noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a coffee bar
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We met up in the student coffee bar.
a coffee cup
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He picked up the coffee cups and took them into the kitchen.
a coffee machine (= for providing cups of coffee )
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She was at the coffee machine last time I saw her.
a coffee/tea break
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How about a coffee break?
a morning coffee/run/swim (= that someone does, drinks etc in the morning )
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She read the paper while drinking her morning coffee.
a wine/coffee/blood etc stain
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How can I get coffee stains out of a cotton tablecloth?
coffee bar
coffee bean
coffee break
coffee grinder
coffee house
coffee machine
coffee mill
coffee morning
coffee pot
coffee shop
coffee table book
coffee table
coffee/pasta etc maker
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Grind the beans to suit your coffee maker.
coffee/wine/car etc producer
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leading oil producers
Irish coffee
Turkish coffee
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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I no longer drank black coffee nor smoked, so I could only chew my almonds and sip my herb tea.
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That morning he stretched his back and sipped black coffee and enjoyed the sudden, urgent peristalsis of a much younger man.
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Amy leaned forward and put her mug on the black coffee table. ` She's right, you know.
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House Minority Leader Art Hamilton had a slice of toast and black coffee .
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Whereas traditional politicians offer visitors green tea, the Reform of Heisei serves black coffee .
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She served us each a small cup of thick black coffee and poured one for herself.
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I hollered for fortified wines and drank quarts of tongue-frazzling black coffee .
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Crusty white bread, aromatic black coffee with thick sweet cream and buttery cheese had accompanied them.
fresh
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The most familiar popular smells are probably fresh coffee , newly mown grass, hyacinths and freshly baked bread.
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Peter returned with fresh coffee and explained how to score and interpret the material.
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The tantalising aroma of fresh coffee wafted towards them, over the buzz of voices and laughter.
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I was having fresh coffee and feeling free again.
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Serve sliced, with jam and fresh coffee , or with a well-chilled dessert wine.
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The following morning, owner Elaine greeted us with fresh coffee and conversation while she prepared a wonderful breakfast.
hot
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He would be craving hot coffee and food.
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A typical menu consisted of tomato surprise, assorted cold meats, sandwiches, fruit cup, cake, and hot coffee .
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Then he fetched a mug and a can of hot coffee .
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Boiling hot coffee shot out in a stream on to my leg.
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I pour a hot coffee , and sit sipping at it in my kitchen armchair.
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We are going to have ourselves some nice hot coffee and you can lie there and watch.
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Inside it was warm with the smell of hot coffee and fried pork.
instant
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I regularly pay £5 for 300g of instant coffee .
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He tries very slowly to stand up and get to the kitchen to give me some instant coffee .
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He then began adding back one food per day and when he included instant coffee it produced another bout of severe depression.
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He was advised to cut out all instant coffee from his diet and since then has kept very well by doing so.
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I've always got plenty of instant coffee and rapport ... Maybe he was shy.
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He could only regard her existential pain as a cup of instant coffee to be sweetened with saccharin.
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Widely available since the 1930s, instant coffee is produced commercially by brewing ground freshly roasted coffee to a strong concentrate.
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Freeze dried instant coffee is more aromatic than the instant coffee powder and more expensive.
real
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So they go into the kitchen and Keith makes some real coffee .
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Adults spoke longingly of real coffee , since even the watery liquid brewed from burnt chicory was not regularly available.
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And while we were in there, Mama let me drink real coffee .
strong
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After a cup of strong coffee and a slice of dry toast, she contemplated the day ahead.
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A pint of strong black coffee , however, relaxes the system, and soon we feel somewhat refreshed.
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To get rid of garlic breath try strong coffee , cloves, honey, yogurt, or parsley.
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That was back when our unofficial city aroma was strong coffee and sea air, not urine.
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Some women find a cup of strong coffee every hour or so helpful, as it helps them pass more water.
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She made a pot of strong coffee , and reached for the envelope.
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The room smelt of stale sweat and strong coffee .
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She needed a sit down, a cup of strong coffee , and a chance to get the whole thing in proportion.
white
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Congressional leaders met them at the White House for coffee before escorting them to Capitol Hill.
