noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
new
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Today I would like you to think about taking up a new interest or hobby .
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Montana said of his new hobby .
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She Dreamed up a new hobby for the Mayor, collecting antique paperweights, and made good use of them.
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My new hobby is particularly galling to my lovely wife, Ana.
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Read in studio Gardeners looking for something different are turning to a new hobby ... growing meat-eating plants.
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It was a whole new hobby for Loch.
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If what you have are true nichollsi then you are breaking new ground, as the species is new to the hobby .
other
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And a passion for two-wheels helps with her other hobby .
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And both of us have many other interests and hobbies .
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She enjoys horse riding with her sister Clare and her other hobbies are netball, swimming and drawing.
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His other hobby was home-made wine.
■ NOUN
horse
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Ah well, I can get down off my hobby horse now!
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They wore the motley coat of jesters and one of them was hopping around on a hobby horse .
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Alexandra saw a wooden hobby horse abandoned in the gloom, one wheel missing.
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Those hon. Members who take an interest in such matters will know that it is a hobby horse of mine.
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Even the hobby horse and the toy puppets had gone from the windows, leaving only the plastic holly behind.
■ VERB
become
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What had begun as a time saving essential has now become my hobby .
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This celebration of ghosts and goblins has now become a family hobby for the Flads.
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Taping your own sound effects is another interesting part of video movie making: it can become almost a hobby in itself.
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Back in Paris, I found other solar sail fans and promoting the concept became my hobby .
pursue
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This business gave him the time and money to pursue his hobby of microscopy to a highly professional level.
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In other cases, the composite career develops when some one pursues a hobby far enough to turn it into a business.
take
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In this extract Roddy's parents want him to take up a useful hobby: They tried to persuade him.
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The father of two had taken up the hobby 18 months ago and was a member of the Ince Blundell flying club.
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But paying £56,000 for a house from which to collect train numbers is taking a hobby too far.
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If the pressure becomes unbearable, take up a hobby , but make sure it is a suitable one.
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Take a more active role at my children's school. 5. Take up a hobby just for me.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I never saw my song-writing as anything more than a hobby until recently.
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My hobbies are wind-surfing and playing the guitar.
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My hobby is repairing antiques.
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Stamp collecting has been a hobby of mine ever since I was a child.
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When people retire, they often take up new hobbies and start to make new friends.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And a passion for two-wheels helps with her other hobby .
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If you have any non-work experience that is relevant, a hobby perhaps, mention this.
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It grows well under water and could be a valuable contribution to the hobby .
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Q: What hobbies do you have?
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So this was not the equivalent of a father wanting to pass on the passionate love of his hobby to his children.
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Soon friends were offering to buy Amanda's work, and she decided to turn her hobby into a business.
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The father of two had taken up the hobby 18 months ago and was a member of the Ince Blundell flying club.
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They tend to advertise in the appropriate specialist hobbies press and through the medium of direct mail.