I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a beach holiday British English (= a holiday spent mainly at the beach )
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She loves beach holidays, while he prefers city breaks.
a car/holiday/shampoo etc advertisement
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a glossy magazine full of car advertisements
a family holiday British English , a family vacation AmE:
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Most of our family holidays were spent in the south of France.
a holiday apartment British English , a vacation apartment American English
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We rented a holiday apartment on Mallorca.
a holiday booking
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I had an email confirming our holiday booking.
a holiday checklist
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A holiday checklist is useful when you are packing.
a holiday complex (= one where people go for holidays )
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The lively holiday complex has plenty of nightclubs, bars, and restaurants.
a holiday cottage British English (= that people use or rent for holidays )
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We rented a holiday cottage in Wales.
a holiday destination (= place to go for a holiday )
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If you like the sun, Tunisia is the ideal holiday destination.
a holiday flat
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The building has been converted into three holiday flats.
a holiday resort
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Benidorm is a terrific holiday resort.
a holiday weekend (= a weekend that has days before or after it which are holidays )
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The roads were jammed on the Friday before the holiday weekend.
a holiday/party/festive mood (= a happy mood in which you want to enjoy a holiday or party )
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The fans were in a festive mood after their team won the championship.
a luxury holiday
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The first prize in the competition is a luxury holiday for two in Jamaica.
a summer holiday British English , a summer vacation American English
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Where are you going for your summer holiday?
an all-inclusive price/package/holiday etc
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an all-inclusive vacation cruise
bank holiday weekend (= a weekend on which there is a bank holiday on Friday or Monday )
bank holiday
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Next Monday is a bank holiday.
benefit/holiday/pension etc entitlement
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The paid holiday entitlement is 25 days.
book a holiday
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People often book their holidays in January.
busman's holiday
deserve a rest/break/holiday etc
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Once the students have done their exams they deserve a break.
Easter holiday/weekend/break
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We spent the Easter holidays in Wales.
fly-drive holiday
freebie holiday/hotel/flight etc
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A waiter was handing round freebie glasses of wine.
holiday arrangements British English
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We don’t have any holiday arrangements yet.
holiday camp
holiday home
holiday pay British English , vacation pay American English (= pay when you are on holiday )
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Servicemen and women get no holiday pay, no overtime, no weekends off.
holiday romance BrE, summer romance American English (= one that happens during a holiday )
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a short holiday romance
legal holiday
public holiday
summer holidays
the Christmas holiday (= the time that people are not working during the Christmas period )
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We weren't at school because it was the Christmas holiday.
the holiday season (= when most people go on holiday )
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The roads are always busy during the holiday season.
the school holidays British English
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The trip will take place during the school holidays.
walking holiday/tour etc (= a holiday on which you walk a lot, especially in the countryside )
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
annual
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As well as your annual holiday entitlement, the Company observes the usual statutory bank and public holidays.
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Elwin Silverstein, account executive with the Triad Insurance Group, enjoys the annual holiday brunch his employer hosts.
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It made the annual holiday more easily available to millions.
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The Midvale Park neighborhood sparks up a million little beacons with its annual holiday lighting contest.
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They might even enjoy an annual seaside holiday week.
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We offer a friendly working environment in Central London, 5 weeks annual holiday , private healthcare and additional benefits.
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For years, an important desire of many working people has been to take annual holidays in the sun.
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But this year John Major's elder brother Terry is missing out on his annual Butlin's holiday .
long
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Two years ago the couple took a long holiday .
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Perhaps, this morning, there is something at the office he must look into before the long holiday weekend.
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And Gavin turned on him once more: What d'you mean ye deny ye get long holidays ?
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I deny I get long holidays , that's what I mean.
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At home, people want to dim lights or to switch them on and off during long holidays .
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The way he'd looked when we'd let him go suggested he might have been off for a long holiday .
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It must have been a long summer holiday because I managed to be there both for the haymaking and the harvest.
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A longer holiday period away from each other is also valuable if you are looking after the patient full-time.
national
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On days of national holiday we had a parade, marching up and down and singing patriotic songs.
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And as you head out to grab lunch, it seems as if an unofficial national holiday has been declared.
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After unification Oct. 3 replaced June 17 as a national holiday .
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In the national betting holiday just past, teen-agers were full players in the spree.
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A few concerts were organised in connection with national holidays - for example on railworkers day or at officially sanctioned Youth parties.
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May Day was retained as a national holiday .
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My sister and I continue to be venerated by our people, who built shrines and declared national holidays in our honor.
public
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As well as your annual holiday entitlement, the Company observes the usual statutory bank and public holidays.