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Barakat was one of dozens of major Democratic donors and fund-raisers invited to the White House for coffees in 1995 and 1996.
■ NOUN
bar
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The other times he had sat in a coffee bar with her and listened to the juke box.
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Complimentary coffee and tea; also has a coffee bar for espresso and biscotti.! end! &038;.
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Again, as in the coffee bar , I almost turned round, so clear was the tone, so near.
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We never had a good restaurant or coffee bar before.
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Looking for my father, even after his cremation, in the coffee bar where I used to meet him.
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But you can do more than stand around the coffee bar and wring your hands with your co-workers.
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The bakery has a coffee bar , and cappuccino is sixty cents!
bean
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Try placing a vanilla pod or coffee bean under the grill just before the viewers arrive.
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In comparison, steam is 212 degrees and coffee beans are roasted at temperatures of 350 to 425 degrees.
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Grinding the coffee beans he pondered life's smaller ambiguities.
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Beneath a layer of foam rubber there was a dark brown carpet of coffee beans .
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She added some chicory to the coffee beans and turned the handle quickly.
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It is still widely used on citrus fruit, soybeans, coffee beans , tobacco, cotton and other crops.
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Coffee brewed from ground coffee beans costs more than coffee made from an instant product.
break
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Called to attend at 10.15 in the morning, we started in the time-honoured way of civilization with a coffee break .
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To save paraffin we stopped having a mid-morning coffee break .
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Fast chargers and coffee break chargers reduce this to 15 minutes or a top up charge for 5 minutes.
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And now she deserved a coffee break .
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It appears to be an ideal resting place for lunch or a midmorning coffee break .
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During the coffee break that follows, you will have the chance to chat with these two experts.
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No attempt has been made to choose worthwhile bars that can be visited for a coffee break enroute.
cup
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He placed a few coins by his empty coffee cup and waved at the waiter.
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Two empty coffee cups sat on the table between them.
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Giving the cold shoulder to his usual tipple, Ian Knight raises his coffee cup to Drinkwise Day.
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She broke the seal and poured me a hit in a coffee cup .
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Meg took the coffee cups to the sink and fetched a tablecloth from the dresser.
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She spooned more sugar into her empty coffee cup and motioned to the waitress for a refill.
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Had she been wise she would have bought the matching coffee cups .
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Jesse Johnson tipped back his empty coffee cup and flicked his tongue at the last drop.
drinker
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Keep the computer in a clean, vibration-free place away from smokers and coffee drinkers .
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A table of coffee drinkers in a Colorado cafe.
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If you are a regular coffee drinker , the aroma of freshly brewed coffee really does set the taste buds tingling.
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Such findings suggest that famous coffee drinkers such as Bach and Kant may have derived little help from their caffeine habits.
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Nestlé, for example, vary their instant coffee to suit the tastes of coffee drinkers in different countries.
drinking
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Quinn was in the sitting-room drinking coffee .
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In the newsroom, reporters hung around drinking coffee as they read or talked.
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They sat for several minutes, drinking coffee and talking companionably of this and that.
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So if, for example, you always smoke a cigarette when you have a cup of coffee , avoid drinking coffee.
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Vargas sat in the corner drinking coffee and reading a newspaper.
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Whether drinking coffee with his production people, chatting to his secretary or strolling along the corridor, his approach is professional.
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He spent half an hour in the restaurant, drinking coffee .
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We are sitting around drinking coffee in his flat, but you would think we were drinking champagne.
house
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The beans for the house coffee are roasted fresh every day in the Fazzis' other premises in Clyde Street.
machine
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In the office, a choice desk location by the window or near the coffee machine may be worth defending.
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Others are made the target of slurs and anti-gay jokes around the coffee machine .
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Polling stations would be awash with coffee machines and potted plants.
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To this day, employees in Minnesota remember when the governor took away their coffee machines .
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She left him in the kitchen examining the espresso coffee machine with wonder, while she went to Patrick's office.
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What he did learn was the coffee machine .
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Anything ever go wrong with a coffee machine , then send for Bill Erlich.
