Collocations for construction - noun
1. roads/buildings
ADJ.
gigantic, huge, large, massive
massive constructions of bamboo and paper
massive constructions of bamboo and paper
basic, simple
It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof.
It has a basic construction of brick under a tiled roof.
complex | heavy
the heavy construction industry
the heavy construction industry
solid
walls of solid construction
walls of solid construction
careful
The drainage system needs careful construction.
The drainage system needs careful construction.
brick, fibreglass, steel, timber, timber-frame, wooden
a two-storey brick construction a schoolhouse of brick construction
a two-storey brick construction a schoolhouse of brick construction
bridge, building, canal, house/housing, railway, road
Road and bridge construction is underway.
Road and bridge construction is underway.
VERB + CONSTRUCTION
begin, start | complete
Construction of the new road has now been completed.
Construction of the new road has now been completed.
CONSTRUCTION + VERB
be underway
CONSTRUCTION + NOUN
industry, sector | company, firm, group | project, programme | contract | job | work | worker | site, yard | costs | materials | method, process, technique
PREP.
during (the) ~
Major engineering challenges will be faced during construction.
Major engineering challenges will be faced during construction.
under ~
A new factory is under construction.
A new factory is under construction.
2. grammar
ADJ.
grammatical, linguistic, sentence, syntactic | active, passive | adjectival, infinitive, predicative
3. interpretation
ADJ.
literal | logical, sensible | proper, true
ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act
ruling on the proper construction to be given to section 78 of the Act
strict
a strict construction of the clause
a strict construction of the clause
ideological, social, theoretical
changes in the social construction of marriage (= the meaning of marriage in society)
changes in the social construction of marriage (= the meaning of marriage in society)
VERB + CONSTRUCTION
give sth, put on sth
What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)?
What construction do you put on this letter (= what do you think it means)?