adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a pregnant pause (= one that is full of meaning or emotion )
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‘OK. Let’s move on,’ said the President after a pregnant pause.
heavily pregnant
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His wife was heavily pregnant at the time.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
already
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She was already pregnant when Hugh met her.
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Virgin greenfly give birth to virgin young that are already pregnant with other virgins.
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A shy, thin, very beautiful young girl, she was already pregnant .
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The rumours said that his bride was already pregnant when he married her.
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They were already pregnant and the foals were born last week within 3 days of each other.
heavily
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But please note that you shouldn't move heavily pregnant livebearers, as it can cause them to miscarry.
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She was heavily pregnant but she was questioned and made to wait for the next twelve hours without food or water.
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When I was heavily pregnant we lived in one room that was infested with red ants.
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Then I went to an aqua class with my neighbour who was heavily pregnant at the time.
very
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If he really and honestly was still attracted to her now that she was practically middle-aged and pregnant . Very pregnant.
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Other women came over; one was very pregnant .
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At the time, Smith was very pregnant , wearing a beige maternity dress.
■ NOUN
female
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A profound psychical revolution might erupt from this experience of the pregnant female as priest.
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Cubs and even foetuses cut from the bodies of pregnant females were added to individual hunters' totals.
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As they watched, he skinned a pregnant female and pulled a perfectly formed foetus from its belly.
girl
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There was one pregnant girl in there, we knew she was losing her baby.
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Lousy test scores, the promotion of students who are already performing below grade level, dropouts and pregnant girls .
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Ameia attended a school that offers special classes and support services for pregnant girls .
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The search ended after Lidia Romero, 29, found the pregnant girl and Sotelo panhandling outside a grocery store.
girlfriend
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The court had already heard how Westmore James went to Banbury to see his pregnant girlfriend .
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A FATHER-to-be kicked and punched his pregnant girlfriend in a row.
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The problem with his lofty sentiments and pregnant pauses was that they were completely eclipsed by his reputation.
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There was a long silence - what I think might be called a pregnant pause .
wife
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Gilfoyle, 31-year-old auxiliary nurse at a private hospital, has pleaded not guilty to murdering his eight-month pregnant wife , Paula.
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He had a baby, a pregnant wife , and a new house in London with a large mortgage.
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His pregnant wife and two eldest sons had already been killed.
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She made Fred see himself only as she described him as a man who was deliberately making his now pregnant wife unhappy.
woman
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We also campaigned against the widespread practice of pregnancy tests by employers and the dismissal of pregnant women .
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Also patron of the falsely accused, childbirth, obstetricians, and pregnant women .
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In February 1985 a young pregnant woman from Ballywilliam, Nenagh, Co.
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When a pregnant woman drinks a cup of coffee, her unborn child experiences the same degree of stimulation.
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Diabetics are liable to deficiencies, and 4 per cent of pregnant women are also at risk.
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By this device, the disabled, the elderly poor and low-income pregnant women would retain the open-ended entitlements they now enjoy.
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This is a war in which children and babies have frequently had their throats cut, and pregnant women been disembowelled.
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Children, pregnant women and the old and sick were advised to stay indoors.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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By this time I was heavily pregnant and could hardly get into any of my clothes.
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The health centre provides milk and vitamins for pregnant women.
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We can't stop teens from having sex, but we can help them to avoid getting pregnant .
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When did you find out you were pregnant ?
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When I was pregnant with Mandy, I felt fat and unattractive.
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When Janette was three months pregnant , she caught flu.
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When our cat was pregnant she looked like a round, furry ball.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In her alternative class for pregnant teens at school, she was surrounded by 13 -, 14-and 15-year-olds.
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It was an interesting move pregnant with unforeseen circumstances, not least the concern and misunderstanding to which it gave rise locally.
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She thought perhaps the baby was very clever: her friends remarked upon how sharp she'd got since she became pregnant .
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They are against it, except if they, their secret lover or their 14-year-old daughter is pregnant .
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They went back to natural oestrogen, a cumbersome and expensive product, harvested from the urine of pregnant mares.
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Three months later, she shows up pregnant on his doorstep.
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When she was pregnant , she washed clothes.
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Within a few months, Gordeeva was pregnant .