far too big to fit into the space it occupied.
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Walls in dark, warm colours, with rich fitted carpets or traditional rugs make for a quietly splendid effect.
green
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A thick green carpet ran up the steps leading from the foyer into the heart of the theatre.
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Augmenting the club-like atmosphere are the carefully chosen dark wood paneling, beveled stained glass and forest-#green carpets .
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We could get some moss for a soft green carpet .
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He unrolled a bit of green carpet and laid out a ring made of red and white rounds of painted wood.
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A smooth green carpet lay at its centre.
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During summer a dense green or olive carpet is formed on the bottom.
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They seemed to be growing a green carpet .
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Its creeping stock branches very quickly and rapidly make a thick green carpet completely covering the bottom of the tank.
large
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In fact he had his own office and a considerably larger area of carpet than anyone in Berebury suspected.
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Its advantage over the Tabriz loom is that even larger carpets can be made.
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Two tables have been specially built for this purpose, allowing a large area of carpet to be viewed under daylight bulbs.
magic
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A magic carpet of a book.
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The focus of the drama shifts to discovering the dangers, and weighing up pros and cons of using the magic carpet .
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Fashanu has been a 20-goal-a-season man ever since Wimbledon rode their magic carpet into the top flight.
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Those men, including himself, had today's magic carpet , the Press Card.
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It dates to about 1780 and looks as if it has landed by magic carpet .
new
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This pool is being run to raise funds to buy a new carpet for the church sanctuary.
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You ought to see it now completely redecorated wall to wall, new pink carpet , you name it.
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The place smelled of fresh paint and new carpets .
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Wallpapers were chosen, curtains hung, new carpets laid in all the rooms.
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John Aytoun presented a selection of new carpet designs which were enthusiastically received.
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They needed a new carpet in the hall, and on the stairs.
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The council-run Windsor Restaurant will be redecorated and get new carpets , a suspended ceiling and new furniture.
old
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Strips of old carpet had been laid down in rows, like pews.
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Plant in the same way as for trees and shrubs, mulching the prepared ground with black plastic or strips of old carpet .
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So keep up the heat in your compost heap by covering it with black plastic sheets, old carpets or sacking.
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He knew the smell that came from dust and stale cigarette-smoke, from shoes and overcoats and old stained carpets .
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Among other tips, they suggest a chemical- free way to kill weeds is to use old carpet .
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An old carpet can be treated, but choose a reputable company to do it.
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The grass looked like an old worn carpet , faded and ragged; the horizon was pressing against the cliff.
patterned
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It is this which makes a patterned woven carpet something special, a point not always understood by the customer.
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In the main room a patterned , violet carpet had been laid in the centre of brown lino.
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Patterned ground is thus reflected in a patterned carpet of mosses and flowering plants.
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A dark stain spread over the grey patterned carpet .
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They are used in plain and patterned carpets creating a rich textured quality of living colour.
persian
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Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up, out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp.
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At the back of the synagogue, a pair of Persian carpets hangs alongside the cabinet that houses the Torah scrolls.
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In my eyes it was a Persian carpet .
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I used to stay until Claudette Colbert was unrolled from the Persian carpet , then I left.
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The patterns show every lace doily, rose window or Persian carpet you can imagine.
red
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Rachaela put her foot on the red Persian carpet and started up, out of the scarlet ambience of the lamp.
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The Prime Minister stood on a red carpet which led across the runway to the plane.
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She leaned back, her head resting against a red and blue carpet hanging on the wall.
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They went into a room with a red carpet and screens with oriental decorations.
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The Turnbulls struggled to cope, whilst those in need from another country are given the red carpet treatment.
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It was clinical white with a spotless red carpet , and full on Sundays.
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With email, you take the red carpet route straight through to the top.
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Brass rods, tethering the red carpet to the flights of the staircase, were importances she never saw neglected.
soft
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She sat up, measuring the distance from the bed to her discarded robe lying on the soft carpet .
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We could get some moss for a soft green carpet .
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She pushed open the door and moved into the strange world of sparkling glass and soft carpets .
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At first we could see nothing so crouched on our haunches, edging forward like crabs, feeling the soft woollen carpet .
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A very pretty room, with soft carpets and white walls.
thick
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The floor was covered in thick creamy carpet on which stood squat, natural leather chairs.
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He wandered along the thick carpets through to the main drawing room.
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A thick green carpet ran up the steps leading from the foyer into the heart of the theatre.
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Underneath the maps she felt the bare concrete of the warehouse, not the thick carpet of the Mayor's office.
