COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a shudder ran/passed/went through sb
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A shudder ran through him at the touch of her fingers.
ran full tilt
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She ran full tilt into his arms.
ran headlong into
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Mortimer almost ran headlong into a patrol.
ran the gamut (= included all the possibilities between two extremes )
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Her feelings that day ran the gamut of emotions .
ran up a...tab
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He ran up a $4000 tab in long-distance calls.
ran...marathon
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Garcia ran the marathon in just under three hours.
ran...ragged (= made them do a lot of work )
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He ran United’s defence ragged .
shiver ran through (= went through )
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A shiver ran through me.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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And we know all the toast was white -- hey, we ran out of whole wheat and rye and muffins.
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His successors never again ran the town, as he did, but they always had a piece of the action.
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I ran my jobs over and over again, trying to get them right.
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Shadows ran down like rivers from the airy uplands, filling the depths with a gathering chill.
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They ran off as fast as their legs would carry them.
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Today thousands of commuters were delayed for up to 35 minutes as trains ran behind schedule.
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When her funds ran out, she began to beg donations from people in her neighborhood.