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Is the education department closed on public holidays ?
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The birthday of the Prophet Mohammad is known as Eid-e-Milad-un-Nabi and is a public holiday .
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The public holidays should reflect that.
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Don't we have enough public holidays without adding to them?
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Overlapping, consecutive, or duplicate spells of sickness absence were merged after taking account of weekends and public holidays .
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This should include public holidays which may be a very valuable time for many families.
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When the railway reached Torquay in 1848 a public holiday was declared.
■ NOUN
bank
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Bright blusher looks far too blatant in summer, so avoid it like the beach on a bank holiday .
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Even 50 different speed limits, bank holidays , fireworks laws are defensible.
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For example, Monday clinics are prone to develop a backlog owing to bank holidays and statutory holidays.
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The museum is open every day except winter bank holidays - afternoons only during weekends.
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The rest of the bank holiday weekend passed slowly.
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But that remains an annual event, with the sixth one coming up this August bank holiday .
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Tea allowances, bank holiday allowances, large town allowances are all being threatened by management.
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For the hotel and catering industry split duties, weekends, Christmas, Easter and bank holidays are normal working periods.
brochure
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Check with your travel agent or in your holiday brochure about the voltage of the country you're visiting.
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He regains his seat behind the mahogany counter, a holiday brochure in hand.
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So where will the holiday brochures of the future recommend?
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The tables were taken from newspapers, holiday brochures and advertisements.
camp
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Like a holiday camp it was, endless teas and lectures and displays of magic all afternoon.
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Some of these studios are like holiday camps .
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This was a major provider of not only walking holidays but also package holidays and holiday camps .
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There are already cluster holiday camps .
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Sir Billy Butlin was the first to deal with the problem of the straying guest in his original holidays camps .
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The warning follows tests of pools at schools, hotels, holiday camps and leisure centres in 196 local authorities.
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It's absolutely horrifying - makes Holloway look like a holiday camp .
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It was in fact the Butlins train, that runs on summer Saturdays to serve the Butlins holiday camp at Pwllheli.
destination
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You don't find that at too many holiday destinations !
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It's a popular holiday destination , but there are worries about police corruption, especially over drugs.
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Its relaxed atmosphere, proximity to shops and restaurants and excellent children's facilities combine to make this a delightful holiday destination .
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As a family holiday destination , Bournemouth is without equal.
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But the unpleasant reality is that some holiday destinations are positively dangerous.
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It is Britain's most visited foreign holiday destination but I can't abide the place.
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Well-established holiday destinations such as Cornwall and Devon have already seen prices soar, so buyers are searching for cheaper seaside towns.
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Having reached your holiday destination , what are you going to record on to the tape?
easter
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If you're heading for the Paris Disney during the Easter holidays , how can you beat the queues?
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The Chancellor said he wanted talks with the opposition immediately after the Easter holidays .
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The Easter holiday is the likely culprit for the big swings, though.
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After Wednesday's Cabinet meeting, ministers will disperse for the Easter holidays .
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Students who lose one or two days tuition because of the Easter holiday weekend will receive a pro-rata reduction in tuition fees.
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Until then, goodnight and have a good Easter holiday .
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Now a group of senior players have asked colleagues who have Easter holiday plans to return for the Orrell game.
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It was during the Easter holidays .
home
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He had his luxury mock-Tudor mansion in Purley, his holiday home in Tenerife.
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Nestling in the hillside in the grounds of the Estate are some of the most exclusive holiday homes in the world.
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The brochures offer holiday homes costing from £55 a week and touring and camping facilities from as little as £3.60 a night.
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One, now a holiday home , is at the entrance to the Kildalton estate.
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All Key classified holiday homes will provide at least some of the facilities found in those of a higher classification.
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He will be responsible for managing the association and ensuring residential, nursing and holiday homes operate efficiently.
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Androulis built three houses there - holiday homes for his family.
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Our holiday home had been comfortably furnished with great thought and style.
package
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Like most package holidays , this includes breakfast at the hotel, but any other meals are additional to the quoted price.
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This was a major provider of not only walking holidays but also package holidays and holiday camps.
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There is no point booking a package holiday - this contains the essentially free spirit of the tack traveller.
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For instance, for many people the decision to participate in skiing involves the purchase of a package holiday .
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At first glance, cruises seem more expensive than package holidays , but the price usually covers everything except drinks and laundry.
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Tour operators organise and plan package holidays and tours and specialist organisations plan conferences and group travel for other organisations.
