I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
9/18/22/24 carat gold
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a 22 carat gold chain
a gold medal (= for first place )
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He won the gold medal in Athens in 2004.
a gold/silver ring
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She took off her gold ring.
a heart of gold (= a very kind character )
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She was rather brisk in manner but with a heart of gold.
as good as gold (= very good )
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The kids were as good as gold .
black gold
coal/gold etc miner
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a strike by coal miners
coal/gold etc mining
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the coal mining industry
coal/gold/copper etc mine
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one of the largest coal mines in the country
fool's gold
gold card
gold digger
gold dust
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Cup final tickets are like gold dust.
gold leaf
gold medal
gold nugget
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a gold nugget
gold rush
gold standard
gold/silver etc earrings
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He bought her some expensive diamond earrings.
pearl/gold/diamond etc necklace
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She was wearing a coral necklace.
solid gold/silver etc
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a solid gold cup
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
black
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On the inside, as promised, was a label, printed black on gold , scratched and ink-stained but clearly legible.
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Most were wearing black and gold .
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They looked so beautiful, together, black and gold .
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And it is not gold we seek, but oil-or black gold, as some have come to call it.
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And then suddenly, not black and gold but gold and silver.
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Does he wear the black and gold ?
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There was the occasional clank and groan from the formless black and gold of the steelworks.
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This fish is dark brown or black with gold or yellow stripes.
blue
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Dad lay below, stretched out under a heavy cloth of blue and gold .
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We shall uphold the blue and gold in honor and in truth.
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One in particular, about a metre high, pale lemon in colour, was ornamented with neo-classical bandings in blue and gold .
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His followers halted with him, their banners a gentle flutter of blue and gold against the grimy background.
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It was drawn by a sleek brown pony, and was painted in decorative blue and gold .
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They are a distinguished-looking bunch, particularly when arrayed in all their blue , gold and scarlet finery for some official function.
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St George in tiny mosaic patterns of blue and gold while the dragon was in fiery red and yellow.
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There are perhaps two or three hundred uniforms on display, scarlet, blue , gold and white.
green
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But there was a glint of green and gold still in them, and their eyes were pain-filled, but determined.
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And there had been green and gold and scarlet dragons painted on every wall and woven into every silk hanging.
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Bog grass on lower ground shone orange, emerald green or gold .
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The colours were stunning: green , gold and purple.
large
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His badge of office, a large gold key, hung round his neck on a silk ribbon.
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She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.
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Those people are not exploiting a loophole or grabbing at a large pot of gold .
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The suitcase had had a large gold K stuck on it.
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He reached into his pouch and laid three large gold pieces in Broadman's palm.
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The man had a large gold ring dangling from one ear-lobe, and hair like tangled yellow string.
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Both wore large chunky gold jewellery.
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Hyde Park was green, the dry green of August, and the sun of August gave it large splashes of gold .
olympic
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Through his training, he met Olympic javelin gold medallist Tessa Sanderson.
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He and Kristi Yamaguchi won two national pairs titles together, but she turned to singles and Olympic gold .
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In part two: Icy determination: Downhill all the way for Olympic skiing gold .
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Cioroslan and others simply question whether Henry possesses the form and commitment needed to turn that power into Olympic gold .
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Classic footage, but a golden opportunity wasted to trace his career from his Olympic gold medal days.
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She was beaming then, as she accepted the Olympic gold in Barcelona.
pale
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The rising sun slowly turns the drab greys and dull browns of the mountains to patches of pale gold and dusty pinks.
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Penelope saw that the sun was shining, a pale gold in the cool belly of the sky.
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Scant make-up was applied, and her pale gold hair was treated to little more than a few vigorous strokes of a brush.
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She held a book, reached out to a tall glass of pale gold wine, a twin to Jay's.
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The sun was lowering, painting her pale skin gold .
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Anthony is taking pictures of a faded blue warehouse door on which pink and coral and pale gold stars are hanging.
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A wonderful pale gold colour we felt it tasted a bit like a dry sherry.
