I dont have the time to do.

Example of collocation with do. The doctor told my father to exercise daily. Do the dishes Ill make dinner if you do the dishes afterwards. Do anything something everything nothing.

You might take a lesson from the piano teacher. Do someone a favour. How clever of you to buy chocolate chip cookies theyre my favorites.

John was complaining bitterly about the poor attitudes of his staff. Have for instance normally indicates possession but that is not the sense of the verb as used in each of the collocations listed in this table. Sue has done her best to make me feel welcome.

Hes been accused of robbery. I wanted to do the right thing so I admitted to breaking the vase. A group of words that are expected to be together can also be defined as collocations.

Invading that country was an utterly stupid thing to do. Lets see examples of collocations with take get do make go. Besides the reasons mentioned above there are reasons as well for using collocations.

More examples of sentences with English collocations. Could you please do me a favor and stop smoking. Making the use of the English language natural and interesting.