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Colwyn Bay also operate their own inclusive package holiday .
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It was the only major package holiday tour operator without its own airline.
pay
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Adults lose special rates for specific jobs, shift pay , holiday pay and unsocial hours pay.
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They will get holiday pay for eight hours and then overtime for additional hours.
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But some things never changed: there was no holiday pay and if they went went sick they lost their jobs.
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The men called to pick up their holiday pay and were told not to return in the New Year.
resort
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The suitcase might have signs on or pictures of a holiday resort to add effect.
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For a while, the plan worked splendidly and Cruden Bay was a smart holiday resort .
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Penzance, once a centre of smuggling, is now very much a holiday resort .
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Hastings began to try to get back to its pre-war holiday resort living.
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The hotel itself has 290 rooms in a tower block and is a complete holiday resort hotel.
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This is an all-round summer holiday resort with enough facilities to keep everybody happy.
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This town, is a bustling holiday resort with a large, busy harbour and a jam-packed beach.
romance
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All it is is a harmless holiday romance .
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They want photo stories, tales of holiday romances , horoscopes and advice columns as well as free gifts of make-up and jewellery.
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Ships in the night, holiday romance etcetera, he would have sensibly suggested, and of course he would have been right.
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It was just a holiday romance really; he never knew about you, you know, never had any idea.
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You won't be the first or last man or woman who gets themself involved in a holiday romance .
school
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Next to her is Michelle, her daughter, who helps with the bulbs in school holidays .
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So, we needed to find a low-cost way to help parents on school holidays , on snow days and in general.
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Child: What work did you do in the school holidays ?
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Lingdale Residents' Association asked the council's permission to organise school holiday activities on spare land in Wilson Street.
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I used to help at weekends and during school holidays .
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What to do when the school holidays drag on.
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Open some evenings and school holidays .
season
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A fuel shortage got the holiday season off to a rocky start, and promises to cause further problems this month.
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Tech investors generally have been nervous for some time about semiconductor and personal-computer demand, particularly over the holiday season .
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It is intended to be on holiday season tours for at least three years.
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It was now summer, and the holiday season had begun.
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It was always the same in the holiday season .
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Fresh goose is difficult to find except for during the holiday season , but frozen goose can be purchased the year around.
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Candied citron peel is available at supermarkets, particularly around the holiday season .
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And what would the holiday season be without classical Christmas music?
summer
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Of course he continued to take his family to Wyvis Hall regularly for their summer holidays .
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By chance he, his wife and child had spent their summer holiday at Sam Son.
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If you're off on a summer holiday you need to travel light.
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In spite of Ben, the summer holidays were wonderful.
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High standards of plumbing, sanitation and hygiene; special factors: school summer holiday peak demand; operator reliability and continuity.
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The really outstanding events of the year were the Powells' party and the summer holiday in Cornwall.
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Imagine - with Air Miles you don't have to wait for your annual summer holidays to come around.
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Victoria and Alex occasionally returned to Aunt Rose at Aberknowe for summer holidays .
weekend
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If football's not your game ... you can bank on a feast of other sports this holiday weekend .
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The incident happened over a holiday weekend .
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The rest of the bank holiday weekend passed slowly.
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The deadline comes in the middle of the Presidents' Day holiday weekend .
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Some outlying villages were still under several feet of water yesterday and weathermen warned of more to come in the holiday weekend .
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Marsha can not reach a doctor during the four-day holiday weekend .
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Until then, goodnight and a good bank holiday weekend .
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Perhaps, this morning, there is something at the office he must look into before the long holiday weekend .
■ VERB
book
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Chances are they are emailing their mates or booking holiday flights.
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Would you book a Roman holiday on the Internet?
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Seven or eight months later a customer booked a holiday , relying on an old unamended copy of the brochure.
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The map is colour-coded, easy to follow and essential for anyone booking a holiday in the resort.
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There are many areas of everyday life where we may need to write for information, eg when booking a holiday .
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Commission will be paid to the Society on six or more adult Medau members booking a holiday .
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There is no point booking a package holiday - this contains the essentially free spirit of the tack traveller.
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If you are booking a late-offer holiday any information and conditions issued in conjunction with that offer are also part of your contract.
enjoy
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For 12 years the Mellor family enjoyed holidays at Jim's seaside home with the builder and his wife.
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Elwin Silverstein, account executive with the Triad Insurance Group, enjoys the annual holiday brunch his employer hosts.
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Then it emerged that the Heritage Secretary and his family enjoyed two other luxury holidays courtesy of Middle East friends.
