verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
sob story
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a sob story about how she lost all her money
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
uncontrollably
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He woke up finally from a nightmare of dismembered bodies and prison guards to find himself bathed in sweat and sobbing uncontrollably .
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I sensed his wavering and I began sobbing uncontrollably .
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Julie dropped the hammer and found she was sobbing uncontrollably .
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His brother, Antonio, shook and sobbed uncontrollably as he spoke.
■ VERB
begin
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As she stumbled along the path, she began to sob .
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On this morning, he begins sobbing .
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Norman sank to his knees and began to sob piteously.
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I sensed his wavering and I began sobbing uncontrollably.
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Eleanor stifled a groan, put her hands over her face and began quietly sobbing .
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Hoc and his brother shrank back in momentary horror front the man dying at their feet; then Hoc began sobbing loudly.
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She began to sob and moan.
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Bobby grabbed hold of his hand and held it tightly: Minton turned his face to the wall and began to sob .
start
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As he approached Quigley, Quigley started to sob .
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And then I started to sob .
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She started to sob , slowly at first, then harsher.
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She apologized, but fifteen seconds later she started sobbing again.
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And one time we sat there and he started to sob .
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She started to sob out loud.
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Jay had somehow manoeuvred me into the room by now and at the sight of me Martha started sobbing even more.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Please don't leave me," he sobbed.
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My mother was sobbing uncontrollably.
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The child covered her face with her hands and started to sob uncontrollably.
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The sound of her sobbing kept them awake all night.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As she stumbled along the path, she began to sob .
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But Denver was shaking now and sobbing so she could not speak.
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Her parents were there, sobbing painfully, her younger brother, and older sister.
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Hysterically light with fear, I ran sobbing to my room.
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Leyland was sitting beside me, and he was sobbing, too.
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Manny, leaning against the side of the building, was holding Maryellen, who was sobbing loudly.
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She started to sob , slowly at first, then harsher.
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The sobbing woman is out of order, embarrassing, unreasonable.