noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
childlike innocence/simplicity/directness
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‘You know I love you,’ she said with childlike simplicity.
maintain your innocence (= say that you did not commit a crime )
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He maintained his innocence and said the allegations were ‘ridiculous’.
protesting...innocence
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Years later, he is still protesting his innocence .
prove sb's guilt/innocence
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There was no way she could prove her innocence.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
childlike
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Corbett had always liked Prince Edward; he had a roguish air, coupled with an almost childlike innocence .
■ VERB
believe
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He had claimed to believe in her innocence , but had not apologised for misjudging and insulting her.
lose
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She awoke with the innocent children asleep around her, she who had lost her innocence .
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They have lost their charm, having long ago lost their innocence .
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Have we lost our collective innocence ?
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Ronnie had made her lose her innocence .
maintain
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It will be said that children should maintain their innocence and should be protected from such distressing subjects as bereavement.
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Both men maintain their innocence and are fighting extradition.
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The four have maintained their innocence of the charges.
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He is pleasant, quite soft-spoken and a personable gentleman who maintains his innocence .
proclaim
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The Institute could not possibly prejudge matters by proclaiming the auditors' innocence from the outset.
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His looming cameo proclaims sweet innocence , and through the next two-hours we will endure several sightings of his ghost.
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Meredith at first proclaimed his innocence but friction between the player and the club led to further disclosures.
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Others, including Betsy Kelly, eventually plea-bargained, while steadfastly proclaiming their innocence .
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When Saad's note proclaiming his innocence was discovered there was an outcry in the village.
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Hamilton, proclaiming his innocence , was forced out as trade minister in charge of business integrity.
protest
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He's been on remand for twenty months and always protested his innocence .
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They protested their innocence , and referred to the fact that no charges had been brought against them.
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She wasn't going to protest her innocence again, but it was time this scene with its explosive potential was ended.
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What is absolutely clear is that the three prisoners have themselves vehemently protested their innocence from day one.
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The shipowner had protested his innocence , claiming that the loss of his ship was genuine.
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He and his son John protested their innocence to a Parliamentary committee, and nothing could be proved against them.
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If he protests his innocence , he is doing just what he would do if he were guilty.
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But within this controversy lay another, which left two proud men protesting their innocence .
prove
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You have proved your innocence , and you are not on trial to prove that again.
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Suspected of murdering his wife, Krane got off on a technicality and is now obsessed with proving his innocence .
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Billy the Badger had much more difficulty in proving his innocence , although he admitted to stealing chickens.
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He even performed a miracle to prove his innocence .
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Nothing she had said or done had altered his rigid beliefs, and she couldn't prove her innocence without betraying Lori.
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Kelly proved his innocence by showing police that his fingerprints do not match those of the shoplifter.
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Would the contents of the faded envelope finally prove his father's innocence ?
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This only adds to the dynamism between them as he tries to prove Von Bulow's innocence .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be all smiles/innocence/sweetness etc
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And the sporty victim herself was all smiles, too.
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But the next day Zara and Johnson were all smiles as they enjoyed a day out at a pub.
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Fakhru was all smiles and had his son by the throat.
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In the resulting calm Tam and his brother resurfaced and were all smiles.
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Instead, this way, they were all innocence, all planning.
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When he entered the kitchen, bringing a great gust of cold air with him, he was all smiles.
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Your eyes are all innocence, but your lips are pure fire.
be the picture of health/innocence/despair etc
profess your innocence
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If they can come to a binding agreement, the prisoners will both profess their innocence and be sentenced to two years.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Lawyers are trying to prove their client's innocence .