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The situation is improved by adding velvet curtains, acoustic tiles and a thick pile carpet .
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I stepped out on to a floor of empty desks set on an acre or more of thick carpet .
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Lino and thick carpets cover the floor.
white
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Vron lying with back arched and legs raised on a tousled white carpet .
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Highly polished floorboards peeped around the white carpets , the curtains were ruffled and there were white shades with bobbles.
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Black walls and a white carpet and a racing car continental quilt.
■ NOUN
industry
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He has over seven years experience in the carpet industry working with a number of major retail outlets.
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Shaw executives hope the nationwide rollout of stores will revive the ailing carpet industry .
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Presentations were made by Carpet and Floorcovering Review, the leading publication of the carpet industry , at a special reception.
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Since then, it has grown into a major production unit in the carpet industry .
shop
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And at this carpet shop in the town itself it's crisis time.
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The market was good-quality carpet shops and the contract market, especially hotels, restaurants, offices and large stores.
slipper
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An old man was out feeding the gulls in his carpet slippers .
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No more than five feet tall in her carpet slippers , you just knew it would be best not to cross her.
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Like a leather-clad spanking madam in fluffy carpet slippers , it's less threatening that way.
stair
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She hid it under cushions, in vases, under the stair carpet , and then forgot where she had put it.
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Peter spread his knees and allowed the blood to drip between his legs and stain the stair carpet .
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Make sure that stair carpets are secure and there are no loose treads or worn pieces.
sweeper
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Their other advantages are warmth and ease of cleaning with a carpet sweeper or vacuum cleaner.
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Dodging between the vinyl booths is Luis Valencia, busily attacking a pile of crumbs with his 3M carpet sweeper .
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If in any doubt, it is safer to use a carpet sweeper or brush.
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The mechanism of the Ewbank carpet sweeper is identical to today's model.
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When I was a tot, I had one of those Ewbank carpet sweepers .
tile
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Lifestyle carpet tiles in Pastiche, teamed with the Country border range, by Heuga.
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Carpets, carpet tiles or rubberised floors help to keep background noise low, allowing meaningful sounds to be more audible.
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The ground floor public rooms have parquet flooring with turkey-red Axminster carpet tile squares or strips.
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With the move came the carpet tile printing machines and the tile store.
■ VERB
brush
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She had not heard the door as it softly brushed the carpet .
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Because both sides of the political divide are benefiting from the traffic, the issue is brushed under the carpet .
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Two uniformed men were on their hands and knees, brushing at the carpet with their fingers.
buy
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This pool is being run to raise funds to buy a new carpet for the church sanctuary.
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What the carpet is made of is also an important consideration when buying a new carpet.
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You could also buy a carpet treated with Scotchgard.
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Indeed, some Fund Managers have been so impressed that they have bought carpets !
choose
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Here are some ground rules on how to choose your carpet , and its upkeep.
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Something else to take into consideration when choosing a carpet is which way does the room face.
clean
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Use the water sparingly and clean the carpet a small section at a time.
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Their other advantages are warmth and ease of cleaning with a carpet sweeper or vacuum cleaner.
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There's no point in cleaning that carpet , it's covered in coffee stains - nobody minds it.
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The work needed included replacing rotten window sills, removing dangerous floorboards and cleaning the bathroom and carpets .
cover
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The floor was covered in thick creamy carpet on which stood squat, natural leather chairs.
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Build a plywood platform at one end of the room, cover it with a carpet and pile it with floor cushions.
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The room was covered in carpets on the floor, the walls, the windowsills, and even the tables.
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The walls were covered with fine red carpets .
fit
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A huge stock enables the firm to fit or deliver carpets within 48 hours.
form
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What's more they stop and form an attractive carpet of feed well in range.
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So will the sugar maple seedlings, for a while, forming a yellow carpet in the hardwood forest.
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Mosses and lichens provide much of the patchy ground cover, forming mats rather than carpets with bare ground between.
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Many of the pastures looked as though dandelions were being grown commercially, for they formed carpets of unbroken yellow.
lay
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It had been shattered along with the glass tank, the debris of which lay scattered on the carpet .
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During the week I found work in town painting houses, laying carpets and delivering telephone books.
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Under a wooden veranda lay a spread of carpets and divans.
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We want to lay a plain carpet in our lounge, but we're not sure which way the pile should go.
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It was April, and a lozenge of sunlight lay across his carpet .
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The small grey and red-edged squares of the pamphlet and Time lay on the pale carpet of needles.
