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COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
At this juncture
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At this juncture , I suggest we take a short break.
at this moment in time (= now )
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At this moment in time we cannot proceed with the proposal.
at this time of night (= used when something happens very late at night, and you are surprised )
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Why are you calling me at this time of night?
at this/that point in time formal (= used especially in official speeches, announcements etc )
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It would be wrong to comment at this point in time.
at this/that point
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I’m not prepared at this point to make any decision.
at this/that stage
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At this stage his wife did not realise he was missing.
believe this/that nonsense
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Don’t tell me you believe all this nonsense about ghosts!
can’t go on like this
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I can’t go on like this for much longer.
don’t need this...crap (= used when you are angry about the way someone is behaving towards you )
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I don’t need this kind of crap .
In this instance
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In this instance I think she was mistaken.
it...come to this
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I never thought it would come to this .
just this/that moment (= only a very short time ago )
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I had just that moment arrived.
learned this lesson the hard way
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Make sure you put the baby’s diaper on before you start feeding her. I learned this lesson the hard way .
of such/this/similar etc magnitude
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We did not think the cuts would be of this magnitude.
of this kind
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How can we be sure a disaster of this kind will not happen again?
of this/that nature
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I never trouble myself with questions of that nature.
put sth like that/this
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‘He's been completely irresponsible.’ ‘I wouldn’t put it quite like that.’
put sth this/that way
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Let me put it this way - she's not as young as she was.
right this minute
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You don’t have to tell me right this minute .
shuffled off this mortal coil (= died )
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when Hubbard shuffled off this mortal coil
step this way (= walk in the direction I am showing you )
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Mr. Ives? Please step this way .
such as this/these
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There is now a greater awareness of problems such as these.
the/that/this very moment
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At that very moment, the doorbell rang.
this afternoon (= today in the afternoon )
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I'll come round to your house this afternoon.
this chapter/the present chapter
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The present chapter deals with the years leading up to the war.
this evening (= today, in the evening )
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I'll phone you this evening.
this Friday
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We’re flying to Vienna this Friday.
this Monday
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The UK office will open for business this Monday.
this morning (= today in the morning )
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What did you do this morning?
this Saturday
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What are you doing this Saturday?
this Sunday
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There’s another antiques market this Sunday.
this Thursday
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Mark and I are driving south this Thursday.
this Tuesday
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I’m sorry I can’t make it this Tuesday.
this Wednesday
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Come down this Wednesday.
this week
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He’ll be in the office this week, so you should give him a call.
this weekend
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Are you going sailing this weekend?
this year
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She will be eight this year.
this/that sort
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We must ensure that this sort of thing does not happen again.
this/that type
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He is not suited to this type of work.
this/that very reason
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I want everyone to be able to cook my recipes, so for that very reason I chose inexperienced cooks to test them.
this/the other side of the border
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Her friend lives on the other side of the border.
with this end in view (= with this thing in mind as an aim )
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We need to reduce costs, so with this end in view, the company is switching supplier.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
(just) this once
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OK, you can stay up till 11, but just this once .
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But the smiling man who clutched the real trophy after the game spoke, this once , for everyone.
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Carol told Petey this once to help him stop crying so she could take a look.
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Hadn't she seen something like this once before? she thought vaguely.
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He had sworn this once when he and Adrastus had quarreled and Eriphyle had reconciled them.
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Lawyers and supporters of the parents in Orkney questioned both the motives and the methods of this once trusted organisation.
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Maybe this once , the world will display itself as immutable.
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We've been through this once .
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We've done this once or twice before, as I vividly recall.
I hate to say it, but .../I hate to tell you this, but ...
I'll say this/that (much) for sb
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And he's got guts, I 'll say that for him.
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He was a demon wonder at finding food, I 'll say that for Vern.
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I 'll say that for Lorne.
I'll say this/that much for sb/sth
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I'll say this much for him, he was consistent until the end.
If I should die, think only this of me:/That there's some corner of a foreign field/That is forever England
a/the/this vale of tears
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The world is a vale of tears, a giant ball of dung.
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We all know what next occurred-and here we all are, in this vale of tears.
add(ed) to that/this
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In some patients, a course of steroids may be added to this drug.
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Little new material about research in the field has been added to this new edition.
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New words can not be added to this class - hence its name.
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Of course, many details could be added to this simple description, but the account offered does capture the general idea.
