noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a charity match/concert/show etc
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The band appeared at a charity concert for free.
a theatre/concert ticket
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The special rate includes theatre tickets and transport from the hotel to the theatre.
concert hall
promenade concert
sporting/conference/concert etc venue
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
big
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They had just done a big concert at the Albert Hall with an orchestra for an album called Snowgoose.
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Another big pop concert , eh!
free
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Debates and discussion groups were organised, and a free concert was held in the evening.
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Instead, many pit musicians move outdoors during the summer months for free downtown concerts in Grant Park.
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And then there were the free pop concerts which attracted as many as a quarter of a million hippies.
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Dennis told me that Juilliard gave free student concerts every week.
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How about a free concert , Morrissey?
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The park has been closed since early Saturday, when the pipe bomb exploded during a free concert .
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In January 1994, he agreed to give free concerts as compensation for a previous conviction on drunken driving charges.
live
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This is a brilliant live concert by the group with Taylor, Fdsell and Mouzon.
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The final episode of the season will feature the group in a live concert .
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An agent deals with live gigs, concerts and touring.
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But at a live Dead concert , the repetition is still quite different.
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Bush too was being realistic when he made his move to stage her first live concerts .
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But this new version, taken from two live concerts in the Berlin Philharmonie, is special in several ways, too.
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Shabba, who earns £2 million a year from his raunchy live concerts , is now at No. 23 with Mr Loverman.
outdoor
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Last night he had a choice between a quiet evening at home and the outdoor concert .
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Event: Outdoor orchestral concert with fireworks.
rock
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If you wonder where they got the money, and I always do wonder, Rob promotes rock concerts .
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But the biggest thing for me was that this was the first time the cops ever escorted me into a rock concert .
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The scene in the clubhouse felt like backstage at the Oscars, or a big-time rock concert .
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Few blacks showed up at rock festivals and concert halls.
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They saw their share of drug parties, rock concerts and anti-war demonstrations.
■ NOUN
band
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Once a week there is also a brass band concert .
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He was also the conductor at the Sunday-night band concerts in the park.
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Free activities: Open air brass band concerts are very popular and are held on a regular basis.
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It was seven-thirty, and the band concert would be starting soon.
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During the summer, once a month, the Pocklington council arrange band concerts .
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Why do I have to go to the band concert with you?
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Would it clear in time for the band concert this afternoon?
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Free activities: There is a weekly brass band concert , weather permitting.
benefit
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He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest.
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Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign.
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This either takes the form of a benefit concert or a private party.
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I hope they don't ask me to come and do a benefit concert up there.
charity
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It was the scene of a failed assassination attempt on the royal couple at a charity concert nine years ago.
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Voice over Oxfam is adamant that the charity concert will not attract the hippies back to the area.
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The end came this year during a charity concert .
party
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But what use is that where a concert party is suspected?
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The last accomplishment and the saw-playing were a feature of the concert parties .
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Just what does a concert party mean?
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If the parties are in any doubt they should consult the Panel to establish whether a concert party exists.
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A concert party simply describes an alliance between two or more investors.
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Market purchases Purchases by the offeror or its concert parties of the target's shares on the London Stock Exchange.
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Being in a concert party whose members are buying shares is neither wrong nor against the law.
performance
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But then he gave up concert performances to retire to his home in Texas.
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In the fall Amelia went to a concert performance of the Philadelphia Symphony.
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Even so, the band never felt at ease on film, even straight filming of concert performances .
pianist
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The programme reveals that the actor was a notable pianist and once considered becoming a concert pianist.
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She was studying to become a concert pianist .
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The young concert pianist had spent fewer hours reaching concert standard than he had spent achieving a mediocre amateur level.
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Her sister Martine, who was a concert pianist , had a coming-out party at the Plaza.
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The concert pianist did exactly the opposite.
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The man was a visiting Texan who was in Britain as manager of a fellow countryman, a concert pianist .
pop
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And then there were the free pop concerts which attracted as many as a quarter of a million hippies.
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After all, they argued, the State doesn't subsidise auto racing, hunting and pop concerts .
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Every night, he seemed to go out to posh nightclubs, to restaurants and to major pop concerts .
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Another big pop concert , eh!
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Several small incidents, one revolving around a pop concert , incited more students into action.
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After a one-and-a-half-hour pop concert the political programme began.
ticket
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Look out for a special Beverley Craven concert ticket promotion on packs now!
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They sold massive amounts of albums and concert tickets , but were never a singles band.
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They need to find the latest popular artists who are going to sell concert tickets .
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This holds especially true because concert ticket prices are also setting records.
