Collocations for sentence - noun
1. group of words
ADJ.
long, short
Try to keep your sentences short.
Try to keep your sentences short.
complete, whole | broken, incomplete | grammatical, grammatically correct | grammatically incorrect, ungrammatical | coherent | affirmative, negative | complex, simple | compound
VERB + SENTENCE
begin | finish
Peter finished Jane''s sentence for her.
Peter finished Jane''s sentence for her.
construct, form, formulate, generate, write
He can barely form a grammatical sentence.
He can barely form a grammatical sentence.
parse
SENTENCE + VERB
contain sth, have sth
Does the sentence contain an adverb?
Does the sentence contain an adverb?
SENTENCE + NOUN
structure
2. punishment given by a judge
ADJ.
maximum, minimum | long, short | harsh, heavy, severe, stiff | lenient, light | indefinite, indeterminate | appropriate | mandatory
The judge imposed the mandatory sentence for murder.
The judge imposed the mandatory sentence for murder.
suspended | custodial, jail, prison | non-custodial | death | life
VERB + SENTENCE
hand down, impose, pass, pronounce
The judge will pass sentence on the accused this afternoon.
The judge will pass sentence on the accused this afternoon.
be given, get, receive | serve
He will have to serve a life sentence.
He will have to serve a life sentence.
carry out | await
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.
He spent a week in custody on remand awaiting sentence.
face
She could face a long prison sentence.
She could face a long prison sentence.
commute, reduce
The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment.
The death sentence may be commuted to life imprisonment.
suspend | appeal against | review | quash | carry
The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
The offence carries a maximum sentence of two years in prison.
PREP.
under ~ (of)
He has been in prison for two months under sentence of death.
He has been in prison for two months under sentence of death.
~ for
an eight-year sentence for burglary
an eight-year sentence for burglary