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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
come
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Had he come to the wrong crossroads ?
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So we come to a crossroads of sorts, an intersection of rice sticks.
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He has, indeed, come to the crossroads of his taekwondo career.
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Yet more men were coming from the crossroads and deploying left and right beyond the first two units.
reach
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As we reached the crossroads I looked back.
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It seems that Dave had come to the conclusion that both he and his firm had reached a sort of crossroads .
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On reaching the crossroads , we moved quickly to the right, and up the very dusty road leading to the village.
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It seemed that Walsh had reached a career crossroads after taking 174 wickets in 50 Tests.
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Twenty minutes later Luke pulled back on the reins as they reached the crossroads .
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With population growth outpacing the capacity to produce food, agriculture has reached a crossroads .
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He had reached a crossroads in his life.
stand
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Wishart felt as if he was standing at a crossroads with two paths leading into the darkness.
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Maybe you are standing at the crossroads now, wondering which way to turn.
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The policing of Northern Ireland therefore stands at a tense crossroads .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At each crossroads the stone fountains with their precious supply of water were guarded by men-at-arms.
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Donna accelerated, seeing a crossroads ahead.
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I got off the truck at the crossroads , and the cousins drove Terry home.
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It was a crossroads for me.
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Now the 17-year-old is at a crossroads .
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So we come to a crossroads of sorts, an intersection of rice sticks.
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The tunnel to the right turned left after a short distance, while the tunnel to the left led to a crossroads .
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We moved off in the direction of the crossroads , the scene of yesterday's action.