I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
insert a CD
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First insert the CD into your player.
insert a key formal (= put it in a lock )
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She inserted the key into the lock.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
catheter
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He often inserted the catheter into his bladder with force, causing pain.
clause
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It is encouraging that the National Union of Journalists has now inserted an anti-ageist clause into its code of conduct.
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The newly inserted clause in the lease required a tenant to vacate the premises on 90 days notice.
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Subsequently, the Government inserted a clause of their own which went some way to meet Lord Scarman's amendment.
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He has inserted a clause into his contract which bans screenwriter Joel Silver from the set while he is working.
key
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It's hardly difficult to guess the sequence of events immediately after he'd quietly inserted his key in the Yale lock.
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He tried to fend the animal off with his elbow while inserting the key in the office door.
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Alexander Rokovssky carefully inserted a skeleton key , and slowly turned it.
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An example would be a keyhole shaped in such a way that one can physically insert the key only right side up.
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Roman was by her side as she inserted her key in the lock.
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I tucked the flashlight up under my arm and prayed that I was inserting the proper key into the lock.
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Dexter jumped inside and inserted the ignition key .
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With one hand on the hot steering wheel, you reach forward to insert the key in the ignition.
lines
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Named after the strips of lead which used to be inserted between lines of metal type.
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You press the Enter key to begin a new paragraph or to insert blank lines in the text.
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If using a longer message or saying, you could insert thin decorative lines between each line of text.
name
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Press Alt-A to insert the company name again. 6.
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Since only the address and salutation differ for each letter, we will not insert variable names .
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At each place where some variable, or specific, information is needed, we will insert a variable name .
needle
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Quickly Robert inserted the needle into the thigh muscle, and in about a minute, the small body went limp.
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She struggled to find a vein to insert a needle for a transfusion.
page
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Gathering the operation of inserting the printed pages , sections or signatures of a book in the correct order for binding.
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To insert a conditional page break, type the table, then count the number of lines it occupies.
text
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We used a template and inserted or copied text wherever variable information was needed.
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Thus, when you insert it into text , existing characters move to the right and down to make room.
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But you can not insert or delete any text .
tube
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Removing the nasal pack and inserting a nasopharyngeal tube did not improve matters.
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He was later transferred to Middlesbrough General, where he underwent a 2 7hour operation to insert a tube into his windpipe.
word
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Letters omitted or inserted Omissions, sixteen words .
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The people who inserted those words have not changed their minds.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Insert the correct coins, then select the drink you want and press the button.
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A clause was inserted in the contract that gives him 30% of any future earnings.
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A nurse carefully inserted the needle into my left arm.
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A very thin sheet of paper is then inserted between the metal plates.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A stone wall had subsequently been inserted, obscuring its original width.
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He tried to fend the animal off with his elbow while inserting the key in the office door.
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Important missing scenes have been found and inserted and there is a new score from Carl Davis.
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Surgeons then insert another probe that emits high-frequency radio waves-similar to microwaves-heating the surrounding tissue and creating a small lesion.
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Then Macintosh would prompt you to eject Fred and insert Fred Redux.
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Theoretically you could insert a row for every individual by name.
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This lets you insert your own titles and other word captions.
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While Gilbert had inserted some new titles, Alan added a completely new book dealing with sacramental law.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
contain
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The Pack also contains helpful inserts describing clearly the Barclays services which we offer to new and growing businesses.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Look for the coupon inserts in Sunday's paper.
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The Tri-X table comes with glass, granite, or steel inserts.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Application forms will be circulated as an insert in the May edition of Chemistry in Britain.
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Bernstein briefed Bill Brady, the night metropolitan editor, and proposed a two-paragraph insert .
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Maybe a sideways knit, diagonal knit, collar or insert ?
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On most machines, the insert ends automatically as the counter reaches zero again.
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The square bracket shows the position of the insert .
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The use of gas-assisted injection-moulding allowed a lighter structure without metal inserts.