noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
4 nights/3 weeks etc in a row
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She’s been out four nights in a row.
a cold night/day
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It was a cold night with a starlit sky.
a night raid (= an attack that takes place at night )
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The night raids were almost non-stop.
a night shift
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She found it hard to stay awake during her night shifts at the factory.
be on day/night shifts (= be working a series of day or night shifts )
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He’s on night shifts all next week.
be on the late/early/night etc shift (= be working a particular shift )
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She’s on the late shift.
bonfire night
chilly day/night/evening etc
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a chilly November morning
city/cat/night etc person (= someone who likes a particular kind of thing )
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I’m not a morning person.
election day/night (= the day or night when people are voting and the votes are being counted )
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We urge all our supporters to get out and vote on election night.
fateful day/night/year etc
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The goalkeeper on that fateful day in 1954 was Fred Martin.
first night
from morning till night (= all day – used for emphasis )
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He works from morning till night.
from morning to night (= without stopping )
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housewives who work from morning to night
gala dinner/performance/night etc
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the Society’s Gala Dinner
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a charity gala evening
good night
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Good night. Sleep well.
Guy Fawkes Night
kiss sb goodbye/good night etc
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Kiss Daddy good night.
last night/week/year etc
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Did you see the game on TV last night?
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The law was passed last August.
late at night
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It was not a place to walk in late at night .
late nights (= nights when she went to bed after the normal time )
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She looked tired – too many late nights .
night class
night depository
night duty
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She is on night duty at the hospital.
night out with the boys
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Friday is his night out with the boys .
night owl
night porter
night safe
night school
night shift
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She’s on the night shift this week.
night spot
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my favourite New York night spot
night vision (= the ability to see when it is dark )
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Cats have good night vision but can’t see colour very well.
night watchman
opening night
quiet night in (= an evening when you stay at home and relax )
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I’m going to have a quiet night in .
quiz night British English
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a quiz night held in the local pub
sb’s wedding night
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They spent their wedding night in a hotel.
stag night
stay the night/stay overnight/stay over (= stay from one evening to the next day )
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Did you stay the night at Carolyn’s?
stillness of the night
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Somewhere in the stillness of the night , an owl hooted.
the middle of the night/day
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I got a phone call from her in the middle of the night!
the morning/evening/night air
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He stepped out and breathed in the cold morning air.
the night/evening/morning sky
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The moon is the brightest object visible in the night sky.
tomorrow morning/night etc
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We’re meeting tomorrow evening.
work days/nights/weekends etc
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I get paid more if I work nights.
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We’re sometimes expected to work twelve-hour days.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
good
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Dunne excused himself, said good night to Cassidy, nodded to the Gallaghers, and went upstairs.
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A good night to you, Sandy.
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Let us go gently into that good night .
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I just said good night to her.
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I worked really hard which meant I got tired and could sleep better at night .
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Instead, I did some-thing that even as a lapsed Catholic I still did for good luck on nights before exams.
late
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Other facilities include lounge &038; late night bar for guests.
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They met for lunch in Washington Park, smoked dope with her newspaper friends, were invited together to late night parties.
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My master came in very late last night .
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There is feasting and singing till late at night .
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Eating late at night will help me sleep.
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Meanwhile he spends more time indoors than he did before - and never ventures into Swindon alone late at night .
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He did not leave until late at night and had even been observed climbing into his jeep on Sunday morning.
long
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Many long nights he would brood in his tower, and soon he was turned stoop-shouldered and prematurely old by his duties.
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I loved the sense of family warmth that radiated through those long kitchen nights of talk....
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It was the longest night she had ever spent.
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Once after a long night of studies, a fellow student told Richardson she looked a little tired.
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At the end of the long night , he could still only guess at one name.
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If so, it was a long night , give or take 15 years.
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It looked as if it might be a long night .
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They took long walks at night .
previous
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Alan thought of the little scene he had witnessed the previous night .
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The next day I told the London syndicate manager of my conversation the previous night .
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He remembered the confessions of the previous night , and he remembered the young man who had confronted him outside his hotel.
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It was somewhat later than the previous night , perhaps ten or twelve minutes before one.
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She awoke with her body lazily relaxed, only slight soreness to remind her of what had happened the previous night .
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The previous night , Charles guided Artesia to its second straight state title.
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And where had Amy been the previous night when her husband was being killed?
sleepless
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A sleepless night had added to her pallor and the haunted look in her eyes.
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Sheila spent many sleepless nights figuring out how to deliver for her first major customer.
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I felt lonely and afraid, and had many sleepless nights .
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The four travellers passed a sleepless night , each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow on him.
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His social conscience, dulled by a sleepless night , was now barely alive.
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Thus begins the chronic cycle of tired days and sleepless nights .