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Her long legs and bare feet are brown; her eyebrows and the down on her arms shine pale gold .
pure
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Links of pure gold may be forged in the flame of adversity.
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And then she heard. Pure gold .
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That was all part of the job - dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold .
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And much of that material was pure gold .
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There were bracelets and anklets of great weight and solidity made of the purest gold .
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More and more he pauses to observe a doubloon made of pure gold , fastened into the main mast.
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Gardeners reckon her manure is pure gold .
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The weather was pure gold and wonderful.
red
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Its many rare trees turn into a blaze of red and gold in Autumn.
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It doesn't have to be quite the same, one doesn't always have to have red and gold .
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The handbag was red and gold , with a dainty gold-link chain.
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The chancel ceiling is lavishly decorated in blue, red and gold .
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The warm sunshine of autumn shone on the fields, and on the trees the leaves were red and gold .
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The sky was light to the east, streaks of red and gold piercing the grey.
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The cross is a masterpiece of red jasper, gold , gilded silver and jewels and dates from the eleventh or twelfth-centuries.
small
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The doctor uncurled his fingers to reveal a small gold crucifix.
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Then she saw a little glass table with three legs, and on the top of it was a very small gold key.
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Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.
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The King put a small gold crown on Edward's head.
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His small gold cross was glinting in the sunlight.
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Molin small gold bowl, £40.95, from Harvey Nichols.
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My friend didn't fit the image at all, although she did often wear a small gold cross about her neck.
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NOS. 2 and 3 were sent for repainting first and they carried the numbers 346 and 347 in small plain gold figures.
solid
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At Naïm, House of Hair &038; Beauty you can treat yourself to solid gold highlights!
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He has-most difficult of all for architects-invented a language unmistakably his own. Solid gold .
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Each piece is individually made in solid gold and set with the world's finest alternative to diamonds.
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Quite often features of their palaces would be described as made of solid gold , which were in fact merely brass.
white
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Framed in the airlock, he seemed like his ship to have his own light source, shining white and gold .
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The Fatimids gave their princely fabrics the color of light; their robes and turbans were white and gold .
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Check out their sweat tops and bottoms in black or white with gold detailing - from £25.99.
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Ralph proposed with a family ring Theresa had brought over, a single piece of spinach-green jade set in white gold .
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The moon rode high, a sixpenny bit of white gold , over the Town Hall tower.
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Porter developed the Breckenridge Ski Area, luring new settlers to a land of white gold .
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There is a choice of two covers, a white and a gold , to make the displays stand out.
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It was papered in white and gold .
■ NOUN
carat
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Different shades of superfine, 22 carat gold leaf are painted on to the hair during the highlighting process.
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Arrowcraft have canoe and Kayak figures made from nails and coated in 24 carat gold , ideal trophies at about £10.
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New from Morphy Richards comes a fabulous, 24 carat gold tong.
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Made in 18 carat gold it costs £380.
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The beautiful earrings, also in 18 carat gold , cost £740.
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There was no duty free ... A detail from the mark of service of John-Harrison which includes 22 carat gold leaf detailing.
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For that price, you get 7.98 grammes of 22 carat gold .
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Stars and stripes in 9 carat gold Beaverbrooks offers Beaverbrooks offer special incentives for brides on wedding purchases.
chain
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Wearing a chic, low cut dress and heavy gold chain she meets our gaze with a challenging look.
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Wear a couple gold chains around his neck.
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She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.
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There was a turquoise stone set in a pendant and hanging from a fine gold chain at Debbie's throat.
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When Della saw this gold chain , she knew immediately that it was right for Jim.
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He pocketed the money, whilst Liti, his wife, appropriated the jewel on its fine gold chain .
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Golden hoops swung from her ears and she wore a fine gold chain around her neck.
coin
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This may be the clearest evidence of the change from the imported gold coin acting as a primitive valuable to primitive money.
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This time his hand came out holding a large gold coin .
