verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
renovate a house (= repair a house so that it is in good condition again )
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He makes money by renovating old houses and selling them on.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
building
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Property owners are renovating existing buildings .
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The banks would make loans with low interest rates and 1 5-year repayment schedules to owners, to renovate their buildings .
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Hotel deal Mr Pratt said they have already bought and renovated another derelict building in the same area.
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New owner Ena Giles spent over £30,000 in renovating the building , which had been vandalised while unoccupied.
house
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He and his wife Susan live in London and are renovating a house in Sussex.
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Souness has spent the summer recuperating and renovating his house at Mere, Cheshire.
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Fortunately John had learned many skills in the process of renovating the house .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He bought six old bicycles and renovated them.
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It will take over a year to renovate the historic hotel.
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The old theatre has been completely renovated and re-fitted.
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We decided to buy an old house and renovate it ourselves.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He renovated the place and made it so successful that he also bought the second shop where he had worked!
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Now the buildings are being renovated into 41 apartments, mainly for families earning less than $ 30, 000 a year.
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Recently it was completely renovated, and now looks brand new.
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The next step is to raise yet more money to renovate the other side.
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There were about 500 construction workers renovating the tower when the fire broke out.
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These are primarily to help buy, extend or renovate a surgery or consulting rooms.
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This was their temporary bedroom while the house was being renovated.