noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
apple/treacle/jam etc tart
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ NOUN
tart
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As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket.
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They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.
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He'd left his sausage and the square of treacle tart she'd put out for his pudding.
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He hoped she wouldn't find the sausage and the treacle tart .
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If preferred the lemon treacle tart can be completely cooked a day ahead and reheated gently just before serving.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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It is a socially conscious film that does not turn into treacle .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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As he took it off he remembered the sausage and treacle tart in his pocket.
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But it's like digging in treacle - you get nowhere.
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Her hair and spectacles were plastered in white treacle .
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It was like wading through treacle just to order a meal.
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The output is an evil treacle , black and vile.
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They pour into the backstage car park like expensive treacle and come to a halt at the crack of a whip.
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They were buying Eccles cakes and treacle tart and currant buns and iced tarts with bright-red cherries on top.
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This has been a duff year for him: the runs have flowed like treacle , and Dame Fortune has turned sour.