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Most knowledge of the earliest Anglo-Saxon gold coins comes from the hoard found at Crondall.
medal
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Classic footage, but a golden opportunity wasted to trace his career from his Olympic gold medal days.
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The device won the 1990 prototype machine gold medal and the 1991 new machine award at the Dublin Spring Fair.
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The Van Cliburn gold medal also entitles him to two years of concert engagements, with 90 scheduled for this season alone.
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Awarded the Chadwick gold medal in 1920, he retired from the navy in 1928, the year he became surgeon-captain.
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Those awarded congressional gold medals have not led sainted lives.
medallist
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Through his training, he met Olympic javelin gold medallist Tessa Sanderson.
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Rudolf Nierlich, double gold medallist at the Vail World Championships, was third.
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An Olympic gold medallist in 1960, Ali came to prominence shortly before his assumption of the world heavyweight title in 1964.
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The Commonwealth triple gold medallist was tipped to win gold again in Barcelona.
mine
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They issue certificates of deposits, often based on fictitious assets such as bogus gold mines .
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Hides supplies gas for the generation of power to the nearby Porgera gold mine .
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The Dwarf gold mines at Gunbad fall to the Night Goblins.
price
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The decision stipulated that gold traders must adhere to the state-set gold price , and deposit their earnings in the State Bank.
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Smelting Co. rose on hope a rise in global gold prices will boost profit growth, traders said.
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The London gold price rose two and a half times between early 1972 and the middle of 1973.
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All this skepticism does not mean that gold prices are useless pieces of information.
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The notion of an official gold price at which inter-central-bank transactions were to be conducted was also abandoned.
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Years of unfavourable comment, of poor gold prices and worse fundamentals are being explained away.
ring
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One is unlikely to forget the lush quality of the velour curtain retained by a gold ring that adorns the cover.
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As the taxi stopped, he saw that she pushed back on to her finger her narrow and plain gold ring .
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The man had a large gold ring dangling from one ear-lobe, and hair like tangled yellow string.
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Inside the bootee was wrapped a small gold ring .
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The items range from huge Roman mosaic floors to delicate Anglo-Saxon gold rings and glass work.
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Anne's pearl necklace adorned her throat, and her gold ring the third finger of Joan's left hand.
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The Bishop's hand, with its jewelled gold ring , was extended for her to kiss.
rush
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In the early nineties remnant of the old gold rushes , the worlds energy companies rushed to Baku.
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It drew on her visit to her brothers Raymond and Saxton during the Klondyke gold rush .
watch
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He took his gold watch out of his waistcoat pocket and snapped it open.
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Her small gold watch showed almost noon when she awoke, refreshed and ravenous.
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Vice-chairman Violet Durkan presented him with an inscribed gold watch on behalf of the members.
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One was Jim's gold watch .
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He wore a tarnished gold watch chain across his waistcoat.
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Her jewellery consisted of a sound gold watch and a fine turquoise ring.
■ VERB
find
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Those who persevered found gold and built a new land.
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The Brit athletics superstar found Olympic gold in the heptathlon after two days of severe punishment.
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Narvaez came to a woeful end after finding no gold at a place called Apalachee, believed to be near Tallahassee.
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That fellah who found the gold , well, chances are he was looking for that gold.
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In March 1988 Glencar announced that it had found deposits of gold , estimating the reserves at £300 million.
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I hope you found some gold !
pave
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Here where the streets are not paved with gold , but with garbage.
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Some had been told the streets were paved of gold .
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They say it's paved with gold .
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But for one weekend at least, the streets of Silverstone are paved with gold .
strike
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You really have struck gold there.
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It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.
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Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold .
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Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.
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That's where I struck gold .
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Within a week of returning he had struck gold .
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They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.
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Tessa, the 36-year-old from Wolverhampton who struck gold in 1984 at Los Angeles, found her fifth Games no fun at all.
turn
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Nothing he touched turned to gold , said Mr Smith.
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Then the king heard of an alchemist named Johann Frederich Bottger, who swore he could turn lead into gold .
