adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
absolutely/utterly/completely meaningless
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a statistic that is absolutely meaningless
completely different
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The place looks completely different now.
completely normal
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The test results came back, and everything was completely normal.
completely sealed
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The bag is completely sealed and airtight.
completely
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His life had completely changed since he met Anya.
completely/entirely random
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The atomic particles seem to move in a completely random direction.
completely/fully/totally/entirely satisfied
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If you’re not completely satisfied, you can get your money back.
completely/totally destroy sth
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The plane was completely destroyed when it hit a mountain.
completely/totally disappear
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My spectacles have completely disappeared again.
completely/totally ignore sb/sth
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He had completely ignored her remark, preferring his own theory.
completely/totally illegal
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The deal was completely illegal.
completely/totally/absolutely useless
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The treatment is completely useless.
completely/totally/quite wrong
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I may be completely wrong.
fully/completely
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It is a row that may never be fully resolved.
largely/totally/completely etc irrelevant
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His age is completely irrelevant if he can do the job.
not entirely/wholly/completely
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Frege’s theory is not entirely satisfactory.
not strictly/entirely/completely accurate
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The evidence she gave to the court was not strictly accurate not exactly accurate .
purely/completely/entirely coincidental
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Any similarity between this film and real events is purely coincidental.
purely/totally/completely objective
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the importance of a completely objective, independent press
quite/slightly/completely etc absurd
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It seems quite absurd to expect anyone to drive for 3 hours just for a 20-minute meeting.
threw...completely
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It threw me completely when she said she was coming to stay with us.
totally/completely unaware
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Children were playing next to the railway line, totally unaware of the danger.
totally/completely/almost/partially blind
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She’s almost blind in her right eye.
totally/completely/entirely unnecessary
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The suffering of these animals is totally unnecessary.
totally/completely/utterly exhausted
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Looking after a baby on my own left me feeling totally exhausted.
totally/highly/completely etc irresponsible
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When it comes to money, Dan is completely irresponsible.
trust sb completely/implicitly
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He was a good driver and I trusted him implicitly.
wholly/totally/completely etc inappropriate
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His comments were wholly inappropriate on such a solemn occasion.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
accurate
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But whether or not it is a completely accurate report of what actually happened is perhaps not the point.
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Certainly, one can not expect the forecasted figures to be completely accurate for each month.
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All the facts given were checked and were found to be completely accurate .
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From what will be said, it will be seen that neither the characterization nor the name is completely accurate .
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Do not, however, rely on such information as being either completely accurate or exhaustive.
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The conversation as related in the book is completely accurate .
different
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Applied intelligence might get them a completely different result, she couldn't be sure.
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By the time Hillary graduated, it was a completely different world.
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Originally, a long, long time ago, they used a completely different melodic scale to ours.
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That used to be a completely different tune.
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Thus, the best antidote is to whistle and concentrate on thinking of something completely different .
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He wished, however, to propose a completely different text.
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Fat, however, is completely different .
free
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When sounds are unvoiced, the vocal cords are relaxed to allow the air a completely free passage.
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Oh, then I thought I was completely free .
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Agricultural land and buildings have been completely free of rates since 1929.
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He wants to be a completely free and independent person, but he must constantly ask aid of some one else.
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A perfectly contestable industry is one which, in addition to free entry, is also characterised by completely free exit.
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He had allowed his daughter to grow up completely free of restraint.
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This bass may be completely free or, if convenient, it may use sections of the series.
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To this extent, a concrete operational child is not completely free of past and present perceptions.
new
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Very occasionally it is good to have interludes of completely new material as long as the mood is right and a satisfactory form created.
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Tell him I need a completely new draft.
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The Journal now has a completely new look, with bigger pages and loads of colour.
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A completely new era was beginning.
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Other flowers developed a completely new bribe, nectar.
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Fresco is a completely new development in plasterboard design.
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We are able to explain and understand completely new ideas with relative ease.
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Indeed, as expectations can kill the magic stone dead, such occasions are often evoked by going somewhere completely new .
■ VERB
become
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I was overlooked repeatedly, to such an extent that I became completely disgusted.
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If one adds in the United States, allocating voting power becomes completely impossible.
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But in either case, trees so afflicted would drop their leaves prematurely, and sometimes become completely bare long before fall.
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It is important that they become completely natural to you if you are to base your system upon them.
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In fact, the magazine became completely Bull-free.
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Squinting again along the left of the nose I suddenly realised that his head had become completely transparent!
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But as soon as they come to rest the wings close and the animals become completely cryptic again.
change
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A tomato sauce can be completely changed by two or three minutes more or less of reduction or concentration by steady simmering.
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This, of course, completely changed the situation.
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The alteration of stress on certain words can completely change the meaning of a phrase or sentence.
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The situation has now changed completely .
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I used to do it all, I had complete control of the house, now the situation has changed completely .
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Sometimes she was so brought down by one of his pronouncements that she had to change completely .
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At the same time, other aspects of the job had changed completely .
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They completely changed the character of the pine-forest.
cover
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They're for obstruction not completely covered by water, aren't they?
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Add lemon juice and enough boiling water to cover completely .
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The walls had been completely covered by bookshelves and painted deep raspberry.
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Counters get completely covered with waffle irons, toaster ovens and coffee grinders.
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In some cases these can completely cover the topography over an extensive area and form an ignimbrite plateau.
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These ridges were about 1500 feet high and completely covered with lush jungle.
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Though she was completely covered she might just as well have been wearing nothing at all.
