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Table 1 A sample of excluded instances of the verb impact

From: Corpus-based analysis of near-synonymous verbs

Paper until his embarrassment had faded. Then he began to tap: '1. The range from the firing point to where the rounds

Impacted

Was between 35 m (the shot that hit Barling) and 30 m (the ones that hit the pillar)…. Twenty minutes later

Below her was the corpse of a woman. Tallis had seen the grimacing features as she was carried to the grave. Now, as she

Impacted

With the body, she felt the bones stir. A sap rose in her, human warmth in the veins of the wood. The dull, meaningless

The molecules and ions in gases and liquids are in a state of constant motion. By

Impacting

With neighbouring particles they vibrate about a locus, and only appear to remain in a fixed position. This movement on

And the like. They avoid places where they perceive the risk of assault to be high. They are extremely vulnerable to

Impact

By vehicles, although they will trade off this risk against increased journey length: it is not unusual to see people

Where is she?

MAX: She should be at the dentist's all day tomorrow. ABBERLEY: Her teeth are perfect. MAX: She has four

Impacted

Wisdom teeth. ABBERLEY: But no decay? MAX: I'll ask her, if you like