I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a framed photo
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A small framed photo of his girlfriend sits on a bookcase.
a framed photograph
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On the desk was a framed photograph of a woman.
climbing frame
cold frame
in a good/positive/relaxed etc frame of mind
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She returned from lunch in a happier frame of mind.
in the right/wrong frame of mind
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You have to be in the right frame of mind to play well.
the window frame
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The window frame was rotten.
time frame
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There is a ten year time frame for the implementation of the new policies.
Zimmer frame
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
cold
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Keep the plants cool, putting them in a shaded cold frame .
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Because polyanthus are more difficult to germinate, start them off in seed trays or pots in a greenhouse or cold frame .
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Cold glass and cold metal frame filling that room.
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In August, sow early carrots in a cold frame or greenhouse and keep covered during winter for pulling as needed.
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Water well. 4 Label the pot and put on a cool bench or in a cold frame .
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A mini greenhouse or cold frame would be a good alternative in small gardens.
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Stand boxes of cuttings in a cold frame or under greenhouse staging and keep slightly moist.
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Before planting outside, they will require a short hardening-off period in a cold frame or cool greenhouse.
large
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After much midnight hammering, a large wooden frame , covered in chicken wire with a drop down door was constructed.
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Because of the large teak frame , Mama Tuyet occupied center stage on the altar.
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It was empty apart from a round wooden table, a large golden picture frame on one wall and a cupboard.
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Do not be tempted to make too large a frame from cardboard, unless it is very thick indeed.
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Horsley just smiled, his large relaxed frame and confident bonhomie contrasting sharply with the abrupt style of the little self-made Geordie.
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For each height there is an acceptable weight range covering small to large frames .
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With a large frame the final answer should be between 21.4 and 24.6 to indicate correct weight.
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It helps to know whether you have a small, medium or large frame .
right
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This in turn puts him in the right frame of mind to be helped to overcome the problem once and for all.
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Not the right frame of mind for matins.
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Rule 1: take a positive attitude towards your exams Start with the right psychological frame of mind.
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Get them in the right frame of mind - keep atmosphere relaxed and friendly 2.
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That's the caddie's duty, to let the player keep in the right frame of mind.
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He has the ability to get you into the right frame of mind, to get you mentally prepared.
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Thinking positively encourages the right frame of mind to get on and do the job.
silver
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It stood on the mantelshelf above the fireplace, in a silver frame , and she polished it every day.
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In front of me are antique perfume bottles and pictures of my children in small, silver frames .
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Mrs Gracie put down the silver photograph frame she had been dusting, and went to see who it was.
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Photographs of his wife and two pretty blond children were displayed in silver frames on his desk.
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Each owned a weird splotch of colour in a white and silver frame , painted and framed by a local artist.
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There they were: the silver frames , Edwardian ladies, hair heaped high, bulging busts over minimal waists.
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Illustrated on page 95 is a pair of oval miniatures in silver frames .
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It was a studio photograph, in a silver frame , of Nancy.
slight
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She was trying to straighten an anorak around Sonja's pitifully slight frame .
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The stranger was slight of frame , if not skeletal.
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Long shuddering sobs shook her slight frame as she poured out her hurt and misery.
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At thirty-five, Wang was slight of frame , deferential in conversation.
small
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For each height there is an acceptable weight range covering small to large frames .
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They bought small frame homes or rented flats.
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For women if this final answer is between 19.1 and 20.6 this indicates correct weight for a small frame .
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In front of me are antique perfume bottles and pictures of my children in small , silver frames .
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Spires, corner towers, belfries, even unusually shaped domes soon adorned all but the smaller frame stations.
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For example, small wrists often indicate a small frame , but not always.
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It looked ironic, satiric, suggestive on her small frame .
thin
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A convulsive fit so that his thin frame shook.
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I remember the boy rose once to go to the bathroom, his thin , adolescent frame weaving in pain.
wooden
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After much midnight hammering, a large wooden frame , covered in chicken wire with a drop down door was constructed.
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They decorated the place with hanging plants and printed fabrics stretched over wooden frames .
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But Stroud District Council says no, she must restore the original wooden window frame because it's a conservation area.
