verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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down
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He clambered down , dusted himself off.
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Short of clambering down there myself I could be no surer, and there was no real need for that.
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As you clamber down the mountainside over the strata, the fossils suddenly disappear.
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But he was clambering down and opening the door, to take part in whatever was going on.
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As Sinead clambered down she was trembling.
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Dorcas clambered down awkwardly on to Jekub's oily deck.
on
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He staggered as I clambered on , but stayed upright.
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A youth clambered on to the roof at the back of the shop for a dare and fell through.
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It is believed the roof they clambered on to was not even on the same floor.
out
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He pushed open the driver's side door and clambered out , unsure whether to approach the Montego or wait.
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At some point, he clambers out of the window, up on to the roof of the train.
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But 39-year-old Patrese clambered out with just a pair of bruised knees and trembling hands.
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He clambered out and was taken to hospital suffering from cuts and bruises.
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The attendant clambered out from behind the counter, one of his colleagues taking his place.
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Redgrave was waiting for me there and held the boat steady as I clambered out .
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Aware of being outmanoeuvred she pauses, then gives in, clambering out , water trickling down, darkening the boards.
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He clambered out and looked around him.
over
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Stephen went back across the river again, clambering over the boulders.
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Now his lifesize copies of himself can be seen clambering over the school buildings.
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She clambered over the mossy wall at the bottom of the garden and edged round a shed.
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Swiftly, Ace clambered over the red-stained sandbags, and checked the door.
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She clambered over the side of the last truck and crouched down out of sight.
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He clambered over a bench, vaulted over a nestle of children on the ground, and failed to dodge a pie-seller.
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She worked her way round the obstruction, clambering over general debris as she went.
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Or they might just clamber over the wall at any point.
up
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They clambered up the rickety wooden outside staircase to Louis's workshop in what had been the grooms' quarters.
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Once they were out of sight, James clambered up to the roof, rather awkwardly I thought.
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He clambered up the bank to the top where the trees ended.
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Those in front clambered up on to the grates that covered the entrance.
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So I clambered up with the rest when the order came.
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Some of the multi-legged vegetarians found their fodder by clambering up the trunks.
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The garden became like an ants' nest as snaking rows of people clambered up our hillside.
■ NOUN
foot
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As I clamber to my feet he starts to run.
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The black guy starts clambering to his feet while Vinnie dithers with his knife.
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The Doctor clambered petulantly to his feet , with the thunderous expression of a child whose toys have been impounded.
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Grimwood was half supporting Steve who had clambered to his feet , making their way further along Greenway Gardens.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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At last we saw the two girls clambering down the slope to safety.
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Hundreds of people clambered to the roof of the building to watch the fire spread.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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All of the Debenham pupils clamber up the stairs leaving the Stonham pupils downstairs.
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Fonti clambered inside the mock-up to have a look.
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He clambered up the bank to the top where the trees ended.
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He fills it with a restless, bristling energy, as if he might clamber out of the frame and into real life.
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He staggered as I clambered on, but stayed upright.
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She clambered over the mossy wall at the bottom of the garden and edged round a shed.
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Some clambered to the roof of the Administration Building to watch.
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Those in front clambered up on to the grates that covered the entrance.