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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a height of six feet/ten metres etc
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Sunflowers can grow to a height of 15 feet.
a one in three/four/ten etc chance (= used to say how likely something is )
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People in their 30s have a one in 3,000 chance of getting the disease.
an extra ten minutes/three metres etc
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I asked for an extra two weeks to finish the work.
be two/ten etc years sb’s elder
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Janet’s sister was eight years her elder.
every few feet/ten yards etc
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There were traffic lights every ten yards.
every few seconds/ten days etc
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Re-apply your sunscreen every two hours.
five miles/ten feet etc away
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Geneva is about 20 miles away.
five-year-old girl/girl of ten etc
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The patient was a girl of 12.
last an hour/ten minutes etc
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Each lesson lasts an hour.
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The ceasefire didn’t last long.
lead by ten points/two goals etc
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Nadal was leading by two sets.
nine out of ten/three out of four etc
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Nine out of ten students pass the test first time.
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six feet/ten metres etc in height
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None of these sculptures was less than three metres in height.
spare sb ten minutes/an hour etc
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Could you possibly spare me a few moments in private used to ask someone if they have time to quickly talk to you ?
stay for a year/ten minutes/a week etc
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Isabel stayed for a year in Paris to study.
ten days’/three months’/five minutes’ etc notice
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His contract said he must give three months’ notice if he decides to leave the job.
ten feet/five metres etc across
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The river is 2 kilometres across.
ten minutes/five minutes etc slow
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The clock is about five minutes slow.
ten minutes/two hours etc late
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The bus came ten minutes late.
ten minutes/two hours etc late
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You’re half an hour late.
ten pence/50-cent etc piece
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Have you change for a 50-cent piece?
ten to five/twenty to one etc (= ten minutes, twenty minutes etc before a particular hour )
three score years and ten old use (= 70 years, a person’s expected length of life )
wait two hours/ten minutes etc
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William waited an hour for his sister to arrive.
win by 10 points/ten metres etc
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We won by 23 points.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a good three miles/ten years etc
anywhere between one and ten/anywhere from one to ten etc
at ten thirty/2 o'clock etc sharp
be two/five/ten etc years sb's junior
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His wife's name was Sarah; she was five years his junior , and she predeceased him by ten months.
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The 42-year-old princess married Commander Tim Laurence, who is five years her junior , just before Christmas.
be two/five/ten etc years sb's senior
be two/ten a penny
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Anyway, they would fall in love with these Counts who were ten a penny and even pay for their drinks.
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Dallams were ten a penny in the backstreets of Frizingley.
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Moreover, although titles were two a penny in Cannes, Lord Westbourne was different.
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Now they are two a penny - or rather they were until 1990.
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Teachers of history are ten a penny , and out-of-work teachers of history are twenty a penny.
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There, residential and nursing homes are two a penny .
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These rings are ten a penny .
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Uncritical testimonials to the postmodern's attractions are ten a penny , and conservative denunciations thereof not much scarcer.
by a factor of five/ten etc
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Other watches of the time sped up or slowed down by a factor of ten seconds for every one-degree change in temperature.
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So look at your friends, see what they are a little vain about and then multiply by a factor of ten.
five-spot/ten-spot etc
five/ten/many etc times ...
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Besides being one of Henry III's most frequent ambassadors to Rome, Alexander served many times as papal judge delegate.
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I am feeling much better, though there are many times when I feel a dull ache.
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Now, as many times before, the City is missing a chance to put the system right.
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The amount of metal needed is ten times what we used on Mars.
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The males adapt to their new and relaxed home by evolving at ten times the rate of their consorts.
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The prince visited many times more.
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The real frequency of worldwide maternal mortality may be as much as three to five times higher than this ratio.
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Tours leave five times a day.
nine times out of ten
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Nine times out of ten I just skip breakfast and have a coffee.
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Nine times out of ten we can beat them, but last night they creamed us.
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Nine times out of ten, jobs that become vacant are filled from inside the organization.
nine times out of ten/99 times out of 100 etc
ten days hence/five months hence etc
ten minutes' worth/a week's worth etc of sth
ten pounds' worth/$500 worth etc of sth
three minutes/ten seconds etc flat
within two feet/ten years etc either way