verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a witness testifies (= makes a statement )
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We had two witnesses who testified that they had seen him hitting his wife.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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McDougal also testified that Clinton was not involved with the loan.
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He also testified to a cut or damage in another area of the glove.
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But some lawmakers who also testified accused the banks of gouging customers.
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She also testified that Irvin had terrorized her in an effort to make her recant her testimony against him.
before
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Senators and congressmen take their calls, invite them to testify before official hearings and act on their advice.
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The student said that he had actually enjoyed the class, and he refused to testify before a panel.
later
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There, Rodriguez later testified , Juan Miguel Cabrera attacked her.
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Cabrera, 27, started ripping off her clothes and tried to rape her, she and Hernandez testified later .
■ NOUN
behalf
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The deputy promised he'd testify on Farner's behalf at a trial.
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In 1995, he testified on behalf of displaced owners in the vicinity of the new Bank One Ballpark.
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Another, Darlene, may testify on his behalf .
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When her family contested the will, Agia ominously testified on behalf of Mons from her grave.
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He was able to testify on his own behalf and have witnesses who testified for him.
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Erik, generally portrayed as the weaker brother, testified on behalf of both siblings.
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He testified on behalf of municipal-owned gas distribution companies, who have struggled with the high wholesale prices.
case
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She's failed to testify and the case has collapsed.
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He did not testify in the criminal case .
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Madonna, whose full name is Madonna Louise Veronica Ciccone, has resisted testifying in this case for some time.
committee
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The day he testified to the Judiciary Committee , his usual confident ease was absent.
court
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Gutiérrez had reportedly been due to testify in court that his orders to assassinate Jaramillo had come from Pablo Escobar.
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The woman testified in court about the threat.
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One former Garcia confidante has testified in court that his old boss handed out millions to government officials who protected his shipments.
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After the Missouri trial, a federal appeals court ruled that Elwell should not have been allowed to testify .
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He was interviewed by Judge Patrick King in his chambers, but did not testify in open court .
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But Anderson, testifying in the same court proceeding, denied telling Becker that.
fact
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His war correspondence testifies to the fact .
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Anthony Chua will testify to the fact .
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Indeed, her room-mates will testify to the fact that the experience was a nightmare.
house
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Republican policy-makers hated him passionately, and hated having to testify before the House because of him.
importance
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All this testifies to the extreme importance attached to every status-symbol in an avidly status-conscious age.
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In their own ways, each man testified to the importance of labor as a force in Democratic politics.
official
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No administration officials are scheduled to testify in person.
senate
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A few days later, Rabbi Loewy returned to Baton Rouge to testify before the state senate .
trial
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Mr Molto is not testifying at this trial .
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Simpson, who did not testify in the criminal trial , spent several days on the witness stand in the civil trial.
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McDougal testified at the same trial that the meeting with Clinton and Hale never took place.
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These investigators have routinely been allowed to testify at criminal trials as expert witnesses, offering what appeared to be scientific data.
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Lyle did not testify in the second trial .
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In the end, Nelson Mandela was the only witness to testify in the trial .
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It was the first time he had ever testified at a trial on photo authenticity.
witness
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On Aug. 11-12, however, the Commission heard from seven witnesses who testified that the police assisted in the massacre.
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Homicide inspectors said they suspected Temple in the Mullins case but were unable to get witnesses willing to testify until last year.
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The trial, in which 200 witnesses are due to testify , is expected to last another six weeks.
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There was nearly unanimous support for a national leprosy bill among the fourteen witnesses who testified .
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Even if the depositions were sealed, witnesses who testified are entitled to disclose what they say.
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In the end, Nelson Mandela was the only witness to testify in the trial.
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Among the scores of witnesses called to testify was convicted drug smuggler George Morales.
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He was able to testify on his own behalf and have witnesses who testified for him.
woman
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Religious experience offered a release through which women could testify to an authoritative experience in which gender was transcended.
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The woman testified in court about the threat.
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Thousands of women can already testify to Regina's extraordinary power to restore balance and well-being in their bodies.
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These women testify to liberate their suffering.
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Two of the women who testified against him knew where he lived and had been to his home.
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The women testified as prosecution witnesses in the penalty phase of his murder trial.
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In July, three women testified that they were raped and beaten by Bokin.
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Seven different women testified during the five-week trial and each told a similar story.
■ VERB
agree
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Prosecutors dropped the charges against Richardson on the first day of the trial, when he agreed to testify against Medina.
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Allen agreed last month to testify but fled before he could be called to the stand, prosecutors said.
allow
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Witnesses have been allowed to testify anonymously.
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These investigators have routinely been allowed to testify at criminal trials as expert witnesses, offering what appeared to be scientific data.
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After the Missouri trial, a federal appeals court ruled that Elwell should not have been allowed to testify .
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Another was Lloyd Carlo Douglas, whom prosecutors allowed to falsely testify that he had no criminal convictions.
call
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Bye was called in to testify once Brett left, and he was asked to produce Yardley the next day.
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Among the scores of witnesses called to testify was convicted drug smuggler George Morales.
force
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The boycott was sufficient to force both to testify before a special session of the lower house budget committee on Feb. 25.
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Both sides have reacted warily to the mounting pressure to force her to testify .
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This would force them to testify , but would make this area of the law anomalous.
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Last week, prosecutors said they would grant Mrs Moon immunity from prosecution in order to force her to testify .
prepare
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Pappas had been prepared to testify against Turner after he was arrested on drug charges.
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Caldwell also talked with several other women preparing to testify against Johnson.
refuse
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At first, Bilonick refused to testify .
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Huang has refused to testify unless granted partial immunity from prosecution.
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The charge was dropped when Lewinksy refused to testify .
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The committee was forcing Dozoretz to attend Thursday's hearing to publicly refuse to testify .
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Miller refused to testify , and paid for his irreverence by being officially labeled a pinko.
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The victim changed her mind and refused to testify .
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The student said that he had actually enjoyed the class, and he refused to testify before a panel.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I'm prepared to testify in court that I was in Carolyn's apartment that night.
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Police had to guard him in hospital until he was well enough to testify .
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The witness who had testified against him withdrew her allegation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Anyone who knew him will gladly testify that he was a disaster behind a steering wheel.
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Charges against Louima were later dropped, and he testified about his ordeal in three criminal trials.
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Crowing begins at or just before the crack of dawn -- as my neighbours will testify .
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Even the houses now testify to this.
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Years later her parents made a sworn statement testifying that the couple had met in July 1917.