The BBI Dictionary of English Word Combinations: Using the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: A workbook with exercises

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USING THE BBI, introduces students, teachers, translators, and other interested people to the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English. The Workbook explains how the BBI is constructed, demonstrates how collocations differ from free combinations and idioms, and shows how collocations of all types can be identified and found quickly. Explanatory material and illustrative exercises are organized into six basic Units.