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Other dimensions could be added to this scheme.
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Spend some time with Ariel and his magic if you want to add to this tale.
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To add to that, he hated her for what he thought she was doing to his sister.
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Today's sentence will be added to that.
at this rate
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At this rate , I'll lose $30 million by the end of the season.
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I calculated miserably-nearly three thousand words at this rate , more than ten pages.
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If he keeps blossoming at this rate , too, basketball coaches soon will be pitching tents in his yard.
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Indeed, at this rate the City's fears of Labour's policies could make the difference in getting Labour elected.
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It was last to start and at this rate , will probably be last to finish.
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Police claim that at this rate , the thief could clear out the entire flock of Trafalgar Square pigeons in seven months.
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Poor Maud can only totter along at this rate .
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To miss the odd target is acceptable, but not finds coming up at this rate and in such a confined area.
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Work out how many woodlice you will have in 10 years' time if they continue to multiply at this rate .
at this time
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"Do you have any health insurance?'' "Not at this time .''
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Gas prices always go up at this time of year.
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I have no further questions at this time , your honor.
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It would be difficult at this time to explain all the new regulations.
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What are you doing out at this time of night?
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His frustration with not carrying the ball at this time of year is as routine as the end of daylight savings time.
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His salary at this time was £1,000, and upon leaving the service he received a pension of £600 p.a.
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I have no reason to believe at this time that this was anything more than a terribly tragic accident.
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It was not uncommon for critics at this time to be engaged in character study and reconstructions of plot and chronology.
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No, not the World Series, but the asinine bets politicians make at this time of the year.
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Remember that at this time the special eucharistic celebration of Christians took place during the course of a meal of fellowship.
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The rejection of the newly mobile toddler may be accentuated if another baby is born at this time .
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There were controversies about various forms of Church Government and many sects flourished at this time of religious toleration.
depart this life
failing that/this
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A few hours of oblivion probably, but failing that, Faber.
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And failing that, have you ever thought of joining a club for single people?
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Every failing that we pointed out has since proved to exist: those failings have emerged every year since its implementation.
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I would prefer to go in the kop, but failing that I'd like to try the new East stand.
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It's financial clout that counts or, failing that, kicking up a stink.
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Look for lush foliage or, failing that, avoid wilted plants or plants with leaves that are starting to brown.
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She is determined to make the girls hate losing, or failing that, hate the consequences of losing.
from that/this day/time/moment etc forward
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It was resolved that from this day forward they shall be called by the name of the Veterinary College, London.
get this
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And the whole thing only cost - get this - $12.95.
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For a time after I get this call, I feel bad for him, and for my sister.
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I get this big feeling again.
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I always attended their concerts to try and work out how he got this effect.
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I have often struggled to get this difficult explanation across.
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I want to get this club turned in the other direction, like we did the last time.
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My getting this malignancy is the last straw, in her opinion.
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The point was to get this groove I always had a feel for.
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We got ta get this show right before we go into New York.
go down a/this road
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They mustn't go down this road again, it could only lead to disaster.
in this/sb's neck of the woods
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We don't get much snow in our neck of the woods.
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What are you doing in this neck of the woods?
in this/that regard
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Last quarter we stated the need for developing a new appraisal system. The department's efforts in this regard have been impressive.
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And in this regard there is no doubt that the middle classes of the emerging world have an edge.
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And we let him know we understood that and that we expected to receive a comparable benefit for ourselves in that regard .
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Henry Fielding was one of those who was annoyed by the poor's presumption in this regard .
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I know that in this regard my feeling will be echoed by my hon. Friends with responsibility for Bristol constituencies.
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It is well within reason to expect help in this regard in exchange for further financial assistance.
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My job with the City of New York was particularly rewarding in that regard .
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The second guidance was in respect of roads, and much needed to be done in this regard .
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There is no substitute for truly professional practice in this regard .
let's get this show on the road
like this/that/so
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Aye, some boys will be like that.
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But it was not always like this.
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Geniculate, at first glimpse, is something like that.
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He was an associate of Neuhaus, and like that legendary figure imparted the richest sense of cultural and human ideals.
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How typical of Iris to think of such a detail at a time like this.
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It goes like this: 1.