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Everything he touched turned to gold .
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Fox is a greedy billionaire who ignores his daughter and ends up turning her into gold .
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His mind is a wand more wonderful than the touch of Midas that could turn all things to gold .
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But no one could hold on to summer once the stately row of Lilac Road maples began to turn scarlet and gold .
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That was all part of the job - dig the dirt and then turn it into pure gold .
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It reminded me of the medieval stories about alchemists who tried to turn lead into gold .
wear
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Susan wore a high-shouldered gold tube of a dress with a tall collar which restricted the movement of her neck.
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She wore large gold earrings and a heavy strand of pearls, and on her right hand was a huge diamond ring.
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She had abandoned the huge earrings for dainty gold studs and wore a fine gold chain round her neck.
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Does he wear the black and gold ?
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My friend didn't fit the image at all, although she did often wear a small gold cross about her neck.
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Most were wearing black and gold .
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At the Met in New York, he took curtain calls wearing a beaded gold kaftan.
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Both wore large chunky gold jewellery.
win
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Freeman's chance to win gold will come when she lines up in front of 110,000 people inside the Olympic Stadium.
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Melissanidis won gold with his floor routine, sending Athens into a frenzy.
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M Athlete Sally Gunnell won gold in the 400-metre hurdles for Britain.
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What I want is to see him win that second gold and wear the flag again - while the Yanks stand fuming.
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Last year, an Ariat-wearing rider won gold at the Atlanta Olympics.
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But when Ovett upset his rival to win gold over two laps, the script changed.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be like gold dust
explore (sth) for oil/minerals/gold etc
gold-tipped/steel-tipped/rubber-tipped etc
gold/silver plate
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A gold plated curling tong, of course!
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Finishes range from a white polyester-coat stove-enamelled finish to chrome, brass and gold plate - to suit all tastes and purses.
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I am richer than you are; all this is an offset to your silver plate and your gold plate.
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Massive cupboards which covered an entire wall, all stuffed with silver and gold plate .
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Net Set, available in matt black or 14K gold plate finish makes an ideal tennis gift.
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The joints that hold the gold plated , cylindrical copper mirror are standard components.
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We were eating off silver plates and suddenly there was this toad.
strike gold
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It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.
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Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold.
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That's where I struck gold.
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They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.
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Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.
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Within a week of returning he had struck gold.
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You really have struck gold there.
strike gold/oil etc
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If they do strike oil, there will be another test well in about a year's time.
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It was like striking gold or falling rapturously in love: he possessed secret knowledge that his Germantown friends could scarcely imagine.
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Oxford City Women's cross country team has struck gold.
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That's where I struck gold.
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They struck gold in Kalgorlie in 1893. 100 years on and they're celebrating another major rush.
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Twigg, the reigning world champ in pursuit, should strike gold again.
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Within a week of returning he had struck gold.
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You really have struck gold there.
the gold standard
the streets are paved with gold
worth your/its weight in gold
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Hanson won the gold in the 100-meter dash.
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The flag's colors are red, gold , and blue.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A weekend's sport in California no longer requires a surfboard: panning for gold is now the sport of choice.
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His hair was red, so that Rostov knew that he was Altun, but there were strands of silver among the gold .
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Like Coe, Abrahams finished with a gold and silver.
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Meredith caught the glint of gold in the thread.
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Sales of gold from central banks were needed to fill the gap, Gold Fields said.
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The finest gold has been changing hands in London - the world's biggest market - for £190 an ounce.
II. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
bar
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Taekwondo black belt: the gold bars distinguish rank.
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When officers raided his home, they found 11 gold bars in his lounge.
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The Lady never had any gold bars and she never took them.
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Captain Smollett lay in front of a big fire, and in a corner I saw coins and gold bars .
bracelet
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The gold bracelets he wore were too small, and bit into his forearms.
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He sipped his gin and tonic, and my eyes flitted to his gold watch and his gold bracelet .
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She put her hand to her cheek and revealed a slender wrist circled by a gold bracelet .