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There was a coffee machine and a pile of styrofoam cups and we helped ourselves.
maker
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But government orders have dried up and the factory is struggling now by making vacuum cleaners and coffee makers .
morning
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Players were given a welcoming morning coffee , followed after the match, by high tea in the Belleisle Hotel.
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He lay in white sheets; soon he would pull the bell for Francoise to bring him his morning coffee .
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But spooning five sugar lumps into your morning coffee won't have a memory-boosting effect.
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May Day dawned warm and sunny, and the two veterans nodded at each other over morning coffee .
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Calvin says he started dropping some into his morning coffee .
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He began the ritual of morning coffee here, before class, in July, when the summer semester began.
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The south-facing terrace is perfect for enjoying early morning coffee , evening cocktails or just admiring the scenery.
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Jody reads the story again as she waits in line at Starbucks for her morning coffee .
mug
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Trent sat on the saloon deck, holding his coffee mug cupped in his hands.
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Primo is holding his coffee mug in both hands between his knees.
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He drained his coffee mug and leaned forward expectantly.
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His coffee mugs were said to more closely resemble vats than cups.
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With Gomez watching, he bound Trent s wrists in front of him so that he could hold the coffee mug .
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He sets the coffee mug on the dashboard.
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It was after ten in the morning and she had just entered the kitchen to replenish her coffee mug .
pot
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Certes, my lord, I have the gelt to replace yon coffee pot .
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He got up stiffly, finding a steaming coffee pot beside his four-poster.
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Glass with coffee pots and metal and found magazine pictures and glass with just plain glass.
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A woman batters her husband to death with a coffee pot which she for ever after keeps in her shopping bag.
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Flight attendants have complained that everything in aircraft cabins, including coffee pots , are secured except small children.
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Micheline Vandepoel is a treat to watch as Rosa, the coffee pot lady.
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Pitchers were set out for milk and the large coffee pot was bubbling on the stove.
shop
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She wants to open a coffee shop next door.
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Downtown Morgan Hill is sprouting coffee shops , brew pubs and restaurants.
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There is a lounge and sunny new coffee shop .
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By this time we had already closed the restaurant and turned it into a bakery coffee shop .
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Facilities include a coffee shop , restaurant, lobby bar, shops and small swimming pool.
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Finally the two women refused to fill out any more grant applications with him in coffee shops and on the street.
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In the burnt-out shopping precinct past the Beni Tourstravel shop, there is a coffee shop with blue barstools.
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You went to a coffee shop or got a soda.
table
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Amy leaned forward and put her mug on the black coffee table . ` She's right, you know.
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There are like hundreds more that are going to be in a coffee table book by the end of the year.
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Her big-boned body felt clumsy and she placed the tray on the coffee table with a loud clatter.
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He tosses the book on the coffee table .
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Love Thirty will sit comfortably on any coffee table , any bookstall.
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Horgan straightens the papers on the coffee table .
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Paperbacks in general had pushed aside the hardback, except for the specialized and coffee table markets.
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And I also learned there is more to shell collecting than picking up a few for the condo coffee table .
■ VERB
bring
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Willy brought in the coffee and smiled at her.
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Well, if you can spare ten minutes, I thought I would bop over and bring you a coffee .
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Their food, if they arrange it, is brought to them: coffee , Cokes, sandwiches.
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He lay in white sheets; soon he would pull the bell for Francoise to bring him his morning coffee .
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A groan issued from the bedroom next door as Christine brought Jake his coffee .
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The waiter brought cheesecake and coffee .
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He no longer bothered to talk to her when she brought him his coffee .
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The waiter brought coffee while their luncheon plates were still on the table.
buy
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The waitress came round and blackmailed us into buying another cup of coffee .
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Had she been wise she would have bought the matching coffee cups.
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The old man was begging him for a dime to buy a cup of coffee .
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Jenny bought two coffees and two buns and we went and sat down.
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You might think many people buy it as a coffee table book, but they don't.
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It can take half-an-hour to buy a coffee and seats are often not available.
drink
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We drank evening coffee with them.
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I drink a lot of coffee in the morning.
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They sat there drinking coffee and looking at the Glovers with detached interest.
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She drank the burned coffee as she waited for the Percodan to take.
