I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a former champion
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The former champion suffered a bad defeat.
a former employee
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The company is being sued by three former employees.
ex-wife/former wife
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He threatened to kill his ex-wife’s boyfriend.
former partners
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Only 29% of lone parents receive financial support from their former partners.
restored to its former glory
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a Victorian fireplace restored to its former glory
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be a shadow of your former self
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Following years of heavy losses, the company is only a shadow of its former self.
be a shadow/ghost of your former self
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Canada is a former British colony.
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Civil war raged for years in the former Yugoslavia.
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He was an adviser to former President Reagan.
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Her former husband now lives in Houston.
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Weinburger was an advisor to former president Ronald Reagan.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the fall of 1990 we moved our baking facility from Forestville to downtown Santa Rosa, into a former tortilla factory.
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Most of the former inmates sought refuge in his abbey, and many stayed on to help run it.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
employee
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A former employee recalled Reynolds giving a $ 50, 000 Lincoln to his elderly father, who could not drive.
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Kirkpatrick, a former employee , robbed the store of about $ 650.
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Product liability At issue is a General Motors deal with a former employee to keep him from testifying against the company.
member
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A former member , Moya Dodd, puts it simply: money and fame.
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Pete Wilson, a former member of the Senate.
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But it was Mr Samaranch, 81, a former member of Franco's govern ment, who dominated proceedings.
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To be successful, a former member must have served on an influential committee and acquired expertise on controversial issues.
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Sutro, a former member of the Federal Trade Commission, which has ruled on antitrust issues.
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She is a former member of the city Planning Commission.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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For the former , therefore, to return among the latter was not to degrade, but to promote them.
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Steven Soderbergh, nominated as best director for both Traffic and Erin Brockovich, won for the former .