verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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The gulls mewed and the sand shifted and the swan hurtled down and it was easy.
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Within seconds of hurtling down the runway the great plane was airborne.
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The slightest wind could send him hurtling down towards destruction.
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That means getting into Greenwich Park and hurtling down the hill.
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This gave me a great sense of freedom - and, just occasionally, I did hurtle down the street at night!
■ VERB
come
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The Audi came hurtling over the rise, too, one hubcap spinning away from it as it landed.
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Bursting from the trees ahead of him, three black shapes came hurtling towards him over the pine needle floor of the clearing.
send
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A neat step-over by Rocastle sent Thomas hurtling in on goal but Rhodes moved sharply off his line to smother the shot.
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The slightest wind could send him hurtling down towards destruction.
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The last time these two met, Ipswich won 2-0 and sent Norwich hurtling towards relegation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A few moments later the ferry hurtles past.
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It accelerated like one of those old twentieth century water-speed record breakers and hurtled over the water!
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Still calling to Williams for a more precise location, Adams hurtled through Pine Ridge village at high speed.
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They drove through the brightly lit city streets of Tsimshatsui, and it was like hurtling back to earth through the atmosphere.
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This gave me a great sense of freedom - and, just occasionally, I did hurtle down the street at night!
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Within seconds of hurtling down the runway the great plane was airborne.