I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
Darling, Alistair
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
little
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Golding's boys are never without problems and are certainly not described as perfect little darlings .
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I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.
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But don't worry if your little darlings don't take to sailing.
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It seems he is indulging in some extra physio with the little darling who runs on with the sponge for Frampton.
poor
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Oh, my poor , poor darling .
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I know exactly what the poor little darling is suffering.
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Just for you and only you, My poor , poor darling .
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But in some cases ignorance was bliss. Poor darling would have enough to cope with soon enough.
■ VERB
become
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Read in studio Five young men with a passion for music are all set to become the darlings of the pop world.
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I was born six months later and immediately became the darling of my doting grandmother.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
my dear/darling/love etc
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Anabelle, my dear, you must try some.
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Hence my love for film and my desire to make films as a director and... actor.
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Oh, and give this bottle of Krug with my love to Charity when you see her.
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The measure of my outrage and anger was the measure of my love for you.
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Then, my dear Summerlee, it is that most wonderful of devices: a perpetual motion machine!
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He's such a darling .
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Hello darling . Did you have a good day?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Breeze darling , you really must try to grow up.
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But he talked a hell of a fight, and continued to be a comparative media darling .
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Coach Barry Switzer is another Dallas darling .
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Don't give up hope, my darling .
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I know it, old darling .
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Oh, my poor, poor darling .
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You're a fine woman when you're roused, my darling .
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You will, won't you, my darling ?
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
girl
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I feared for you, my darling girl .
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The endowment of her darling girl had meant a surprising depletion in her income.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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This is my darling little sister.
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Those pants are darling .