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Out of interest I drank a cup of coffee and watched the pulse zoom up.
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I yell at David, Matt and Matthew all the time because they drink way too much coffee .
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Five minutes later they were back in the sittingroom drinking the steaming coffee .
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She was drinking coffee , and her sister asked if Bernstein would like some.
finish
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Christina finished her coffee , then walked back to the house.
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Ruth finished her coffee and rinsed her cup out before writing a note for Steve.
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In silence, Marge concentrated on finishing her coffee .
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Oh aye, she's finished her coffee .
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We finish our coffee , put our photos away, and bow good-bye for the morning.
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He finished his coffee and stared at her disconcertingly.
hold
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Trent sat on the saloon deck, holding his coffee mug cupped in his hands.
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Primo is holding his coffee mug in both hands between his knees.
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He sat holding his coffee cup in both hands, looking out over the Mekong.
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On March 28, we're holding our next coffee morning at Branksome Hall.
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In his hands he holds a mug of coffee .
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He asked me to hold the coffee up to his lips and I was gone.
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She listened, her little finger cocked as she held her coffee cup poised above its saucer.
like
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She liked her coffee sweet and sickly below a head of warm foam.
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She liked grinding the coffee beans; she liked the sharp smell.
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Which of you would like coffee and what kind?
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Marge liked the coffee that his filter pot made.
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I asked if he would like a coffee , or to be taken home, but he could only shake his head.
make
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Nick was out, Joey was engaged, Jim was just making coffee and why didn't I come over.
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Delgado's boy got back while we were making some coffee and said Russell would be here.
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The water was boiling and she began to make the coffee .
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As soon as he limped through the doorway she called to the owner to make more coffee .
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So... you make a pot of coffee , boot up the computer, and sit at your desk.
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That morning Doreen's absence meant that I had to make the coffee and take in the biscuits to Mr Hutton.
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That night, I left the park, came home, made coffee , put some cognac in my cup.
offer
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Advice and assistance are offered , with coffee mornings and other meetings arranged.
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The one who talked offered the cup of coffee .
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I didn't offer them more coffee , and when they'd gone I mooched around the flat hoping to wind down.
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The slightest word of greeting roused them to stand, bow graciously and offer a cup of coffee .
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At Bow Street Station a woman sergeant had offered him coffee , and allowed him to call his lawyer.
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They tried to get her to sober up by offering some coffee and food.
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Ross offered coffee while they waited.
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The cafe offers regular and flavored coffees as well as sandwiches, muffins and ice cream.
order
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Haverford ordered a coffee and a cognac italiano per favore.
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He ordered another coffee with brandy.
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Back at the Agra Hotel we ordered coffee to warm up and started a game of Scrabble.
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They stopped talking while the officers ordered coffee .
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Filmer came alone to sit at an untenanted table, ordering eggs and coffee from Oliver without looking at him.
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Jack ordered the coffee and asked if she'd eaten.
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One has to think twice before one orders a cup of coffee , in case one's making use of one's position.
pour
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As she poured coffee for Jenny and Paul, she felt unbearably sad.
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His genteel manner of pouring coffee for his guests is perfectly in place.
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Hussa got out the della and began to pour coffee .
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I wish I could tell you that I poured scalding coffee in his lap!
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Then he continued to watch her as he poured himself more coffee .
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Henry pulled a chair out for me and then poured me some coffee while I looked around.
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I cast my eye over the front page of the Telegraph while Anne poured the coffee .
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At separate tables, couples talk; the late-shift workers dine alone; the waitresses pour coffee .
serve
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Whereas traditional politicians offer visitors green tea, the Reform of Heisei serves black coffee .
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Investors were led into a stylish, wood-panelled conference room and served coffee , tea, and cookies.
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Automatically, Jenna began to serve the coffee .
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His wife scurried around serving ersatz coffee and comforting a baby born four days previously.
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Very good sandwich cafe in the centre of Greenwich, serving excellent coffee , and with a small garden out back.
sip
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No one spoke - they did not even sip their coffee .
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Ray and his friend Dan sipped coffee .
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The majestic Schönbrunn and Belvedere Castles assume the attention of artists great and amateur, and locals sip coffee in timeworn cafés.
