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CPE Collocations 2

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  • The lorry collided ______ the train, causing a huge crash
    with
  • I might buy my brother the book he's been hankering ______ for so long
    after
  • The error only ______ to light when I checked through the figures a third time
    came
  • I've got a sneaking ______ that we've taken a wrong turning
    suspicion
  • He was presented ______ a rather attractive carriage clock on his retirement
    with
  • He spoke to us ______ his breath, so the others wouldn't hear
    under
  • I'm not saying he's lying, but what he says is ______ the truth a little
    stretching
  • I cut him a wafer-______ slice of cake, as he was on a diet
    thin
  • Those black clouds are a sure ______ of rain later
    sign
  • Don't you feel you've bitten off more than you can ______ by taking on two jobs?
    chew
  • I've been thumbing ______ the back issues to find some material
    through
  • I had a funny ______ that he would be late!
    feeling
  • Their behaviour is clearly ______ odds with what is expected of them
    at
  • Several leading politicians have distanced themselves ______ the more extreme wing of the party
    from
  • I can't ______ all honesty say that I believe what he's saying
    in
  • You can have anything you like, ______ reason!
    within
  • After being left out overnight, the bread had gone ______ .
    stale
  • All of the proposals will be judged ______ their own merits
    on
  • We ______ a trap for the fox that was after the chickens
    set
  • I really must ______ issue with what you're saying - I don't agree at all!
    take
  • We don't have any ______ evidence of corruption, but we strongly suspect it
    firm / solid / hard
  • There's never any taste to his dishes - I find them so ______
    bland / insipid
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