Converse of object

• commemorate: Bronze plates were attached to the guns in 1926 to commemorate the bicentenary of Roy's birth.

• celebrate: To celebrate the bicentenary a water pump was erected in the small market place in Westgate where he preached the Methodist doctrine.

• mark: A timeless classic for children aged five and above and their families to mark the bicentenary of Andersen's birth.

• see: This year [ 2002 ] sees the bicentenary of the birth of Hugh Miller at Cromarty on October 10th 1802.

Converse of subject

• inspire: SeaBritain 2005 SeaBritain 2005 was a national celebration on a grand scale inspired by the bicentenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

Adjective modifier

• Australian: Tell us about your most memorable filming disaster. âIt has to be when we were filming Pebble Mill for the Australian bicentenary.

Modifies a noun

• celebration: We are using the bicentenary celebrations to bring the two groups closer together.

• exhibition: In 1900 at the bicentenary exhibition at Crystal Palace, London to honor Cupani's original introduction 264 varieties were shown.

• year: Even in the bicentenary year the answer is, ' not easily ' .

• conference: The bicentenary conference will be held at Lichfield from April 19th to April 22nd, 2002.

• dinner: Question: Last night at the bicentenary dinner you mentioned the important role that the press plays in parliamentary democracy.

Possessives

• year: A controversial antislavery pamphlet has been republished in advance of next year's bicentenary of the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act.

Preposition: of

• abolition: Other MPs, like Louise Ellman, also back the move which they hope becomes a reality for 2007, the bicentenary of abolition.

• birth: This year [ 2002 ] sees the bicentenary of the birth of Hugh Miller at Cromarty on October 10th 1802.

• death: Both exhibitions commemorate the bicentenary of the death of Thomas Jones.

• siege: In 1888-9 the bicentenary of the siege was marked by extensive celebrations which involved not only the Apprentice Boys but also the corporation.