adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
absolutely
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It had been a wonderful night, absolutely marvellous .
how
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But how marvellous , Robbie thought wistfully, to be in a relationship where your lover was all things to you.
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One thinks how marvellous it would be to go on living.
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Why had no one told him how marvellous it was?
most
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It was the most marvellous feeling Constance had ever experienced.
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He says its the most marvellous thing in his life.
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But it turned out to be one of the most marvellous things we ever did.
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The pages were crisp and white and were filled with the most marvellous pictures of animals wearing clothes.
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Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside.
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Oh! that really was a most marvellous place.
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No, I've never met anyone of that quality, except Giacometti he was certainly a most marvellous man.
so
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The historical person was so marvellous , that legends grew round him and then doctrines were organized.
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I suppose he's so marvellous he's confident you'd come crawling back whatever happened?
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They were so marvellous those nurses, some of them so young and all so dedicated.
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That's what's so marvellous .
■ NOUN
job
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I must take the opportunity of saying what a marvellous job I thought both Captains did.
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The chap who directed Amadeus did a marvellous job .
opportunity
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Obviously the market is having an off day, and this is a marvellous opportunity for you to double your stake.
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Here, clearly, was a marvellous opportunity to give Pearce's principles free rein and see what costings they produced.
time
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Children of all ages have a marvellous time .
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It was a marvellous time , I think.
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To end on a happier note, I had a marvellous time in the robot business.
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Pupils at Kensington infants' school are having a marvellous time just mucking about.
view
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The final miles are among the best of the whole route through Lakeland fells giving marvellous views of Windermere.
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Four out of a total of nine are en suite and two are attic rooms with marvellous views over the village and hills.
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Here one was met by a bench - and indeed, by a most marvellous view over miles of the surrounding countryside.
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From here, they had a marvellous view over Dennistoun and beyond.
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This is particularly evident in the bedrooms which have private facilities, brick-tiled floors and windows on to marvellous views .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Anyway, they were marvellous , they couldn't do enough for you.
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How marvellous it was to hear him say that.
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Its foliage is pleasing and the seed pods are marvellous .
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Now, all kinds of marvellous technologies are used to read the message of the nucleic acids.
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The bees think they're marvellous .
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There are lots of galleries and museums and marvellous churches and castles.
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This is where that marvellous rag-bag of feeling we relieve through our tears comes to our aid.