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For several sleepless nights , Charity had been engaged in what she would call tiny wrestling with herself.
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Just getting it insured had been a process that took months, endless costly phone calls, and sleepless nights .
■ NOUN
air
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In the clear night air the sound of battle at the nearest of the gates was clearly audible.
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We were breathing fogs in the cold night air .
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The night air was fresh, washed by the storm into a cool clarity.
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The rush of night air might do me some good.
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Then go for a walk and let the night air dry your tears.
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The windows were open; the telephone rang into the night air .
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Everyone else had gone back out into the cold night air , except her three companions and the proprietor.
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The ambulance was already gone, but patrol cars were still there, radios squawking in the night air .
friday
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On a Friday night he would drink a pint of lemonade at the bar.
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He pitched his butt off Friday night .
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Before each of the Tuesday and Friday night performances, there are two practice sessions.
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Bobby Bonilla has the flu, which is why Leyland removed him in the fifth inning of Game 3 Friday night .
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But the phone company patched through a line Friday night , and du Pont answered the telephone when authorities called.
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Simon, 56, died in his Louisville home Friday night .
monday
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Hollywood celebrates the glitz and the glamour of the Oscars next Monday night .
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His team had just lost Game 5 Monday night to Baltimore, 4-2.
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On Monday night , Celner called Zylstra about the same time she called police, he said.
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Buchanan also called on independents and Democrats to flood the precinct meetings Monday night .
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The Cardinals do not play on Monday night .
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Attempts to locate Hoster Monday night were unsuccessful.
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Also, Gingrich plans to address a Republican caucus Monday night .
saturday
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The restaurant closed shortly after 5 p. m. the Saturday night we stayed there.
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On Saturday night , the 476 convention delegates will question Republican presidential hopefuls.
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A quarter moon has peeked out from thin clouds on a Saturday night .
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Holyfield has made $ 64 million in his last two fights, including $ 20 million Saturday night .
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He was on the left baseline and lofted a shot that looked very much like the 19 others he made Saturday night .
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The latest attack occurred Saturday night .
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The Los Angeles Kings' newest new look, unveiled Saturday night , can be summed up in four words.
sky
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He had seen their silhouette against the night sky .
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But more telescopes are needed to provide continuous coverage of the night sky at all latitudes.
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A slender new crescent moon lay on its back high in the clear night sky .
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Even Orion stands on his head in the night sky .
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When they are installed the structure will gleam in reflected sunlight to become one of the brightest objects in the night sky .
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Such a perfect green disk under such a perfect night sky .
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Something about the great sweep of the night sky .
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The plane slipped easily down out of the night sky on to the Doha runway.
sunday
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To plot what needs to be done, family members have come together on Sunday nights for supper.
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How crowded was the Greensboro Hilton Sunday night ?
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The storm reached blizzard proportions Sunday night when winds reached 35 miles per hour.
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On Sunday nights she returned to the room where Miriam and the baby lived.
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Barrett said he and his wife were watching a tape of the 49ers win over the Falcons Sunday night .
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The already cluttered resume of Magic Johnson grew a little longer Sunday night .
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And they made enough big plays on their own Sunday night .
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My own favorite involves the time I had to rent a tuxedo jacket for a Sunday night Tony Awards ceremony.
thursday
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If Thursday night was all an act, then you best find the line for tickets.
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Flood stage is 28 feet, and the river was at 27.37 feet Thursday night .
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Barry, who was not available for comment Thursday night , has never been a favorite of congressional Republicans.
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Two people remained hospitalized Thursday night .
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Federal authorities said Thursday night they were concerned that more letter bombs could be circulating in the postal system.
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Pull on those Rockports and head downtown for another Thursday night Art Walk.
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If a Game 7 is necessary, it will be played Thursday night .
tuesday
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The company had taken off for London on a Sunday at noon, arriving Monday at noon for a Tuesday night opening.
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These are the Celtics who have turned the stomachs of their loyalists greener than the jerseys they were wearing wearing Tuesday night .
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The cause of the accident was still unclear Tuesday night .
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Only Tuesday night did campaign sources reveal that he would relinquish the day-to-day duties of the leadership post.
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The Senate approved Mr Johnson by a unanimous voice vote late Tuesday night .
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Never, however, has so little happened inside the 5-year-old building as occurred Tuesday night .
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The 1-5 Warriors skittered around energetically in Seattle Tuesday night .
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So who had the chalk outline around their corpse on Tuesday night ?
wednesday
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The sadistic gang appeared to have held a party in the zoo grounds late on Wednesday night .
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She had been sitting in the first row near center ice Wednesday night when the accident occurred.
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Faced with few options, the City Council unanimously agreed to the upgrade Wednesday night .
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The power was on self-congratulatory display Wednesday night on the White House south lawn.
