COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gave a...gasp
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She gave a little gasp and clutched George’s hand.
gave chase (= chased it )
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Police spotted the car and gave chase .
gave freely
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She gave freely to charity.
gave...a big build-up
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The presenter gave her a big build-up .
gave...a drubbing
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Ireland gave England a drubbing at Twickenham.
gave...a fright
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You gave me such a fright creeping up on me like that!
gave...a lift
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John gave me a lift home.
gave...a makeover
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It’s time we gave the kitchen a makeover .
gave...a running commentary
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She gave us a running commentary on what was happening in the street.
gave...a scare
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You really gave us a scare !
gave...a whack
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She gave the ball a whack .
gave...a wink
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He gave her a wink .
gave...a yank
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He gave the rope a yank .
gave...absolution
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Pope Leo gave him absolution.
gave...assent
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Parliament gave its assent to war.
gave...blast
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The station master gave a blast on his whistle and we were off.
gave...clout
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He gave him a clout round the ear.
gave...entrée
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My family name gave me an entrée into upper class Boston society.
gave...hug
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Paul gave me a big hug .
gave...impetus to
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The discovery gave fresh impetus to the research.
gave...massage
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Joan gave me a gentle neck massage .
gave...moan
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She gave a little moan of pleasure.
gave...nip
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His dog gave me a painful nip on the leg.
gave...nod
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I showed the doorman my card and he gave a friendly nod .
gave...nudge
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Hannah gave me a gentle nudge .
gave...ovation
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Fans gave the rock group a thunderous ovation .
gave...pat
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Mrs Dodd gave the child a pat on the head.
gave...peck on the cheek
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He gave her a quick peck on the cheek .
gave...pep talk
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Alam gave the Pakistani team a pep talk .
gave...pointers
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Ralph gave me some pointers on my golf swing.
gave...pull
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He gave her a sharp pull forward.
gave...rinse
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I gave my hands a quick rinse .
gave...scratch
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He brushed his hair and gave his scalp a good scratch .
gave...scrub
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I gave the floor a good scrub .
gave...send-off
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The department gave Tom a send-off he won’t forget!
gave...shout
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Tom gave a shout of laughter when he saw them.
gave...shower
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We gave a shower for Beth.
gave...shudder
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The building gave a sudden shudder .
gave...sidelong glance
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He gave Oliver a sidelong glance .
gave...slap
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Julia gave Roy a slap on the cheek.
gave...sniff
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She gave a loud sniff .
gave...snort
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He gave a loud snort .
gave...squeeze
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Marty gave her hand a little squeeze .
gave...the brush-off
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She gave him the brush-off.
gave...the lowdown
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Ryan gave me the lowdown on the meeting.
gave...undertaking
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Both organizations gave an undertaking to curb violence among their members.
gave...wedgie
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He gave me a wedgie .