noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
take
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It took firemen nearly two hours to cut eight passengers free.
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It took firemen wearing breathing apparatus nearly two hours to bring the blaze under control.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I wanted to be a fireman when I was a child.
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Two firemen died in a blaze.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He remembers selling balloons, pinwheels, and fireman hats to eager youngsters.
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I think I would like to be a fireman after that.
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Kirkby firemen prevented flames reaching the lower school annexe and nursery school, where classes continued close to normal for 140 youngsters.
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Mottashed, the regulation fireman , is one of four players Williams brought from Gosport.
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Or firemen or merchant sailors or bakers.
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Rachel, perfectly dignified in her dressing-gown, made the firemen cups of tea.
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The incident was dealt with by firemen from Darlington.