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COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
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sea
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The fisherman cut their lines and set sail for port, but the sea serpent continued to follow them.
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In return Apollo sent a pestilence, and Poseidon the sea serpent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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His tongue is a deadly poisonous serpent .
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I felt that serpents and other slimy creatures 53 were creeping around me.
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Some people interpret this to mean that the neocortex makes us human and we must suppress the limbic serpent in ourselves.
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The effect was beautiful, as even a serpent is beautiful once the fear of it is overcome.
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The entwined serpents forming a double helix gave birth to the Caduceus.
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The ram-headed serpent was one of the most impressive and typical of the Celtic cult animals.
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You will find two little serpents of gold fastened to the cloak.