I. verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
hear
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She could just about hear the pilot yelling for silence.
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I could hear them yelling above all the noise.
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Conference officials chuckled when they heard Mr Milosevic yelling at Mr Karadzic behind closed doors.
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James accelerated when he heard them yell .
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Aunt Edie heard yelling , joyous sounds from Betsy and Patsy as their dad entered the fray.
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He always could hear them screaming and yelling but it seemed to be happening on another planet far away.
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I heard Nguyen yelling , and looked up.
scream
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The chapel at Lady Mead was full of flowers, and how you screamed and yelled .
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The previous actress who played Topsy had been far more emotive, screaming , yelling , throwing herself to the ground.
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She leapt to her feet, she screamed , she yelled .
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He always could hear them screaming and yelling but it seemed to be happening on another planet far away.
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The screaming and yelling and dancing made Cristalena and Miguel want to leave really fast.
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The people screamed and yelled and 58.
stand
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And they were real soccer fans who were really into the game, standing and yelling .
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Instead of standing and yelling , move to another spot.
start
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Once Nadine had started yelling , she didn't seem able to stop.
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He rolled down his window and started yelling at them about where he could take them.
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After all, I was the one who started yelling so they had to stop the car.
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Sure enough, as soon as I woke her up, Jean started yelling .
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
scream/yell bloody murder
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People were screaming bloody murder about the ridiculous prices.
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We were both in a position to scream bloody murder.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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"Don't touch me," she yelled.
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He opened the door and yelled out "Anybody home?''
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The children were yelling at each other across the street.
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The music blaring in the bar was forcing us both to yell to be heard.
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Tim counted to three, then yelled "Go!"
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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In the first half I yelled at him to get the ball wide.
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Kids were pushing past me down the corridor, all shouting and yelling to each other, and Kevin was carried along with them.
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McBride spluttered, yelled, got red in the face.
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Much to my amazement the tutors don't yell .
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Some one was yelling at a horse, asking it to move off his foot.
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They always yell at each other.
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They were growling and yelling behind me, psyched for battle.
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They were out of sight of the guv'nor, so she yelled at Billy Liar and cracked him one behind the saddle.
II. noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ VERB
give
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The next moment Mrs Taxos gave a mighty yell and slapped the donkey's rump and they went into motion.
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Clarisa gave me a yell from the house.
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They gave a huge yell as I took off.
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Christine gave a yell of surprise as a spray of blood erupted from Yukio's eyes, ears and mouth.
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Suddenly, he gave a yell , raced furiously ahead and leapt up at an overhanging bough.
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Zach gave out a yell , threw the bedroom door open and almost flung himself down the stairs.
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He started to give muffled yells for mercy.
hear
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There's a scuffle taking place on the adjacent platform: you hear the yells and the fists.
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We had heard yells and wailing as a car roared away.
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Behind her she heard a yell , and urged the boatman on, over the dark, sinister lagoon.
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Stop, I heard the minister yell .
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You could hear its yell above the weather.
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Kathleen heard the yell from her office, and shook her head.
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I could just barely hear her yells and shouts, a thin wailing carried on the wind.
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Isabel heard a yell from behind and above them, swiftly running feet, and then a sinister rush of air.
let
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He let out a yell and kicked his legs up crossly.
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The Trunchbull let out a yell and leapt off her chair as though a firecracker had gone off underneath her.
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Freddy let out a yell , but who was going to come and help?
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I pressed it gently, and the boy let out a yell .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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A great yell went up from the crowd. Liverpool had scored.
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Christine gave a yell of alarm as blood spurted from the wound.
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Steve could no longer prevent a yell of frustration.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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A yell of surprise was wrenched out of her.
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Behind her she heard a yell , and urged the boatman on, over the dark, sinister lagoon.
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He had a desire to yell at her, Why?
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With a triumphant yell , she hurled the harpoon.