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They might even enjoy an annual seaside holiday week.
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Age &038; Fitness Active people of all ages enjoy these holidays .
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I looked my slimmest ever on my wedding day and thoroughly enjoyed my holiday .
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I could happily enjoy a really lazy holiday in Capraia.
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Apple Snails will enjoy a holiday in any tank over-run with algae, or unwanted plants.
go
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Ben always goes on holiday with his owner.
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She never went on holidays anywhere, she stayed with the nuns all the time.
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But most of all they are sad for Bea and Eugenie who may never go on holiday with Mummy and Daddy again.
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You could go for a live-aboard holiday .
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He went on holiday with a friend and his family.
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So we busy ourselves about the house or go on holiday in much the same way as we do our jobs.
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It's some guy called Harding and its his last work day before he goes on holiday .
offer
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Cuendet, a company offering holiday homes in everything from converted castles to farmhouses, was the best bet.
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Both companies are expected to offer some discounting for holiday sales.
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We can also offer short holidays for blind people in our two hotels, carefully adapted for their special needs.
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How can we offer a holiday of this quality for this price?
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The brochures offer holiday homes costing from £55 a week and touring and camping facilities from as little as £3.60 a night.
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Tuscan apartments offer a relaxing holiday for both young and old.
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There were approximately 700 firms offering holidays of some kind to consumers in the United Kingdom in 1986.
return
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Rail tickets from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to the city centre and return with all air holidays .
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Anyway, mum says I was restless when I returned from my second holiday there.
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Season and Holiday Fun Passes enable you to return time and again during your holiday .
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They have me the number of of Lomond Books to ring, when he returns from holiday .
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The two have returned from a disastrous holiday in Greecebut the worst is yet to come.
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It had appeared in the garden of the villa one morning soon after Nour had returned for the holidays .
spend
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I had no brother or sister and spent my holidays with my great aunt in the Isle of Wight.
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Melanne and Phil Verveer, the young friends with whom Tom had spent the holidays during his pastorate.
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If you have no relations to go to you can spend the holidays in the school.
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By chance he, his wife and child had spent their summer holiday at Sam Son.
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The princes will spend part of the holiday with each parent, Buckingham Palace confirmed.
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She wants our son only to spend holidays with her.
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I spent holidays at home, but went to school over here, and then into the Army.
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Instead of chilling with my friends after my GCSEs, I spent my summer holidays travelling the country.
take
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She loved travel, took walking and cycling holidays abroad, and was a good mountain climber.
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For their wedding in November all the village takes a holiday .
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Unlike human experts, they never take holidays and can be made available 24 hours a day.
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I have taken holidays and have spent money on nice things to do.
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Every trade took a holiday on the day of its patron saint.
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Left to their own devices, few people understandably wish to take a holiday in the winter months, other than at Christmas.
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Sometimes we take holidays , full of meaning and anticipation.
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We used to take our holidays on Inishbofin, it's where I learned to sail.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be in work mode/holiday mode etc
high days and holidays
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They were people who really let themselves go on high days and holidays, not likely to fuss about anything left over.
the festive season/period/holiday
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River Island women's range has already got party dresses in for the festive season.
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She was furious that the work could not be done during the festive season.
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The Chief Executive's Management Group have agreed that the same approach should be adopted for the festive season 1991/92.
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The food smelled good to her, reflecting the festive holiday preparation.
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We will always be grateful to the doctors and nurses who worked during the festive season, as well as all year round.
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With every good wish for the festive season and the New Year ahead.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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As a boy, Luckett spent his holidays here in Ledsham.
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France is the ideal place for a romantic holiday .
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I get four weeks' holiday each year.
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I had two weeks' holiday in Thailand last year.
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July 20th is the first day of the summer holidays.
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Last year we spent most of the Christmas holiday at our grandma's.
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Mrs Southey is on holiday in Florida.
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St Patrick's Day is a national holiday in Ireland.
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The roads are always busy on bank holidays.
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This shop is closed on Sundays and public holidays.
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We'd forgotten that July 14th was a holiday in France.
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We try to do as many different activities as we can with the children during the school holidays.
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Work has been so hectic - I really need a holiday .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And what with Leo home for a part of the holidays, life had been wonderful.
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Evan Mecham was nixing the holiday honoring the Rev.
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It paid for the entire holiday .
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The holiday is also celebrated with small gifts for children and the distribution of meat to the needy.
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Alternatively you can join in activities on a daily basis if you live or are holidaying in the area.
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If you are holidaying in Brittany this summer look for one in any local Maison de la Presse or Supermarché!