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We'd laid down on the carpet and the minute I'd put it in her I'd come.
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Along the narrow landing at Mrs Parvis's were laid pieces of carpet to cover the cracks in the lino.
lie
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It had been shattered along with the glass tank, the debris of which lay scattered on the carpet .
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Under a wooden veranda lay a spread of carpets and divans.
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She sat up, measuring the distance from the bed to her discarded robe lying on the soft carpet .
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It was April, and a lozenge of sunlight lay across his carpet .
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She was still lying on the carpet five minutes later when he left the apartment.
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The small grey and red-edged squares of the pamphlet and Time lay on the pale carpet of needles.
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Broken glass lies across the carpet like sprinkled water.
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The mite lives in carpets as well as beds, but few of us lie on the carpet for hours on end.
roll
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Looked together, they rolled across the carpet .
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She rolls it over the carpet by pushing it.
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Don't miss our birthday bonanza Roll up for super carpet market!
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She rolled along the carpet , hampered by her long dressing-gown, and then arms like steel tentacles caught her again.
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Under his bed was rolled a piece of carpet with a fringed edge, and among its creases Frankie kept his treasures.
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Practically lies down and purrs ... Well it's nice to roll out the red carpet , isn't it?
sit
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Omally sat glowering into the carpet .
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Others sat out on carpets beneath the shady trees enjoying the cool of the evening.
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She debated whether to sit down on the carpet for a while but shook herself and rang the bell.
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The rest sat on the carpet .
sweep
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We knew that it wouldn't just go away if we swept it under the carpet .
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Voice over There's no chance of dirt being swept under the carpet .
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Refuse to sweep difficulties under the carpet but sort things out even when it is painful.
walk
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He walked on the carpet at the outside of the treads and the noise dropped away to almost nothing.
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Keith and I walked across the carpet to the bar.
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Finally avoid wearing nylon clothes or walking on nylon carpet if at all possible.
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A good quality under-felt is essential to prolong the life of your carpet and make it more comfortable to walk on.
wear
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That would teach him, that would wear out his carpet !
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
blood on the carpet
lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc
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Compact the base, then lay concrete, using a 1 cement to 5 parts ballast mix.
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During the week I found work in town painting houses, laying carpets and delivering telephone books.
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Trying to raise efficiency and morale without first setting this structure to rights is like trying to lay bricks without mortar.
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Why didn't he lay concrete you ask?
roll out the red carpet
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Practically lies down and purrs ... Well it's nice to roll out the red carpet, isn't it?
roll out the red carpet/give sb the red carpet treatment
shag carpet/rug
sweep/brush sth under the carpet
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Refuse to sweep difficulties under the carpet but sort things out even when it is painful.
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We knew that it wouldn't just go away if we swept it under the carpet.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A true cat prefers to sharpen his claws on authentic imported oriental carpets, not cheap imitation knock-offs.
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He unrolled a bit of green carpet and laid out a ring made of red and white rounds of painted wood.
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I had no curtains, no carpets, because I was afraid of fire.
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Rather than the carpets, curtains and video, this refers to the quality of relationships which should exist between parents and children.
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The highlight of the sale was a carpet designed by Morris that sold for $ 180, 000.
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The parents hugged their youngsters, took them on to their laps, formed a circle on the carpet and joined in singing.
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Two floors up, the red-headed woman lay face-down dead on her own bedroom carpet .
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
floor
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Piles of fallen leaves carpeted the forest floor with gold, and the stillness was broken only by the steady rain.
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Finally I let him stretch out on the carpeted floor beside my feet as Dad and I talked.
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Leaving by a window on the stairs, I was able to avoid the mud that carpeted the ground floor .
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A woman chatters excitedly and points to the rubble that carpets the floor .
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The rooms were small, purpose built, had carpeted floors , and each teacher had a non-teaching assistant.
wall
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Trouble with this stuff is that it has to be installed under wall-to-#wall carpeting , not area rugs.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
blood on the carpet
roll out the red carpet/give sb the red carpet treatment
shag carpet/rug
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The hall was carpeted in a depressing shade of green.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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It was clean and quiet, carpeted and air-conditioned, and the students were gathered at six round tables.
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Leaving by a window on the stairs, I was able to avoid the mud that carpeted the ground floor.
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Many well known buildings have been carpeted from these looms.
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Middlesex have twice had to carpet Ramprakash this season after astonishing flare-ups and another incident went unpunished.
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Nowadays you can carpet your whole house and pay nothing for six months.