verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
gentle exercise/walk/stroll etc
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a program of regular gentle exercise
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
along
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There is a wealth of detail to absorb before strolling along to visit the locomotive sheds.
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Smiling residents stroll along a cozy, old-fashioned street; the police chief stops and chats with passing motorists.
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He looked nonchalant enough as he strolled along the Bayswater Road, but inwardly Creed was a mess of nerves.
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Whether drinking coffee with his production people, chatting to his secretary or strolling along the corridor, his approach is professional.
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I was very shy but his mischievous grin put me at my ease and we strolled along behind Sally and her beau.
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She had managed the steps with Coventry's help and she was strolling along , pushing the lightweight chair.
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After that meeting with John, Anne often met him strolling along near her home and always stopped to talk to him.
around
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So this was London at last, and nothing gave me more pleasure than strolling around my new possession all day.
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As he waited for Anthony, he strolled around looking at the streaked gilt mock Gothic with unforced affection.
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Couples were strolling around , or sitting on seats rocking prams.
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Men in shirtsleeves and women in summer dresses were strolling around the airport and ice-cream vendors were doing a brisk trade.
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Then I strolled around the city for a couple of hours, knowing that Dana would not be awake before noon.
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Franky contented himself with strolling around with his blindfold still over his face.
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We strolled around as though we were in an art gallery.
away
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What he actually did was to stroll away down-river, right along the perimeter.
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Kennedy asked, and strolled away .
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Handing her the pieces, he sketched a little salute, and strolled away .
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Nikos and Niall strolled away , laughing together.
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Lorton strolled away to a shop which sold office equipment.
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The nearest beach is only 400 metres away , while the main beach is a mere 650 metres stroll away.
back
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In the afternoon, I strolled back into town beneath a blue sky.
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He strolled back into the kitchen and she glowered at his departing back.
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I parked up and strolled back along the street.
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Toby, leaving a judicious interval, strolled back towards the classrooms.
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Afterwards the fond couple will stroll back on to the street, and part.
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He returned to John, and they strolled back toward the castle and the site of the railway bridge.
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They strolled back home down the tunnelled lane and called in at the Littles' cottage and the Vicarage on the way.
down
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Peering out a few seconds later, Manville saw him turn and begin to stroll down the street.
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After a time, he strolled down to the darkening lake.
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There is a long promenade to stroll down , but the focal point of the resort is the village square.
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Not even when they start strolling down to the staff room without her.
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Andrew can imagine Victorians strolling down .
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He danced across a tightrope as easily as he strolled down a coun-try lane.
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What would it feel like to stroll down New Bond Street and pick out those objects as easily as picking blackberries?
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He strolled down Edith Grove and into the King's Road, enjoying the morning sun.
in
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Then brother Jack strolled in and he wasted no time in chatting them up.
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Eventually she strolled in to join them.
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Before the war I can remember coming up to town and parking the car outside the theatre and just strolling in .
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Just then brother Jack came strolling in to collect the rest of his clothes.
off
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Eventually the guard strolls off to press the button.
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As a result he was in a mental hospital, from which he escaped merely by strolling off the grounds.
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They act like huge and flightless cuckoos, as they stroll off and take no part in parental care.
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Mr Johnson could have strolled off a Wheaties box.
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Alfred the Learned strolled off to one of the huts.
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Whether successful or not, the hunter would make a charming farewell and stroll off to make another conquest.
on
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I strolled on down the edge of the ninth fairway in the gradually strengthening sun.
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I strolled on into the arbour.
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Charlie strolled on up to the front like some visiting tourist who was not involved in a war.
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Acting is not a profession where you can simply stroll on - although I know a lot of fine actors have done that.
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As he strolled on towards the pub he was surprised at the number of people that were about.
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The man who'd just strolled on to the terrace was tall, very lean, very dark.
out
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Later, we stroll out and pop them in our mailbox, which says T.T.
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Jean Reece-Carlton strolled out on to the terrace to inspect it.
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He worked all day on his opera, stopping only to eat and stroll out , alone, into the field.
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The envelope remained in my pocket for another half hour, after which time I casually strolled out to the gents.
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Felicity replaced the blotter and strolled out on to the terrace.
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I stroll out on to the balcony and breathe in the night air.
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We left the place and strolled out to the cars.
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Needing fresh air, I strolled out into the town.
over
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He stood and strolled over to the box.
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Governmentlicensed camel drivers also stroll over .
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He strolled over towards the New Town in which Sylvia had managed to secure a flat.
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As usual, she strolled over to drink in the view - mistress of all she surveyed.
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Bragg strolled over to the window.
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As play was held up Bucknor strolled over to the scene of the trouble and appealed for calm.
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I strolled over to a bar stool, mounted up and set Barry down in an ashtray.
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Then I switched off the music centre and strolled over to the window to take a last look at the night outside.
round
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The accountant strolled round to the driver's side, got in, revved up the engine and drove the champion home.
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Eventually we decided that, as it was such a lovely evening, we'd stroll round the village.
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The painters were envious of Zbo's life, strolling round the big hotels in style.
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Instead of returning through the back entrance of the house, though, she strolled round to the front.
up
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Trent strolled up the path to Jimmy's Bar.
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Howard strolls up Sixth Avenue in the afternoon sunlight.
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Bryan Thomson's match was already at the first tee when Patrick strolled up with the bag of clubs over his shoulder.
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He strolled up and down the aisles, sat at his desk when he wanted to outstare them.
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The unmitigated gall of the man, strolling up at this time and expecting a welcome.
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Unobtrusively Middlemass strolled up beside him and, back to the company, reached up to take a book from the shelf.
■ NOUN
house
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As Patrick and Senga strolled into the house a few moments later, Katherine suddenly heard her son sneeze explosively.
man
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The unmitigated gall of the man , strolling up at this time and expecting a welcome.
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The man who'd just strolled on to the terrace was tall, very lean, very dark.
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In the blanketing silence nothing moved - except for one small man strolling towards the opening between the walls.
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They emerge An invisible disgorging of the sea's cold Over the man who strolls along the sands.
path
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Trent strolled up the path to Jimmy's Bar.
people
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I hung about further down the street, hoping not to be seen by the few people who were strolling there.
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Folks walked to work, and young people strolled with their dates on a night out.
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After services many people strolled the adjacent footpath through fields that led from the church to Low Harrogate.
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There we would sit and watch people as they strolled by.
street
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Peering out a few seconds later, Manville saw him turn and begin to stroll down the street .
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We rode into San Francisco and strolled through the streets .
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I parked up and strolled back along the street .
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Afterwards the fond couple will stroll back on to the street , and part.
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He strolled the Tenderloin streets for a while, almost enjoying the city and his return.
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Kirov dismissed Ybreska from his mind as he strolled leisurely through the streets .
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When we used to stroll in the streets , men would stop to stare not on my account, but on hers.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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They strolled along the riverbank, enjoying the evening sun.
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We drove to Penrhyn Castle, and strolled around the beautiful gardens there.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He strolled into the only other room that wasn't a bedroom.
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He decided to walk and circle back, strolling like it was in the May sunshine.
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He recently strolled to the office on size-14 wing-tip shoes, which smartly complemented his white suit.
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Just strolling through, Ralph found his eyelashes coated, his teeth gritty.
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Newland Archer, as became a young man of his position, strolled in somewhat late.
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Peering out a few seconds later, Manville saw him turn and begin to stroll down the street.
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She spun round as he strolled into view behind her.
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Trent strolled up the path to Jimmy's Bar.