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The painting is small, about 8 by 12 inches in its carved wooden frame .
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I feel under the edge of the mattress, above the wooden frame of the huge bed.
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I moved over and peered out of one, catching a glimpse of backyard through screens rusted into the old wooden frames .
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This was a large amusement area filled with slides, rope swings and wooden climbing frames .
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I could see my father strumming the guitar, plucking our ancient, mournful history from the hollowness of its wooden frame .
■ NOUN
climbing
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Now with her piggy back heart shinning up the climbing frame is childs play.
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Anna's arm hurt dreadfully, worse than when she'd fallen off the top of the climbing frame at the nursery.
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Here they are wearing their new outfits while playing on a climbing frame .
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This was a large amusement area filled with slides, rope swings and wooden climbing frames .
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To his right was a children's playground, a surreal landscape of climbing frames and unmoving swings.
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Later they had them set in a row near the climbing frame .
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Inside there was a climbing frame , Lego roundabout, swings and a wooden catapult for firing naughty children out of the castle.
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He then tried propping the others up on the climbing frame but they kept falling off.
door
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A fine trail of dust dislodged from the door frame and drifted slowly to the ground.
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He watched in disbelief as his lock tore through the door frame .
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He punched her on the head and made her do pull-ups against a door frame .
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No men leaned against door frames or storefront windows.
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Then he felt along to a door frame and followed its outline until he found a light-switch.
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He located the key on the top of the door frame , unlocked, and turned on the light.
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The effectiveness of even the best quality locks will be reduced if a door frame is flimsy.
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There is a little more stress and movement around door frames than elsewhere.
photograph
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Her right hand held a mangled silver photograph frame about eight inches by six.
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Penelope noticed a leather photograph frame and wondered whose photograph Ianthe carried about with her.
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For example, the photograph on the previous page shows how pressed flower designs can be used to decorate photograph frames .
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Mrs Gracie put down the silver photograph frame she had been dusting, and went to see who it was.
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Dark on the snow, beneath the windows, were items of furniture and crumpled photograph frames and scattered wisps of paper.
picture
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She was appalled when he explained to her she would be required to pose in a picture frame .
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He regilded picture frames , glued back together broken cups and plates.
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Burst walls, the marks of picture frames , the shadow of a crucifix.
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It was empty apart from a round wooden table, a large golden picture frame on one wall and a cupboard.
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The tube is a flat glass panel like a thick picture frame .
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It will all look so much nicer than bits of tied drying holly tucked into picture frames .
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Each door had two handles on either side and on walls hung wooden and metal picture frames .
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In distinguishing between these two, Gombrich uses the picture frame as an example of design.
time
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Furthermore, the time frame for completing the transaction may not allow the luxury of negotiating heads.
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Despite all the talk expected to come from both sides, they know they are operating in a short time frame .
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A time frame hasn't been released for the judges' decision, but it could be as early as next week.
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The time frame is geologic, the pace excruciatingly slow.
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This is too short a time frame to be meaningful.
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He declined to comment on the time frame for another discount rate cut.
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This means testing as many options as possible within a limited time frame .
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Those whose companies' dealings with Codelco declined during that time frame say they are heaving sighs of relief.
window
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The long, low church is decorated by paintings all over the exterior and interior walls, openings and window frames .
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The window frames rattled in the wind.
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The wind still howled through the chimney pots and rattled through the cracks of the window frames .
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The villas have whimsical spires, arched window frames and wrought-iron decorations.
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The prisoners were actually making complete items of furniture, doors, window frames , pottery and jewellery.
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When Joe inquired about these details, the duke said that gilded window frames were economical because they required no repainting.
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Fields covered in snow would swallow up whitewashed farmhouses were it not for their black window frames .
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He held on to the window frame with one hand while he scraped paint with the other.
zimmer
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Mrs thomas, a stroke victim who walked with the aid of a zimmer frame , collapsed and died just after.
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The residents could have been waiting to mug her with a Zimmer frame .
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Judge: But this programme is balm to millions, many of them toothless, gaga and slumped across a Zimmer frame .
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I felt that the Zimmer frame parked alongside the court evoked a touch of sympathy.
