verb
If you run, you might catch her before she gets on the train
The minute the enemy appeared, the entire troop ran. Cavendish ran, hoping the police wouldn't catch him
He ran the mile in just under four minutes
Some farmers allow their animals to run free, rather than penning them up
As she has already said she would not stand again, I doubt that she will run for re-election in the council elections
You can see where the rainwater has run down this crack in the roof and into the room below
The colour ran when he washed his red underwear with some white shirts in very hot water
It was so hot that the icing on top of the cake began to melt and run down the sides
It is very expensive to run a large house
She must be a terrifically high achiever to run a huge international conglomerate like that!
Even after all that abuse, the watch kept running and kept good time
The balance of payments deficit is running to twice last year's figure. His bill at the restaurant last night ran to more than œ
Tom said he would run me home in his new car
During Prohibition, his father ran whisky from Canada to the US
This lease has another year to run
Aren't you running a risk asking Sheila to handle your money?
If you are inept enough to run a boat aground, at least have the sense to do it at low tide
My stocking ran just before I had to leave for the dance!
They are going to run his story in the next issue of The Londoner! We'll run the photographs of the fire alongside the article on page one
Guess whom I ran across at Harrods yesterday
The City is filled with young men and women running after big money. Mick is running after this girl half his age, and he hasn't a clue that she's leading him on
Sue wanted to get rid of Wayne and told him to run along
How does she cope with his constant running around?
Cynthia is running around with a bad crowd these days
This is the third time this week that Minette has been run in for soliciting
How quickly can you run off 1000 copies of this brochure?
We've run out of milk - can you nip down to the shop and get some?
Despite all his promises, Edgar ran out on her when she became pregnant
run down
We ran down the suspect in an abandoned barn in Little Fakenham
If you keep running him down like that he'll develop an inferiority complex before he's seven
Once the batteries have run down, we will no longer be able to transmit a distress-signal
On the way home, he almost ran down a boy on a bicycle
run out
The time for renewing your subscription has run out
The food had run out and we had no water when we were rescued
run over
I promised Casey I would run over his article if I had the time
She accidentally let the bath run over, ruining the ceiling below. This article will run over onto the next page. McClelland always runs over the time allotted to his part of the proceedings
You'd best run over your speech again before the banquet
run through
In the last scene, the hero runs the villain through with his sword before succumbing to his own wounds
It didn't take Hugh more than a year to run through his inheritance
noun
They go for a two-mile run every morning before breakfast
He has to make a run over to Paris for the weekend, supposedly on business
I was on the Murmansk run during the war
Roger has had a run of bad luck and could use some help. The show had a long run on Broadway
The children had the run of the house for a week while their parents were away
Although the odds are never in your favour, you get a good run for your money at Diamond Lil's Gambling Emporium
Will attributed his poor showing at the tournament to a bad run of cards
There is a small run at the bottom of the hill
Bouillon cubes seem to have enjoyed quite a run lately
Mark seems to be a bit more refined than the usual run of guest at Lisa's parties
She skied down the north run in record time
There is a good-sized run at the kennel where we board the dogs when we go on holiday
The soprano treated us to a marvellous run in which each note was distinct and pure
Regardless of early troubles, things always seem to turn out all right in the long run in his plays
I came down with the runs when we got to Ankara
on the run
It isn't supposed to be good for you to eat breakfast on the run every day
He was on the run from the police and desperate to find Duncan
They kept the enemy on the run for a week
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