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Prices start at £199 for a weekend in Cologne including return flights, accommodation and a concert ticket .
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But while Strait and McEntire continue to endure on the charts, Haggard and Jones are most effective selling concert tickets .
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I found myself wondering who that second concert ticket was intended for.
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Within the city, call 0131-557-1700 for information about accommodations, theater and concert tickets , tours and maps.
tour
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We talked a lot and made great plans for a concert tour but in the end the dates weren't right.
venue
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Time allowed 00:21 Read in studio One of the country's best-known concert venues is up for sale.
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Seating 500 it provides a centre of services of all denominations and a concert venue .
■ VERB
act
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The calcium waves spreading through glial cells may constitute a long-range signalling network acting in concert with conventional neuronal networks.
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When they act in concert , the individual soon begins to feel stretched to the limit.
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In so doing he seems to have been acting in concert with a Roman official called Seronatus.
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Most of the religious groups did not know how to act in concert or tolerate each other.
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The failure of the 12 to act in concert does not give much ground for optimism.
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The Regulation also applies to the acquisition of joint control by a number of companies acting in concert .
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It prevents repeat bids within a year and bans bidders from acting in undisclosed concert with other people.
attend
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I always attended their concerts to try and work out how he got this effect.
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On the other hand, if you attended the other concert , perhaps the evening was more entertaining.
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But he had barely attended a professional orchestral concert before he went to university.
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Her mind changed when she attended the January concert .
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Hallin rarely attends concerts and it can sometimes be days before the two parties make contact with each other.
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We are always invited to attend concerts and plays performed by older members of the Junior School.
give
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I gave my first concert at the age of nine, and people were very kind.
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Dennis told me that Juilliard gave free student concerts every week.
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They organised events for charity, gave concerts , formed clubs, and were generally beginning to become part of the administration.
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In January 1994, he agreed to give free concerts as compensation for a previous conviction on drunken driving charges.
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The Mayrhofen Brass Band gives regular open-air concerts in fine weather.
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So he took up the violin as well, and now he gives concerts on both instruments with pianist Mari Tomizuka.
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Free activities: The brass band gives regular concerts , there are guided walks and even occasional windsurfing regattas!
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Howarth has got a string quartet going at the Lab and they gave a concert there.
hold
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The Norman church is holding concerts on Friday and Sunday with a parish dance on Saturday.
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This holds especially true because concert ticket prices are also setting records.
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The Art Gallery holds frequent exhibitions and concerts .
include
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Magee College hosts a programme of special events that includes art exhibitions and concerts by folk musicians of local and national reputation.
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Other events include festivals, concerts and competitions.
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Vienna's trump cards include concerts in the palaces where Mozart made music.
perform
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One evening we went to a play - a stage production of an Agatha Christie thriller performed by a local concert group.
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The Kirov elected to perform it in concert .
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Last year, he performed 65 concerts .
play
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In high season the village brass band plays regular concerts and there are waterski displays most weeks.
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The band still plays 100 concerts a year.
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In each case it is the revised versions which are to be played in this concert .
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Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign.
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Q.. Are you nervous when you play at concerts ?
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A girl was playing Chopin in the concert room as Erika went into the lounge.
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We gather that he comes from the university where they are now playing the concert .
present
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On those occasions the CHAzn presents a veritable concert of liturgical selections, often with a choir to assist him.
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The Three Tenors presented their first major concert in 1990 in what city?
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
benefit concert/performance/match
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Browne played a benefit concert at Zellerbach Hall on the UC-Berkeley campus Thursday night.
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He later played a benefit concert in aid of the protest.
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Last August, after leaving a rehearsal for the benefit performance, Hicks witnessed a stabbing and wound up being the suspect.
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Most significant for a county player was the opportunity to have a benefit match.
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This group also organized musicians to play benefit concerts for the campaign.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Amanda has a solo in the school chorus concert this year.
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On Friday we're going to a concert of modern African music.
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There's a free band concert in Reid Park this afternoon.
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Various performers will present a concert of Broadway music to benefit AIDS charities.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But this night was different form the Sunday-night concerts.
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Call the Rialto concert hotline, 740-0126, for more information.
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He or she will, they know, respond to events in concert with the vision and known values.
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I wanted to talk to the famous pianist before his concert .
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Magee College hosts a programme of special events that includes art exhibitions and concerts by folk musicians of local and national reputation.
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Oh, and 45 world-famous orchestras, 21 conductors, 18 concert pianists and the Nobel Prize Committee.
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Over the past four years the concerts have raised more than £1,300 and have become one of the highlights of the village year.