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Collocations for bus - noun

ADJ.

regular
There are regular buses to the city centre.
double-decker, open-topped | last
I missed the last bus and had to walk.
airport, local, school, sightseeing, tourist

VERB + BUS

go by, go on, take, travel by, use | wait for
I waited 40 minutes for a bus.
run for
I left work a bit late and had to run for my bus.
catch, get | miss | board, get on/onto | get off | drive

BUS + VERB

go, run
Local buses run regularly to and from the nearest town.
arrive, come | 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.
go from, leave (from)
Buses leave from here every hour or so.
carry sb
a bus carrying 56 passengers

BUS + NOUN

times, timetable
Look up the bus times in the local timetable.
route | lane | depot, shelter, station, stop | queue | journey
a short bus journey to work
conductor, driver, passenger | fare | pass, ticket | company, service

PREP.

by ~
It''s about 15 minutes away by bus.
on a/the ~
people travelling on buses
~ for
Is this the bus for Oxford?
~ from, ~ to
We took the bus from Reading to Bristol.

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