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Collocations for sample - noun

1. people in a survey

ADJECTIVE

large, small
total
population
national
random, representative
clinical, non-clinical

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VERB + sample

draw, select
a random sample drawn from men aged 35–40

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sample + VERB

comprise sth, consist of sth
Our sample comprised 250 office workers.

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sample + NOUN

size
A larger sample size yields more reliable data.
survey
group

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PREPOSITION

sample from
The research was based on samples from 29 populations.
sample of
a wide sample of people

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2. small quantity of sth tested to provide information

ADJECTIVE

blood, faecal/fecal, serum, stool, tissue, urine
DNA, RNA
rock, soil, water
control
biopsy

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VERB + sample

collect, obtain, take
provide
All the athletes had to provide a urine sample.
analyse/analyze, study, test

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sample + VERB

contain
show

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PREPOSITION

sample of
samples of tissue

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3. small quantity of sth tried to see what it is like

ADJECTIVE

free
They're giving out free samples of the new toothpaste.

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sample + NOUN

book
We looked at sample books to choose the fabric.

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PREPOSITION

sample of
I'd like to see a sample of your work.

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Collocations for sample - verb

ADVERB

randomly

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PREPOSITION

from
The survey was done using a group of 100 children randomly sampled from the school population.

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Sample is used with these nouns as the object:
cuisine, delicacy, delight, dish, fare

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