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Detectives are hoping that he may be trapped through a gold bracelet found at the scene of his latest crime.
bullion
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That means gold lace, two epaulettes with gold bullion on each and blue cushions.
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Bribes have to be paid, often in gold bullion .
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The blue silk mortar board she wore was edged in gold lace with a gold bullion button and tassel.
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The coins are still the most widely traded gold bullion coin on the world's secondary bullion market.
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Other rip-offs in the past have centred on everything from gold bullion to currency trading.
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On the other hand, Moscow was one of the world's largest holders of gold bullion .
card
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And then there will be a draw to decide which gold card holders with all three vouchers will get tickets for Wembley.
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But the more affluent wanted to show their clout, so the gold card appeared with its larger credit line.
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Card holders are guaranteed one ticket per person, per gold cards, and queueing, stresses the club, is unnecessary.
chain
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At her girdle hung a gold chain and cross, and she carried a handkerchief and a little prayer book bound in gold.
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She wore a little gold chain around her neck.
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The attackers stole over £200 in cash and a gold chain which the victim was wearing.
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The gold chains were gone now, too.
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It was a gold chain , and on the end of it was a picture of a very beautiful woman.
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Even though her neck was repeatedly sliced, several gold chains she wore were not broken.
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Around his neck hung a gold chain , and the borders of his front teeth were lined with gold, too.
coin
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He had felt them - round swelling lumps the size of gold coins .
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Investigators raid a house looking for missing gold coins and platinum bars.
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I paid in gold coins and got change in jewels, amethysts in gold mounts.
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He sat on the market until it puked gold coins .
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Sales of gold coins are soaring.
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As he is about to bury the gold coins , his imbecile brother Jacob appears, pitchfork in hand.
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The wizard uncurled his stinging fist and the roll of gold coins slipped between his throbbing fingers.
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A moment later gold coins were rolling across the floor, spinning, glittering.
dust
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Freckles and red hair are gold dust .
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A single animal may be dissected down to organs and tissues, and then parceled out like gold dust to waiting biologists.
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But any information from behind the Iron Curtain was treated like gold dust in those days.
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This, honey, is gold dust .
earring
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Inside were a small pair of gold earrings , each with a pearl in the centre.
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He remembered buying her a black picture hat and a pair of dangling gold earrings to make her look more sophisticated.
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On her last visit I'd been unable to take my eyes off her gold earrings and her bangles.
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Mr Sammler was struck once, but not astonished, to see that he wore a single gold earring .
jewellery
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If you like to wear gold jewellery , go for lighter, peachy pinks.
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More emphasis is being placed on Ratner's position as a gold jewellery specialist and Ernest Jones is being pushed for diamonds.
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There's also a big, gold jewellery box that was given to me by my godmother.
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More than three tonnes of gold jewellery was discovered-only to be swiftly looted by villagers.
leaf
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Thirty pages are reproduced in facsimile with gold leaf .
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Floors and columns were painted to look like marble, and 24-karat gold leaf was applied on molding.
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The name and port of registry were applied in gold leaf .
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The second piece is painted with bronze and gold leaf .
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Three years ago she suddenly began to produce gold leaf .
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He also uses gold leaf on mirrors, then paints it to get an antique look.
medal
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Redgrave has already won two gold medals and will become Britain's most successful current Olympic sportsman if he wins his third.
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He won four gold medals at the Los Angeles Games, yet universal acclaim was reluctant.
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And then Sally Gunnell talked to me about stuffing her gold medal in a cupboard at home.
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The Fernandez duo will attempt to defend their 1992 gold medal .
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Nothing irritated him more than the suggestion that Redgrave would win a gold medal with any partner.
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They had won a second gold medal .
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Clint had it all: a top filmstar, successful grand-prix driver, gold medal winner at the Munich Olympics.
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It comes with a gold medal that kids can hang around their necks.
medalist
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Devers, a two-time gold medalist at the Atlanta Games, won in the individual category.