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On Wednesday night , Alou insisted he would play Friday.
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Both Dole and Kemp will be officially nominated Wednesday night and will deliver their acceptance speeches Thursday night.
■ VERB
open
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The trade here is of a more usual nature with the pubs open to 11 at night .
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Bord and Clarke teased in a giddy opening night telegram.
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But there were no complaints from the capacity crowd at Darlington Civic Theatre on opening night .
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Suffocating and wants doors and windows open at night .
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He was sidelined by a groin strain throughout much of training camp but was ready to play by opening night .
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Anyway, opens first night - this mind-reader comes on - audience really gives him the bird.
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The fans will be muffled, or the old spots will be reinstalled, by opening night .
sleep
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How anyone can tax ill people and sleep at night is beyond me.
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She would cry herself to sleep at night .
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Marie had slept well last night: there had been no dreams of violence.
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To improve your chances of sleeping through the night , lower the heat and try running a humidifier during the night.
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She was very overactive and had not slept for three nights .
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I hope he can sleep at night , and that he trains those talents on something as large as he deserves.
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I can't sleep at nights from thinking of those dreadful things you describe.
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And they slept through the night .
spend
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Finally, operators recommend that motorhome clients spend their first night in a hotel or motel.
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We tried to find one of his friends to spend the night , but they all had other plans.
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He appeared before Teesside magistrates on Thursday after spending a night in a police cell.
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C., said he spent three nights out of the house but has returned.
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We had both spent three days and nights at the hospital the previous week.
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He spent many nights sleeping in an open orchard in torrential rain until he located a small cave.
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And even after we spent the night together you were still busy distrusting me.
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Bumblebees tucking themselves into the fireweed blossoms to spend the night .
stay
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Book 14 days ahead and stay over a Saturday night .
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Both cities were bombarded by aerial sprayers; residents were advised to stay indoors at night .
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A Mr Crump stayed here last night , a Liverpool merchant.
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Everyone knows that you get a lower air fare if you stay over a Saturday night .
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Des Etrangers A complimentary bottle of Spumante for all guests staying 14 nights .
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But not a one of them was able to stay awake through the night , so they all were beheaded.
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Wolfenstein is so addictive you will probably attempt to play it to a conclusion by staying up all night .
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Davis now plans to reopen it Friday and stay open all night , defying county officials and the sheriff's lawyers.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a sleepless night
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After a sleepless night Stavrogin sets forth.
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He'd had a sleepless night thinking over how badly things had gone.
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He lives with them every day, and sweats them out on many a sleepless night.
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His eyes were red-rimmed, their gilded brightness dulled from a sleepless night, and perhaps also from weeping.
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His social conscience, dulled by a sleepless night, was now barely alive.
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She couldn't even feel resentful that he slept so peacefully after she had suffered a sleepless night of angst.
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She had plenty of time to think it over during a sleepless night, and on the train in the morning.
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The four travellers passed a sleepless night, each thinking of the gift Oz had promised to bestow on him.
an early night
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Below once more, with everything as secure as she could make it, she decided she might as well have an early night.
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Cancel any evening plans - have an early night.
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Everyone is contemplating an early night - it has been a long day, one of the busiest for a while.
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He himself had drunk one quick light beer before excusing himself for an early night.
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I should have left you to fix your light snack and have an early night.
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I was planning on an early night.
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In any case, after dinner you will need an early night.
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She tidied up the sitting-room, promising herself an early night with a book.
by day/night
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As the war proceeded, however, several started operating by night and with all the lights blacked out.
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At my home in Tucson, summer days that reach I1O0F may be followed by nights that drop to 700F.
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He slept more than any other president, whether by day or by night.
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Look at the teamster on the highway, wending to market by day or night; does any divinity stir within him?
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On the Earth there is regularly more evaporation - effusions of water vapour from the surface - by day than by night.
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The legend concerns three builders of a castle who found that the work they did by day was undone by night.
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Very often bream have remarkably fixed movements and follow the same watery paths day by day.
filthy weather/night/day
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It looked like being a filthy night.
it'll be all right on the night
last thing (at night)
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Take a couple of these pills last thing at night to help you get to sleep.
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I agree with that last thing.
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It was the last thing he wanted to do.
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The last thing he said to me last night: I still want that money.
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The last thing Republicans need is a nominee who runs from the Republican House, who is defensive about their agenda.
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The last thing she felt, apart from the pain, was surprise.
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The last thing that I want to do is stray out of order.
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The last thing you need is confusion over that.
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Working is the last thing on their minds.
make a day/night/evening of it
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Why don't you make a day of it and have lunch with us?
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I had known Sophie for about three months by then, and she insisted on making an evening of it.