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Add the rabbit pieces; they should be completely covered by the marinade.
destroy
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In 1908, an earthquake almost completely destroyed Messina, Sicily.
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If the enemy ignites war recklessly, we shall resolutely answer it with war and completely destroy the aggressors.
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The tail unit had been almost completely destroyed .
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The result is a devastating detonation that completely destroys the rocket.
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Antony has turned the tables completely and has now completely destroyed all hopes of the conspirators ever establishing themselves in Rome.
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And in 60 percent of mice in which human tumors were implanted, the virus completely destroyed the tumors.
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Had his desire been completely destroyed by hatred?
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San Francisco was shaken by a severe earthquake which, together with the fire that followed, almost completely destroyed the city.
disappear
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This gradually lessened through the spring and disappeared completely in the summer.
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But the urge to indulge, never rational, never completely disappears .
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In fact he was in danger of disappearing completely .
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Before long, the explosive story is thoroughly media-wrenched, until the line between reality and sensational fantasy completely disappears .
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Beyond perhaps a specialist 12-inch dance market, it will eventually disappear completely .
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Some meteor showers last just one or two nights, to disappear completely until the same two nights the next year.
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And if to is completely meaningless when used with the infinitive, why isn't it tending to disappear completely?
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The oats have almost completely disappeared into the bread.
feel
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But after a few months, I felt completely bored with the whole idea.
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I felt completely comfortable with Gail.
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He felt completely lazy and relaxed.
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Jody feels completely out of control.
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Her shoulders sagged, she felt completely drained.
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To worry about you feels completely natural.
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Yet she felt completely at ease with Bernard.
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You will be ready to do this when you feel completely comfortable interviewing people and discussing your interests with them.
forget
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He completely forgot about young Mabel and at the end of the day went home to bed.
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For a blissful three hours I completely forgot about Alistair Dodge.
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I completely forgot my fears and rushed into his room.
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But he had not been completely forgotten .
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But in this instance, comrade Preobrazhensky has completely forgotten about this fundamental methodological demand of Marxism.
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They completely forgot about the rest of the cast and concentrated on their lines.
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She knew what had happened but she had completely forgotten the details - including the description of the perpetrator.
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He had completely forgotten how easily she fit into his arms.
go
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She will need another four at a top Harley Street clinic before the tattoo, on her ankle, is completely gone .
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Now the State Department decided to reverse its tactics, and on February 6 it went completely public.
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That's it, it's gone completely now, I thought.
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I went completely out of the ballpark on this one.
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Flannery was the first to go completely .
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He longed to explore, to take the wild adventure of going completely back to nature.
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It had gone completely out of my mind.
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Machines will never go completely on their own way, but they will become more aware of other machines.
ignore
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Those who just write a letter have found their informal requests ignored completely or at least not dealt with for some time.
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In fact, this estimate completely ignores the value of all the other ingredients of asteroids besides iron.
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Only a minority of pupils take part in high quality experimental science-which is often completely ignored until they are 14.
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Some of the man-apes it ignored completely , as if it was concentrating on the most promising subjects.
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That is not to say the report has been ignored completely .
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A nonverbal political communication might have enormous impact or might be completely ignored .
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To write and receive a reply would take so long - her letter might be ignored completely .
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His contribution to Salomon financial history had been completely ignored .
lose
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He had then completely lost his temper.
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The musicians are completely losing their minds.
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The first one Zeno had thrown was lost completely .
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I had completely lost a Purim.
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She just completely lost her nerve and was too afraid to tell him for fear of rejection.
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De Lavallade drifted away from Alvin, although they never completely lost touch.
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Blast! he thought, completely losing his appetite.
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By November 21, the sugar crop was in danger of being completely lost to the cold, damp weather.
satisfy
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Never sign anything until you are completely satisfied with every detail.
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Again, although deceptively simple in outward appearance, this salad satisfied completely with its subtle flavorings.
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No single product completely satisfies these requirements so the use of any particular agent is always a compromise.
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Then, when he was completely satisfied , he spoke to Hal over the radio circuit.
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If you are not completely satisfied , return it within 30 days for replacement or refund.
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I was not completely satisfied with these responses.
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Lamentably, none is completely satisfying .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a (very/completely/entirely) different animal
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But as I take my very first step on to the ground she becomes a very different animal .
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Each dancer had to assume the actions of a different animal .
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I was a Territorial, a very different animal .
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My second example, although involving a very different animal , raises the same kind of questions.
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So in Utah now, Rivendell is really a different animal .
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You should repeat each test at least ten times using a different animal of the same kind for each test.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His knee is not completely healed.
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I intended to give you the card on Saturday but I completely forgot.
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Keith's dad was completely different from what I'd expected.
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Muscle cells and fat cells are completely different kinds of tissue.
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Once the program is installed, it runs completely automatically.
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She felt completely relaxed.
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Sometimes the UK seems completely isolated from the main stream of European culture.
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The carpet is completely ruined.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Devastated ... he's completely smashed me to bits, she thought, just as I knew he would.
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Flannery was the first to go completely .
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For a while, the adoption program shut down completely .
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It amazed her now how completely love could abrade those sharp edges.
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Its principle was completely understood, and was opposed with equal zeal and ability.
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The only way Glass could overcome this irreconcilable difference was by doing away with the bar lines completely .
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There was sand on the ground, about four inches deep, completely surrounding the building.
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They are completely without inhibition, a bus fall of preteens on a field trip.