Collocations for bus - noun
ADJECTIVE
regular
There are regular buses to the beach.
There are regular buses to the beach.
shuttle
double-decker, open-topped (BrE)
last
I missed the last bus and had to walk.
double-decker, open-topped (BrE)
last
I missed the last bus and had to walk.
city (esp. AmE),
local,
public
sightseeing (BrE), tour, tourist
school, yellow
campaign
airport
crowded
team
sightseeing (BrE), tour, tourist
school, yellow
campaign
airport
crowded
team
VERB + bus
go by,
go on,
ride (AmE),
take,
travel by,
use
wait for
I waited 40 minutes for a bus.
wait for
I waited 40 minutes for a bus.
run for
I left work a little late and had to run for my bus.
I left work a little late and had to run for my bus.
catch,
get
miss
board, get on, get onto
get off, leave
drive
miss
board, get on, get onto
get off, leave
drive
bus + VERB
go,
run
Local buses run regularly to and from the campus.
Local buses run regularly to and from the campus.
arrive,
come
pull up, stop
The bus pulled up and we got on.
The buses stop outside the post office.
pull up, stop
The bus pulled up and we got on.
The buses stop outside the post office.
pick sb up
The double-decker bus stopped to pick up some more passengers.
The double-decker bus stopped to pick up some more passengers.
leave sth
The bus left the city, heading north.
The bus left the city, heading north.
go from …,
leave from …
Buses leave from here every hour or so.
Buses leave from here every hour or so.
carry sb
a bus carrying 56 passengers
a bus carrying 56 passengers
be full
be late
be late
bus + NOUN
schedule (esp. AmE),
times (BrE),
timetable
(BrE)
Look up the bus schedule on the Internet.
Look up the bus schedule on the Internet.
line (esp. AmE),
route
lane
depot, shelter, station, stop, terminal
queue (BrE)
journey (esp. BrE), ride, trip
a short bus journey to work (BrE)
a four-hour bus journey over the mountains (BrE, AmE)
lane
depot, shelter, station, stop, terminal
queue (BrE)
journey (esp. BrE), ride, trip
a short bus journey to work (BrE)
a four-hour bus journey over the mountains (BrE, AmE)
tour
conductor (BrE), driver, passenger (esp. BrE), rider (AmE)
fare
pass, ticket
company, line (AmE)
service, system
boycott
conductor (BrE), driver, passenger (esp. BrE), rider (AmE)
fare
pass, ticket
company, line (AmE)
service, system
boycott
PREPOSITION
by bus
It's about 15 minutes away by bus.
It's about 15 minutes away by bus.
on a/the bus
people who travel on buses
people who travel on buses
bus for
Is this the bus for Recife?
Is this the bus for Recife?
bus from,
bus into
the bus into town
the bus into town
bus to
the bus from Charlottesville to Union Station
the bus from Charlottesville to Union Station