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Fen leaned back, totally relaxed, sipping his coffee .
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I left Farris sipping his coffee and went looking for Resler.
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Amanda sipped her coffee , letting her mind dwell pleasurably on thoughts of the future.
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He smiles around at the residents sipping coffee .
sit
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The other times he had sat in a coffee bar with her and listened to the juke box.
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He sat holding his coffee cup in both hands, looking out over the Mekong.
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They sat there drinking coffee and looking at the Glovers with detached interest.
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Love Thirty will sit comfortably on any coffee table, any bookstall.
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I got bored with it and sat down with my coffee .
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He merely sat at the coffee counter there, hour after hour, alone.
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Now we will sit and have a coffee , yes?
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I sat in the coffee bar for a long time.
smell
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I smelled the coffee and followed my nose.
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Trouble is, my tenant on the second floor can smell coffee from my kitchen on the first floor.
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I could certainly smell coffee brewing.
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While the field has changed with rent control nearly quashed, wake up and smell the coffee of a new day.
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Wake up and smell the coffee , guys.
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When I woke, I smelled coffee and heard footsteps in the kitchen and the hallway.
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Alone, she smelled other people's coffee , other people's cakes.
want
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I thought I was helping, but I just want to throw the coffee out of the window.
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In an informal setting the same speaker might well say Want some coffee ? or even Coffee?
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She wants to open a coffee shop next door.
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Compare the formal Would you care for some coffee ? with the informal Want some coffee?
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She sat down without a word and shook her head when Whitlock asked if she wanted coffee .
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If you want coffee , bring a thermos.
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In the morning, Jessica wanted toast and coffee , not more love-making.
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Cooperative farmers want to continue growing coffee on the land.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a wine/coffee/snack etc bar
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Afterwards, I went to a wine bar with a couple of other crime writers.
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Complimentary coffee and tea; also has a coffee bar for espresso and biscotti.! end! &.
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If he was lucky he might start a wine bar when he left.
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The bakery has a coffee bar , and cappuccino is sixty cents!
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The other times he had sat in a coffee bar with her and listened to the juke box.
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There is a snack bar by the pool, a taverna in the grounds and an excellent restaurant in the Atlantis itself.
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Thurso has got a swimming pool and a wine bar .
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We went to a coffee bar .
coffee/pepper mill
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Have lemons and a pepper mill on the table and toast as for sardine butter.
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Provençal green tableware, salt & pepper mills , utensils and condiments, from a selection at Divertimenti.
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You eye the pepper mill , pause and pick the tablecloth.
coffee/wine/champagne etc drinker
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A table of coffee drinkers in a Colorado cafe.
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Founded in 1900, Beaulieu Vineyard is trying to lure younger wine drinkers .
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Good news for the champagne drinker ?
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However, more wine drinkers are consuming Pinot Noir these days, and the biggest reason is sheer pleasure.
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If you are a regular coffee drinker , the aroma of freshly brewed coffee really does set the taste buds tingling.
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Keep the computer in a clean, vibration-free place away from smokers and coffee drinkers .
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Such findings suggest that famous coffee drinkers such as Bach and Kant may have derived little help from their caffeine habits.
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The increased healing rate in wine drinkers is consistent with other reports that moderate alcohol intake may be harmless or beneficial.
wake up and smell the coffee
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While the field has changed with rent control nearly quashed, wake up and smell the coffee of a new day.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A variety of gourmet coffees are on sale.
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That's four coffees and two pieces of apple pie, right?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But it was far too early for any taverns or coffee houses to be open.
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Maybe you gave up, stopped for a cup of coffee on Hudson Street, and got lucky when I turned up.
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More stories, more coffee and another try with Pete's transistor radio.
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The chicken was delicious, and Lisa was feeling revitalised as she made herself some coffee and settled down to work.
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They can be purchased as liquid, frozen liquid, or spray-dried coffee whitener.
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They discussed the plans over coffee in SoHo.
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This chamber is a natural place for Bardul to retire to talk with the adventurers and offer some of his Lustrian coffee .
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We finish our coffee , put our photos away, and bow good-bye for the morning.