Collocations for person - noun
ADJ.
young | elderly, old | married, single | decent, good, lovely, nice | caring, gentle, kind, warm | bad, evil, wicked | happy, outgoing | rational, reasonable, sensible
Any reasonable person can see that it is not fair.
Any reasonable person can see that it is not fair.
average, normal, ordinary | private
She is a warm but very private person.
She is a warm but very private person.
blind, deaf, disabled | ill, sick
the care of a terminally-ill person
the care of a terminally-ill person
missing | displaced, homeless | unemployed | dead | famous | important | innocent
the imprisonment of an innocent person
the imprisonment of an innocent person
right, wrong
She''s the right person for the job. | The police now realize that they had the wrong person.
She''s the right person for the job. | The police now realize that they had the wrong person.
religious | business
PREP.
as a ~
What''s she like as a person?
What''s she like as a person?
in ~
She appeared in person to collect her prize.
She appeared in person to collect her prize.
in the ~ of
Help arrived in the person of our next-door neighbour.
Help arrived in the person of our next-door neighbour.
PHRASES
the person concerned
The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings.
The disciplinary panel will notify the person concerned of its findings.
the person in charge
Can I speak to the person in charge, please?
Can I speak to the person in charge, please?
the person responsible
Police think they have found the person responsible for the of muggings.
Police think they have found the person responsible for the of muggings.