verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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friend
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Mr. Greenway I congratulate my right hon. Friend on his formidable and invaluable contribution to the outcome of the Maastricht negotiations.
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Mr. Hague I congratulate my hon. Friend on his work so far.
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I congratulate my right hon. Friend on the steps that he has taken to do just that.
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I congratulate my hon. Friend on his recent success in the Inter-Parliamentary Union.
government
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Sixthly, on environmental controls, I congratulate the Government on their more sensible and practical approach.
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The Bill sets that process on its way, and I congratulate the Government on introducing it.
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I congratulate the Government on introducing a timetable motion at the very start of the Committee stage.
member
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He went on to congratulate the members , Executive Committee and Ciaran Ryan on the conduct of the dispute.
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Outside the court some defendants were congratulated by jury members .
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Once again, I congratulate the hon. Member for Chislehurst on choosing this subject for his Bill.
■ VERB
join
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I join him in congratulating the industry on its export achievements - something that we never hear from the Labour party.
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Will he join me in congratulating the TECs on the part that they are playing in promoting the local economy?
like
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Chris Gilbertson Hungry for new products I would like to congratulate you on your excellent article on the Kwikmas pudding.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I would like to congratulate all the prizewinners.
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I wrote a letter congratulating him on his appointment.
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The committee is to be congratulated for presenting its findings in such an informative manner.
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The President congratulated him on winning the title.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In fact, he graciously congratulated prosecutors for a job well done.
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Mr. Allason I congratulate my right hon. and learned Friend on the abolition of composite rate tax.
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Nevertheless, Sangfroid took the answer in stride; he did not even congratulate Rosenberg.
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One can imagine them forthrightly shaking hands and congratulating and thanking each other, but the words are lost to posterity.
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When I congratulated the poor girl, she almost fainted.
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You should have been allowed to congratulate her first.