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Senior heavyweight Rob Mitas was the Wildcats' other gold medalist .
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Tan was a gold medalist in that event at both the 1993 World Cup and the 1994 World Championships.
medallist
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The Sydney Olympic gold medallist sealed the tiebreaker with an ace and the fight appeared to go out of Grosjean's game.
necklace
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All the bridesmaids carried posies of spring flowers, and wore antique pearl and gold necklaces and bracelets.
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Ablutions completed, a quite spectacular gold necklace was placed around my neck.
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I can see her little gold necklace twinkling like a star round her neck.
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Red suit, black bob, gold necklace .
plate
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Finishes range from a white polyester-coat stove-enamelled finish to chrome, brass and gold plate - to suit all tastes and purses.
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Net Set, available in matt black or 14K gold plate finish makes an ideal tennis gift.
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I am richer than you are; all this is an offset to your silver plate and your gold plate.
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Massive cupboards which covered an entire wall, all stuffed with silver and gold plate .
ring
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He wore a gold ring , engraved with the letter R - his Christmas present from Johanna.
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His skin was dark, dark brown, his head perfectly slick, his ear pierced by a tiny gold ring .
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There are inscriptions which are presented in spiral form, such as that on a gold ring from Mavro Spilio.
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He poured himself another inch of whiskey, the gold rings on his fingers tapping the glass, restless percussion.
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Laying his cloak on the ground, he threw on it gold rings and pearls and precious stones.
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His golden hair was parted down the middle, and he wore a gold ring on his right hand.
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He wore a gold ring on the third finger of his left hand.
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One shop advertised a gold ring inside one of each batch of Brack Loaves.
rush
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Tonight we're in the town of Kalgoorlie. 100 years ago, they had a gold rush here.
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I never twigged what the gold rush was.
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Homeowners pay hefty commissions to be a part of the gold rush .
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The long avenue is still lined with the iron-laced pubs of the gold rush days, with their wooden verandahs.
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Soon afterwards a gold rush developed to an area known as the Porcupine gold-fields.
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And the gold rush already has begun.
stars
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All the gold stars of school could not prevail against it.
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So why am I so chintzy with the gold stars ?
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They are not even issued with little gold stars to wear.
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Classes were small and teachers were generous with house points and gold stars for achievements in reading, writing or drawing.
thread
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It was raven black and the hair was entwined with a slim rope of gold thread and opals.
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The coats were ornately if not fabulously stitched with over a mile of gold thread .
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The gold threads and the jewels woven through it sparkled in the light of the lamps.
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One was of black and orange and yellow lace, with gold thread in it.
tooth
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Grover smiled mysteriously, his gold tooth gleaming.
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The taller man with the gold tooth asks Mundin, the only boy here, where his father is.
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He has a big square head, shaven almost bald; lots of gold teeth .
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The man with the gold tooth starts to laugh, cackle really.
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The guy laughed, wide smile dotted with gold teeth .
watch
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The obvious thing was the gold watch , wrapped up at the bottom in a bit of cloth.
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But Jim was stunned, because he had sold his gold watch to buy Della the combs.
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Her gold watch and her digital clock agree that it is nineteen minutes past eight.
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The sleeves and pockets of the filthy jacket were lined with hundreds and hundreds of gold watches .
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Martin was presented with a gold watch from the Company and six crystal glasses from his branch colleagues.
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In lieu of luggage he left a gold watch .
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He sipped his gin and tonic, and my eyes flitted to his gold watch and his gold bracelet.
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Della wanted to get Jim a chain for his special gold watch .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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gold nail polish
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a gold necklace
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At her girdle hung a gold chain and cross, and she carried a handkerchief and a little prayer book bound in gold.
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Did you see these gold chokers?
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Mrs or Mme Wyatt wore patent-leather shoes and a smart brownish suit with a gold brooch.
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Silk tie, £55, silver and gold sun cufflinks, £295, blue and gold fountain pen, £105, Gucci.
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That means gold lace, two epaulettes with gold bullion on each and blue cushions.