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Getting my zimmer frame into the boat is a bit tricky!
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
state/frame of mind
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He went off to work in a pleasant frame of mind .
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What was his state of mind on the day of the shooting?
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If he could say that, for all his suffering, he wasn't in a dying frame of mind .
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In what ways is this different to your other states of mind and being?
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Meredith went up to the rehearsal room in a less tetchy state of mind .
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Neil certainly seemed conscious after that terrible first week, despite his inability to recall his previous state of mind .
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Patrick Parrinder has looked sardonically at this comforting but self-deceiving state of mind .
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The state that belonged to the Albion revolution was no more than a state of mind .
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You can not do that for her, can not alter her frame of mind .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a bicycle frame
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He bent his lanky frame into the small car.
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Movies are shot at 24 frames per second.
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She wore sunglasses with pointy black frames.
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That's a nice picture - you should put it in a frame .
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There's nothing wrong with the frame of the chair, but the upholstery needs replacing.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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After much midnight hammering, a large wooden frame , covered in chicken wire with a drop down door was constructed.
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But even her choice of this book indicated a negative frame of mind.
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But it was always widely feared that the narrow time frame was far too short and would work against an effective peace.
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Despite Howarth's greater playing frame , Lees was reappointed for a year.
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For example, the photograph on the previous page shows how pressed flower designs can be used to decorate photograph frames.
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Franklin experienced many changes and used an absolutely rationalistic frame to make sense of them.
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Illustrated is the system used for securing sheets to a simple lean-to verandah roof with timber frame .
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No men leaned against door frames or storefront windows.
II. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
door
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A soft-faced old man was framed by the double doors that opened on to a room of unparalleled luxury.
face
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The hood framed her expressive face , emphasising the grimace of determination before she lowered herself into the starting blocks.
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Her thick dark bobbed hair framed a face that was as frozen as a photograph.
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Winchester Long hair has been delicately feathered to frame the face .
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Now is the time to experiment with softer hairstyles, and find new shapes to frame the face and soften features.
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In the later first century overwhelming emphasis was placed on the hair framing the face .
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My own dead-straight mousy fringe and dimpled chin framed my face as it distorted in agony.
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Here were the ringlets, framing a face of exquisite symmetry.
hair
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In the later first century overwhelming emphasis was placed on the hair framing the face.
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Her thick dark bobbed hair framed a face that was as frozen as a photograph.
picture
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A picture he would mentally frame and save.
question
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The first step in science is to frame a good question , and the next step is to test it.
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She longed to ask him more about Paul Gray but could not quite frame the question she wanted to ask.
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While she was framing a question that would not sound insultingly doubtful, Raffaella went on telling her story.
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She tried to frame a question .
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To clarify information, frame your question to cut out alternatives.
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Then I could frame my question , but then, of course, I wouldn't need to.
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In that different method we frame our question in the first instance as a question about corporate responsibility.
window
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I roamed around archways leading nowhere and windows framed by stone walls standing in isolation.
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I clung so hard to the window frame that my hand ached.
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The window framed a deep blue square of sky.
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Likewise, a peek at a window framed by title bar and scroll bars is enough to evoke the sacraments of Mac.
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It had two intact stone chimneys, green shingles, a boarded-up door, window frames with no windows.
word
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But even as she framed the words in her mind, confidence deserted her.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An arch of floral curtains frames the window.
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Healey agreed to defend two young men, who were being framed in a local murder case.
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I'm going to get the picture framed and give it to Mom for her birthday.
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Just look through the viewfinder to frame your subject and press the button.
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Suzanne paused for a moment, carefully framing her answer.
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That's not my handwriting and it's not my signature! I've been framed.
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The accused told the court that the police tried to frame him for assault.
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Wanda claims she was framed by her ex-husband and his brother.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But even as she framed the words in her mind, confidence deserted her.
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Malcolm Kennedy claims he was framed by police.
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Once the framing is complete, the temporary wall can be removed.
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Ornate patterns are carved into the bricks framing the entrance.
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The face was female, sculpted, golden, mellow, ideal and framed by a lion's mane of light.
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The kitchen door opened at last, and suddenly she was framed in its bright rectangle of light.