noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
all comers
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The marathon is open to all comers.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
far
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In the far comer was a bundle of wet straw which he assumed was the bed.
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Benstede got up and crossed to the bed in the far comer .
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In the far comer of the room, the duffle-coat stirred.
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Under a pear tree in the far comer of the orchard was a picturesque timber built shed.
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Away in the far comer a three piece band was manfully trying to make itself heard above the din.
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A patch of darkness in a far comer seemed somewhat darker than the less dark darkness that surrounded it.
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He went to a table; n the far comer , the islanders' corner, of the long bare room.
■ VERB
take
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Next Saturday, the Blues' custodian is back between the posts again, taking on all comers .
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If you are a good competitor, you take on all comers .
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The Mantela was an honest ship, with no frills, but ready to take on all comers .
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I'd take on all comers , especially when I was broke.
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Since Gatting and his troops had retained the Ashes just a few days beforehand, they were ready to take on all comers .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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These two young artists have been picked by critics as genuine comers.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But some doctors have a history of abusing that trust for profit, prescribing unnecessary and ineffective diet regimes to all comers.
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She can hold her own against all torch-bearing, sword-wielding comers, then woo the gods like Aphrodite.