I. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
arm
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The two combatants were armed with spears and shields, and each man had sword and dagger at his belt.
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It is being driven forward by a horned deity at the rear, armed with a long spear .
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Vietminh guerrillas, some armed with spears and machetes or, primitive flintlocks, marched to the cadence of gongs and drums.
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They were all armed with spears , short bows and wicked little daggers pushed into their belts.
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They may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 point per model.
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Any Mobs of spider riders may be armed with spears at an additional cost of +1 points per model.
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While encompassed with enemies armed with the spears of mistaken ideals.
carry
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It was carrying a three-pointed spear in one hand and a rough cloth sack in the other.
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Bunched tightly together by older men in animal skins and carrying spears , they perform a ceremonial dance to insistent drumming.
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He carried a bronze-bladed spear and a heavy Saxon long sword, which he had won in forest combat some years before.
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She was carrying a small spear and only just had time to raise it and thrust it at the Scarag.
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James carrying a spear for the Royal Shakespeare Company.
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They are in elaborate head-dresses and carry shields and spears .
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His face is painted and he is carrying a spear .
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One warrior wears helmet with a nasal guard and carries a spear with cross pieces.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As they move forward, Tepilit, without warning, hurls his spear at the district officer from a few feet away.
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He fought them, one man against a whole company, and his flying spear struck down warrior after warrior.
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He waited, wondering, clutching his spear .
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If the spear killed attackers, so much the better.
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James Mellaart reports evidence from Catal Huyuk for the use of the slingshot, bow and arrow, lance, and spear .
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Many are armoured; for the shield may be as important for victory as the sword or the spear .
II. verb
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At its current pace, the industrial average could spear both of my numbers by the end of next week.
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But each time it was a sudden sortie and took Trondur by surprise so he was not ready to spear them.
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Fortunately he managed to duck out of the way of a lump of glass as it speared towards his neck.
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He speared the plantain to one side of the pan and ladled in four globs of batter.
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He used to spear fish for grouper at the north end, then cook his catch for tourists.
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His brown and blue tie was speared with a tie-pin in the shape of a harp.
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The numbers in her text refer to footnotes in which she spears the novelist with chapter and verse.
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Vicious thugs had speared him leaving a gaping wound exposing the bone.