noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
an eternity ring (= a ring given as a sign of lasting love, especially one with stones all round it )
eternity ring
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
seem
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It seemed like an eternity before the shots were taken and the interview with the local Press was wrapped up.
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But as the period of relative calm continued, it seemed to last an eternity .
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Held so tightly, she had to endure his demanding kiss for what seemed an eternity .
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The ball bobbled along the goal-line for what seemed an eternity before Olney screwed it wide.
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After what seemed an eternity the engine was restarted and gradually faded away into the night.
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It seemed an eternity in coming.
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They had practised together for only an hour, yet it seemed like an eternity .
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Suddenly, two weeks seemed an eternity .
spend
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Yet how much time do we give to where we will spend eternity ?
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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How could I not resent some stupid clouds robbing me of my one, brief glimpse of eternity ?
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It is therefore often wise to pitch such descents, which of course can take an eternity .
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It seemed an eternity in coming.
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She told him about the Elder, and of the eternity of memories he had poured unasked into her head.
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The problem was to define eternity .
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There is, to be sure, a certain logic in the view which advocates the relinquishment of doomed creatures to eternity .
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They had practised together for only an hour, yet it seemed like an eternity .