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Imagine how lovely it would be - you could take the whole family and make a day of it.
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They make a day of it, tailgating before the game and, weather permitting, after it, too.
morning, noon, and night
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I've been going to meetings morning , noon, and night lately.
night and day
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My next door neighbor's dog barks day and night.
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Does that thing play night and day , Harding?
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Even those who live in the City must wear spectacles night and day .
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He is sleepless, crying out night and day .
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I had to be at his beck and call, night and day .
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Leave pumped water to run night and day to increase oxygen content; add more water if needed.
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Seizing upon this opportunity, the Santanistas worked night and day to undermine the Herrera administration.
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She drove me crazy, night and day , she wanted sneakers, she wanted sneakers.
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The only way into his protective case was through a little trap door he kept locked night and day .
night/darkness/dusk falls
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The lights came on as darkness fell on the city.
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And this becomes more intense as night falls .
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As darkness falls an eerie voice Whines beware, beware, beware.
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As darkness falls the immortal sounds of John Hurley will be heard in the upstairs Bar.
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As dusk falls crowds of people walk towards the town to meet the tanker.
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As night falls the houses light up one by one, and smugglers move stealthily about in the moonlight.
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As night falls , the scene changes.
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As night falls , there are nightclubs and discos for those with lots of energy left.
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I drain it, pack my bags, close off the propane, and before dusk falls reluctantly board up the cabin.
restless night
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Another restless night followed, but she determinedly settled down to work again the next morning.
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I'd had quite a restless night, and breakfast didn't look appetizing.
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After a restless night, she tried again next morning, but with no more success.
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After such a restless night, no doubt arguments were inevitable.
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Her sleepless, restless night seemed a long way off.
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Hopefully Bill Gates will have a few restless nights too.
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I had quite a restless night, and did not really fancy the tea I was brought in the morning.
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She had a restless night and is finding it difficult to sleep because of the memories of the attack.
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Sir John had spent a restless night, tossing from side to side in his great double bed.
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Something of the atmosphere in Roxie Farmer's house seemed to go home with Coffin and give him a restless night.
rough night
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Sounds as if he had a rough night trying to keep pace with his hosts, poor fellow!
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They had a rough night last night.
spend the night (at sth)
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At best, the staff may be invited to spend the night, but all facilities must be tested.
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Jones received medical attention on the canvas and spent the night in hospital for observation.
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Perhaps they're going to spend the night on the mountain.
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She had taken it for granted that they would spend the night in Denver.
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Wan na spend the night at my house?
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When Hakuhinkan finally said it would have some this morning, she and Tanaka spent the night on the sidewalk.
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Yet I also felt very fearful: I was a cosmos that had nowhere to spend the night.
spend the night with sb
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He wanted to spend the night with his family.
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How could I have expected to spend the night with a woman?
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Just after Christmas she had travelled up to Birmingham after work one evening, to spend the night with him.
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She's going to spend the night with me.
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Sonya had asked me to come back to spend the night with her.
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Twice Ferdinando had come down to spend the night with her and twice she had refused him without offering any adequate reason.
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We were headed for Taylorstown, five miles away, to spend the night with Uncle Miller.
the dead of night/winter
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Even in the dead of night this was Frankie's house.
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I felt as if I had been violated in the dead of night.
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My house feels solid and safe and orderly; hyacinths and narcissus bloom indoors here even in the dead of winter.
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People moving about in the dead of night, poisons being administered in a locked room.
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Purple coneflower, a favored plant of summer, finds a second season in the dead of winter.
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She imagined Anastasia, Peace and Calm meeting in the dead of night to plan just this scene between them.
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The brave soldier was alone but stood his ground after confronting the men in the dead of night.
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The gangs carry out their raids in the dead of night, kitted out with night-sights and camouflage gear.
the still of the night/evening etc
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No longer are her anxious snorts heard in the still of the night.
under (the) cover of darkness/night
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Kawaja fueled speculation by publicly suggesting that barrels of the by-product were shipped out under cover of night.
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Later, under cover of darkness, they crept into the house, where Charles hid for the night in the attic.
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Locals under the cover of darkness.
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Several of us ducked out under cover of darkness, even as others arrived.
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The actual emergence usually takes place under cover of darkness.
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They would exit under cover of darkness at one of numerous drop-zones fifty kilometres from the vast sprawl of Sagramaso City.
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They would pull out under cover of darkness.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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a cold night
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It was on the evening news a couple of nights ago.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At night the ground is cold: -8C.
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At night , too, it is almost silent.
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Every other night he wet his bed, and he argued with Clarisa almost constantly.
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From that night on, we were more and more successful.
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From that night their courtship had been her life.
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One night , I was taken there.
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Stay in a superior room with flowers and champagne on arrival at a supplement of £35 per person per night .