adverb
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
be twice the size of sth
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The creature was about twice the size of a small dog.
make the same mistake again/twice
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We won’t make the same mistake again.
twice/three times etc as many
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The company now employs four times as many women as men.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADJECTIVE
daily
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This twice daily peristalsis creates tidal currents every six hours, pushing sea water first north, then south.
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Six capsules of each treatment were given twice daily for 16 weeks.
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Both forms were completed twice daily at home for 14 days.
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He also became a great favourite with the occupants of the local school bus, which passed his garden gate twice daily .
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The mainstay of treatment is a twice daily form of physiotherapy, usually done by the child's parents.
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Octreotide is usually given by intermittent subcutaneous injection of 100-500 µg twice daily or three times daily.
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On average, she vomited twice daily and was obsessed with dieting.
■ VERB
enter
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To start a new paragraph tap Enter twice .
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Press Enter twice . 26. type the last paragraph.
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Press Enter twice to place the cursor on the Type of Forms option. 7.
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Press Enter twice . notice that the first paragraph is hanging text.
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Press Enter twice to return to your document.
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If you double-spaced between paragraphs by pressing Enter twice , you must press Del twice.
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Press Enter twice to reach the second key. 10.
pay
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They pay TWICE as much interest as many High Street instant access accounts.
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To be guaranteed a single, you must pay twice that.
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If such costs are incurred in calculating a self-supply charge, tax could be paid twice .
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One employee failed to report that he had been paid twice and owes the United Nations more than $ 34, 000.
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He was willing to pay twice that for David Hirst!!
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Interest will be paid twice a year, and it will be based on the inflation-adjusted principal.
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You can pay twice as much for a wooden model when compared to a similar-sized aluminium one.
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Even if I was paid twice what I get at the cafe, I still wouldn't bloody stick at home all day.
score
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Umaga again looked world class, scoring twice and using his pace and angled running to create several more scores.
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Despite their silky passing, Forrester was able to score twice and kill them off.
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Greg Adams scored twice for Florida.
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Robert Fleck ran his heart out on his debut and might have scored twice .
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Phinney Gardner scored twice for the Bears.
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Goal ace Mark Backley scored twice with Graham Davies also netting.
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Bonilla was 2-for-3 in Game 1 and scored twice .
strike
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The Ferryhill area was struck twice last weekend, once on Friday and then again on Saturday.
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Lightning struck twice when the band played the wedding of friend Brian Setzer, the rockabilly guitarist and ex-Stray Cat.
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United were forced into a rearguard action against a lively Dynamo side for whom Maksim Shatskikh twice struck the woodwork.
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The mast upon which the writer was perched was twice struck ....
think
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A 50% student for instance will think twice before putting forward one of his ideas for discussion with a group of 60% students.
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It made us think twice about striking out in new directions.
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And he will prod the party to think twice about shrinking the scope of government.
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Prepare yourself to feel alienated, and think twice before bringing a date.
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One has to think twice before one orders a cup of coffee, in case one's making use of one's position.
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Without having to think twice , I called up the cable company and added an extra tier of channels.
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You can bet Mark will think twice next time about taking a week off.
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A third would think twice about moving home if it would upset their pets.
win
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Player has won twice since 1991.
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Both teams have won twice in three outings and a keen, tightly contested struggle is in prospect.
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United won twice away last month at Bristol Rovers and Wolves, while Birmingham are on a real downer.
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The Tour has been won twice on the last stage.
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He appears to be something of a Lingfield specialist, having won twice on the all-weather flat track.
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Faldo has the invaluable experience of having won twice at Augusta.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
cousin once/twice etc removed
lightning never strikes twice
once bitten, twice shy
once bitten, twice shy
once or twice
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Once or twice, he thought about calling his parents, but then decided not to.
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And you have once or twice, haven't you?
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Even he himself had had to beat it into the ground once or twice as one did a snake.
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He'd been smashed on booze once or twice, but this was different.
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He played for Northern Ireland once or twice.
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He swallowed hard once or twice.
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He was some one I would probably sleep with once or twice and then maybe become friends with afterward.
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If needed, this can be repeated once or twice.
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They merely mentioned it once or twice as a divine possibility.
think twice
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Anyone thinking about having unprotected sex should think twice.
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I hope this latest attack will make people think twice about mindless violence towards ethnic minorities.
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The heavy penalties are designed to make people think twice before committing a crime.
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And if that is the case, they might think twice before giving you their money.
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I never thought twice about leaving Joliet.
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If they did, they would think twice before acceding to such inclinations.
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It made us think twice about striking out in new directions.
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Massa said the ruling will make hospitals think twice before breaking the law.
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No-one should think twice about blurting out the whole story.
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That was normal, I didn't think twice about it.
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These foods are potentially dangerous, yet nobody thinks twice before handing them out to their loved ones.
twice over/three times over etc
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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I've only met him twice .
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I play golf twice a week.
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She's been married twice before.
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Staff meetings are held twice a month.
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The company's accounts were checked twice over, the second time by an independent auditor.
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The weather was great - it only rained twice in three weeks.
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You should read the exam question twice over before answering it.