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  1. 02-Dec-2009, 12:31 #1
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    Default catch or take

    Dear friends...

    How do the collocations work here?

    Catch an aeroplane (to Greece).
    Catch a flight (to Mumbai).
    Take a plane (to Coventry).
    Take a flight (to Sweden).

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    Default Re: catch or take

    Quote Originally Posted by marciobarbalho View Post
    Dear friends...

    How do the collocations work here?

    Catch an aeroplane (to Greece).
    Catch a flight (to Mumbai).
    Take a plane (to Coventry).
    Take a flight (to Sweden).

    Thanks
    catch/take/(travel on) a flight to
    Catch/(travel in) an aeroplane to
    catch/get/take a plane to
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    Quote Originally Posted by Kondorosi View Post
    Catch/(travel in) an aeroplane to
    I am not familiar with 'in an aeroplane'.
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