"siege" in inglés with examples - Collocation dictionary inglés

siege sustantivo

sustantivo + siege

Kolokacji: 25

siege of Sarajevo • Siege of Leningrad • Great Siege of Gibraltar • Waco Siege • siege of several days • ...

siege + sustantivo

Kolokacji: 19

siege engine • siege warfare • siege tower • siege mentality • siege gun • ...

siege + verbo

Kolokacji: 15

siege begins • siege lasts • siege ends • Siege takes • siege continues • ...

Kolokacji: 5

Grup znaczeniowych: 3

Kolokacji: 11

(2) last, wear

Kolokacji: 2

1. siege lasts = oblężenie trwa siege lasts

2. siege wears = oblężenie nosi siege wears

As the siege wore on, overwhelming pressure of numbers allowed the Soviets to capture and maintain a foothold in the town's eastern outskirts.
As the siege wore on their positions began to change.
As the siege wore on, two factions developed within the FBI, one believing negotiation to be the answer, the other, force.
As the siege of Baghdad wore on, it began to have its intended effect.
The siege wore on and on and it was here that Shields was destined to win his medal.
As the siege wore on, Mr. Bush steadily sharpened his demands for a full Israeli withdrawal.
As the siege wore on, fear and frustration grew among some relatives.
As the siege of Kerman wore on, some troops became disaffected and ultimately opened the citadel gates to the Qajar army.
As the siege wore on, they were forced to eat dogs, reptiles, snails and crows.
The siege of Inverness wore on.

(3) occur, drag

Kolokacji: 2

verbo + siege

Kolokacji: 29

lay siege • participate in the siege • take in the siege • lift the siege • break the siege • ...

adjetivo + siege

Kolokacji: 48

long siege • successful siege • unsuccessful siege • prolonged siege • lengthy siege • ...

preposición + siege

Kolokacji: 12

under siege • during the siege • after a siege • for a siege • of the siege • ...

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