noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a fishing/hunting licence (= a licence that allows you to fish/hunt )
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He renewed his hunting license.
a hunting expedition
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He was joined on his hunting expedition by two local guides.
bargain hunting
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They're off to do some bargain hunting at the January sales.
house hunting (= the activity of looking at houses that you might buy )
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Have you had any success with your house hunting?
hunting ground
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Madeira used to be a happy hunting ground for antique collectors.
illegal parking/gambling/hunting etc
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The fines for illegal parking are likely to increase.
parade/hunting/burial etc ground
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These fields served as a hunting ground for the local people.
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The rivers are used as dumping grounds for industrial waste.
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He is buried in sacred ground.
the hunting/shooting/fishing season
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Autumn was traditionally the hunting season.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
fox
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Calls to end hare and fox hunting were defeated.
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He said fox hunting was a cruel practice and should be condemned.
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Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting .
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On a somewhat more controversial issue, Mr Milburn and Mr Bergg said they would support a ban on fox hunting .
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He had no strong views on fox hunting , he just went for a cheap day out.
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They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting .
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Of course they were. Fox hunting is an evil and cruel pastime.
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Time allowed 00:36 Read in studio Fox hunting is to be banned from all county council-owned land in Northamptonshire.
ground
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Junk shops and smaller museums became a more satisfactory hunting ground for her.
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Scandinavia was a happy hunting ground for him and he did the same for Nicolai Gedda.
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Some will not visit their usual hunting grounds for weeks.
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As well as keeping their eyes peeled for surface coins and jewellery, beachcombers also look for non-metal items on their foreshore hunting grounds .
job
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The one thing missing was an appearance by the man himself, but he was probably out job hunting .
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Last summer it'd had topped 14,000 and today almost 20,000 people find the job hunting tough going.
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Transcripts are also available on demand to support any student in job hunting while still on the Course.
lodge
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Built as a hunting lodge for the Deer Park it is said to be haunted by a huntsman in green!
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A grand Royal hunting lodge in Robin's day stood in a clearing in the wilderness in Sherwood Forest.
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This old hunting lodge began to deteriorate and when I was last there only one room was habitable.
rifle
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Two-thirds of the output from its factories is for civilian use - washing machines, prams and hunting rifles , for instance.
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So might Gianluigi's hunting rifle , for that matter.
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The gun case had room for six hunting rifles and there were two drawers underneath which were not locked.
season
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For the rest of the hunting season , the saboteurs will play a cat and mouse game with the huntsmen.
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Sam doesn't worry too much about hunting seasons .
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There is a deal of social activity now for the hunting season .
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Another county council could introduce a similar ban before the hunting season begins.
treasure
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New club Efforts are now under way to form a treasure hunting club in the Chester area.
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It was you who took Sybil treasure hunting in that condemned house.
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Currently I am selling a range of large and colourful A3 size photo-posters depicting scenes of treasure hunting and metal detecting.
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Learn a little about the likely finds and you can add a valuable second income to your usual treasure hunting activities.
■ VERB
ban
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They wanted them to vote against a motion to ban hunting on all county council owned land.
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It was the third time in five years the council had considered a motion to ban hunting .
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Time allowed 00:19 Read in studio Another county council has voted to ban fox hunting on publicly-owned land.
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Supporters of the campaign two years ago to ban hunting , believe this time they will win.
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The man who'd led the fight to ban hunting since the Tories lost control of Wiltshire had the scent of victory.
go
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Oh my, I think we're going hunting .
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Staff there were looking forward to the event until they realised that the Princess regularly went fox hunting .
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You tell your lover boy next time he goes lion hunting he should get himself just a little better organized.
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Rufus told himself now was no time to go hunting for libraries, he would go home first.
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They were interested spectators while he played polo, went fishing or fox hunting .
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The bear used to go hunting , and bring home game for both of them.
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One Sunday, he went hunting with his fierce black mastiffs, stopping only to swig at a flask of strong drink.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a happy/good hunting ground (for sth)
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I pass up a roadside rest area, a happy hunting ground for new cars and ready cash.
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In the early years of this century, many a collector found Madeira a happy hunting ground.
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Scandinavia was a happy hunting ground for him and he did the same for Nicolai Gedda.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Job hunting takes a lot of effort and can be a long, depressing process.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A gunman wearing a hunting outfit killed 13 people at the University of Montreal yesterday before committing suicide.
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Becky Blandford, who's still seriously ill more than forty eight hours after a hunting accident.
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Carnivores can also adjust the size of the hunting party to the kind of prey being sought.
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Diana later realized that Camilla saw Charles's love of hunting as a conduit to maintaining her own friendship.
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Oh my, I think we're going hunting .
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Since hunting was stopped about twenty years ago, the behaviour of the seals has changed dramatically.
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They're hunting , and you're hiding.
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They can not be predicted, and amateurs have a fine record in nova hunting .