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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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egg
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Palaces and diamonds as big as ostrich eggs and tiaras and Rollers and glasses and handbags.
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She survived until my sushi-maker served up the requisite salmon roe topped with the yoke of a tiny ostrich egg .
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Top left Four Piranesi prints grouped above a concealed radiator that sports two ostrich eggs .
feather
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Some of the figures depicted are clearly chiefs, wearing what may be ostrich feathers .
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You travel in style, with ostrich feathers .
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Overdress of glass beads, ostrich feathers and yarn.
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Her legs, in fishnet stockings, move gracefully, she fans herself with an ostrich feather .
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A svelte-looking black velvet off-the-shoulder number, with ostrich feather trim, was priced at £59.99.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Bailey said she regularly prepares sausage, meatloaf, hamburgers and roasts from ostrich meat instead of beef.
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Her legs, in fishnet stockings, move gracefully, she fans herself with an ostrich feather.
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Marchello said ostrich meat tastes like beef, is comparable in protein, but lower in fat, calories and cholesterol.
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She was behaving like an ostrich about Old Red - and a stubborn ostrich at that!
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There is a vulture that breaks ostrich eggs by hurling stones with its beak.
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You will notice phrases like crocodile tears, the elephant never forgets, and the ostrich burying its head in the sand.