verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sitting/kneeling/standing position
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The priest rose from his kneeling position by the bed.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
down
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He stepped gingerly into the Five Lions River, knelt down , and splashed icy water all over himself.
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Of course, and she knelt down to cut off a sizable chunk of venison.
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Then he went quiet and knelt down by the redhead.
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After a bit, she knelt down , opened the door of the heater, and lighted a fire.
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It was cold in the bedroom and she had shivered and kneeling down he had plugged in a small electric fire.
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And then sometimes I kneel down to help you with your work.
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He had a plastic bag in his pocket and he knelt down in the grass and scooped it up.
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Kathy crossed the porch, knelt down beside him, pressed the palm of her hand against his forehead.
on
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To continue, just lay a plank to kneel on , so that you don't disturb the last rows of bricks.
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He sat on a chair that was embroidered, like the thing you knelt on in church.
over
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I looked back at the rabbit, then got up and knelt over it.
there
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For a second or two Ben knelt there in front of him threateningly, his whole body tensed as if to act.
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He knelt there , completely attentive, and she never moved.
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As she knelt there , water soaking into her furs, it seemed to her that the masks were singing to her.
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He was cold to the bone and his clothes were wet through, but still he knelt there , waiting.
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His knees ached as he knelt there for hours.
■ NOUN
bed
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Then he kneels near the bed , the cigarette smoke filtering up into his eyes.
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He knelt by my bed , watching me until I became aware of the sound of his harsh breathing.
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I knelt beside her bed and draped an arm around her waist.
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Sam knelt beside his bed and felt underneath as far as he could reach.
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She pushed down the quilt and knelt on the bed .
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I knelt beside the bed and listened to him breathe.
body
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He would sit or kneel until his body ached, picking and stroking in his efforts to please her.
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We made our way gingerly along this route, and I knelt by the body .
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A priest ran out into the road and knelt beside a body which had shined the street red.
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Before he knew what he was doing, Dougal had scrambled into the gazebo and was kneeling beside the body .
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He was kneeling by the body , examining its wounds.
floor
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The dark man was also on the floor , kneeling .
front
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She saw herself, kneeling in front of the anvil.
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I knelt in front of her and she took my hands, smiling.
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An elderly woman came and knelt in front of Maryvonne and bowed so low that her forehead seemed to touch the tatami.
ground
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Running on, I saw a dim shape kneeling on the ground a few yards ahead of me.
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He pushed aside a woman kneeling on the stony ground .
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Outside the door we were made to kneel on the ground .
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He was made to kneel down on the ground , his head over the grate.
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He was kneeling on the dusty ground .
head
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But in the prayers, although she knelt and bowed her head , her attention was on the people in the church.
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Adam knelt behind her head and started to massage her shoulders.
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As he knelt by its head he cursed the men on either side who could have been responsible for such a war.
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He kneels by my head , grinning.
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At once both prisoners were made forcibly to kneel and lower their heads .
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Mary was kneeling with her head and shoulders inside the dark cave of a box-bed.
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Then he knelt and thrust his head into the water, its coldness bringing a shout to his lips.
knee
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She knelt between his knees looking small and vulnerable: her lips pouting provocatively, her eyes full of feminine promise.
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One man knelt on one knee behind the body while his friend moved around looking for the best angle for a snapshot.
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Repeat the exercise, this time kneeling on your right knee , and exercising the left leg.
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The rest stood round in groups or knelt on half-bald knees stained by the grass.
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She knelt on her knees , as Mandy had explained, resting her haunches against the wooden seat.
man
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The four men were forced to kneel at the edge of it with their hands bound tightly behind them.
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As George took them gently he saw a man kneeling on the floor, fiddling with large lenses and a camera.
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Instead, a burnt man kneels near a puddle, quietly brooding.
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I feel embarrassed, now that I let adult men kneel before me and shine my shoes.
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One man knelt on one knee behind the body while his friend moved around looking for the best angle for a snapshot.
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Then, toward the front, on the gospel side, he saw a man kneeling in a pew.
prayer
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You are here to kneel Where prayer has been valid.
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His sweatshirt hood, steeply pitched overhead: a lone monk kneeling at prayer at a partially disinterred altar.
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Many of the godly liked to portray themselves and their families kneeling in prayer on their tombs.
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Kopyion was kneeling as if in prayer .
woman
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He pushed aside a woman kneeling on the stony ground.
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An elderly woman came and knelt in front of Maryvonne and bowed so low that her forehead seemed to touch the tatami.
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He looked down at the woman kneeling by his side and felt his chest tighten with his love for her.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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An old woman was kneeling at the altar, her hands clasping a rosary.
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Grandpa knelt down and lifted the little girl into his arms.
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He told them to kneel , then began to say a prayer.
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You'll need to bring a small mat to kneel on.