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Nothing even remotely like this had ever happened to her before, and she didn't like it.
not in this lifetime
not long for this world
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The old corner drugstore is not long for this world.
now hear this!
on that account/on this account
out of this world
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He has to be from out of this world to spring all that on me.
sb is not long for this world
that's more like it/this is more like it
the Michael Jacksons/Mother Teresas/Microsofts etc of this world
the best/biggest etc ... this side of sth
this blessed plot, this earth, this realm, this England
this house
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Even places, especially this house whose air is thick with the past.
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He was born in this house , third room on the end, 75 years ago this July.
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If this house were a score it would sing of all that is best in modern music.
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Leave this house on the instant!
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Most of this house was here when my father came in 1911.
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Mostly, I am to tend to this house .
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The gallery on this house on Church Hill was probably part of larger farm buildings facing the meadows.
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You see, this house is mine now.
this instant
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Come here this instant !
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And as for rushing off this instant , there's no need.
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But even at this instant , something relaxed in me.
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But this instant information has come at a cost.
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Despite this instant recall, however, a lot of water has flowed under the bridge since we lifted the trophy.
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Get down from there this instant .
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In this instant , a stronger bit might help with the strong horse to stop him running through the rider's hand.
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Now was the time for other things-for the next thing-for figuring out what to do now, this instant .
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You hie yourself into your room this instant , and remove those -- clothes.
this is it
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But I have to tell you, this is it .
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But if you want state-of-the art, this is it .
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Cancer has taught me that life isn't a dress rehearsal, this is it and you only get the one chance.
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I think this is it for him.
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If ever more evidence were needed to confirm that Michael Jackson is truly washed up, this is it .
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If rugby ever had an own-goal masquerading as a laudable aim this is it .
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Okay, so this is it .
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Yet if ever there was a time to put the record straight, this is it .
this is the life
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She felt marvellously well. 34 Ah, this is the life , this is the life.
this means war
this minute
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Get back in your room this minute .
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You don't have to tell me right this minute .
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He was also, if only for this minute , hers.
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Horace is right this minute painting the kitchen.
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I see, on re-reading this minute , that I promised further sections on the weekend and holidays.
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If he was here this minute I would feel like killing him.
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If John walked through the door this minute , she wondered if she would be able to resist taking him back.
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Leslie knew dying was going on out there this minute .
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There is again something about the tone of this minute that strikes me.
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Well she would put that right now, this minute !
this side of Christmas/midnight etc
this/that leads (me) to sth
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Anything less than that leads to what the theistic traditions frequently refer to as idolatry.
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But the priority is to get off a path that leads to more and more isolation.
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It is this that leads to the dependency culture predominant among deaf people in integrated education.
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It was a straight road, the kind of road that leads to a temple or a sacred monument.
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So that leads me to think that these sorts of events are not particularly uncommon.
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Then the operatives are more likely to make mistakes when set-ups are constantly changing, and that leads to increased wastage.
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This is the scene that leads to the Giza plateau.
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Those same lessons apply to changing our attitude from one that leads to failure to one that leads to success.
this/that puppy
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How do you shut this puppy off?
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Use the lane and follow that puppy , that glove, up the road ta where it come from.
to this/that/the effect
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A proposal to this effect follows in Section 3.
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Does his eagerness amount to setting up a trust to that effect ?
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I made a little speech to the effect that we are overjoyed to be in Sydney.
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It is a person's or animal's contribution to the effect .
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She made a note to that effect .
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The other factor which contributed to this effect was his decision to become a broadcaster.
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This is because thick lithosphere will tend to be more resistant to the effects of heat conduction and penetrative magmatism.
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We were ourselves considering whether we should introduce a Government Bill to this effect .
watch this space
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As they say elsewhere ... watch this space.
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Currently undergoing a major expansion - watch this space for developments.
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Only time will tell, but it's looking good - watch this space for further details!
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So watch this space, as they say.
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Thanks for comin' everyone - and for the next big event watch this space!!.
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We very much hope to have the new materials ready before the end of 1991 - watch this space!
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We will indeed be publishing a picture of Goran in our Sweetspot section in a future issue so ... watch this space.
what's the meaning of this?
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What's the meaning of this? I asked you to be here an hour ago!
what's this in aid of?
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Add this mixture to the cranberry sauce.
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In this chapter of the book, we look at a number of new economic theories.
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Steve's going to Miami this Thursday.
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The band plans to go on tour this year.
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Then this girl came up and kissed him on the lips.
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When am I going to meet this boyfriend of yours?