I. adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a touring/travelling exhibition (= one that moves from place to place )
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The touring exhibition is scheduled to be in Dallas from March until June.
a travelling companion British English , a traveling companion American English (= someone you travel somewhere with )
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I knew that Dave would be a good travelling companion.
a travel/travelling clock (= a small one for taking on journeys )
travelling salesman
travel/travelling expenses
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The company will pay the travelling expenses involved in getting to and from the meeting.
within travelling/commuting/driving distance of sth (= near enough to make travel to or from a place possible )
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The job was not within travelling distance of my home.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
circus
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The stables turned out to be remarkably solid structures for a travelling circus , made mostly of wood with canvas roofs.
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This year a travelling circus put up its tent and offered the public a horse-riding show.
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However, John Reynolds, the latest addition to this high-speed travelling circus , could be one of the surprise packets.
companion
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Indeed, I worship the little devil, but only as a travelling companion .
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Her travelling companions had quietened, as if some one in authority had arrived.
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Blake sighed, and ran to catch up with his travelling companion .
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In the back of the taxi, our two temporary travelling companions sit as far apart as possible.
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Thesiger invited him and his travelling companion to spend the night with his caravan.
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Wilfred Thesiger with travelling companions in southern Arabia.
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People who feel sorry for my old bridesmaid and travelling companion are barking up the wrong tree.
distance
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After a certain period a job can not be refused on the grounds of low pay or travelling distance from home.
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Caterers also face other difficulties, such as keeping food hot and coping with the long travelling distances between the kitchens and wards.
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Maximilian has other coffins within travelling distance of the Castle, of course.
exhibition
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A Bradford Museums Service travelling exhibition .
expenses
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The clergy's travelling expenses are chargeable as extras.
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The prize includes up to £500 travelling expenses for you and your party.
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She was awarded £60 travelling expenses by the court.
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His astronomical travelling expenses all but bankrupted the club, and his non-appearance at over half the games sapped team morale.
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A training allowance and travelling expenses for the 16 weeks of the programme.
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It was held that he was not entitled to claim his travelling expenses from the advertiser.
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The full amount of excess travelling expenses can be reclaimed.
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The company also paid travelling expenses for all employees following the move of their department for a six-month period.
public
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While the two sides fight it out, the only winners so far are the travelling public of Stroud.
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There have been a number of tragedies involving the travelling public .
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And entirely in the interest of the travelling public , you understand.
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As I observed in Southampton, that leaves a problem for the travelling public .
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Currently, there is no source of redress to which the travelling public can go.
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Our primary duty is to the travelling public .
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Mr Leech also added that several other services were proving very popular with the travelling public .
salesman
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The only real hospital case was a travelling salesman who had been shot through the foot.
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I am slowly becoming a travelling salesman called Pete.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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His father was a travelling salesman and was very rarely at home.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He'd never hankered after the travelling life.
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The full amount of excess travelling expenses can be reclaimed.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
time
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So you spend less time travelling and more time enjoying.
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The time travelling , I mean.
■ VERB
spend
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And most of that 14 days was spent travelling at the foot of the mountains.
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So you spend less time travelling and more time enjoying.
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Food writer Joy Davies spent 1987 travelling in search of exotic new recipes.
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His days are spent travelling by boat ministering to the Catholics in his scattered parish.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Age does not matter I like reading, travelling , making friends and photography.
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For a chart-busting pop star with a heavy travelling schedule - like Sinitta - it is particularly hard.
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Scottie loved travelling and behaved splendidly during the long drives and sailing periods.
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When railway travelling commenced, Mr Wright was wiser than many other coach operators.