Object

• momentum: Already it was making waves in many sectors, but its growth has gathered momentum sharply in the past year.

• pace: Algeria: West put to the test For years western governments have known about the gruesome events gathering pace in Algeria.

• dust: Baker Tilly advised the vendors ensuring that the process didn't gather any dust.

• evidence: The group will be holding an open meeting in October to gather evidence on key issues.

• datum: Also speech data gathered during the field trial was analyzed to give speech recognition accuracy.

• intelligence: However, they had been useful in gathering intelligence for the Allies.

Adjective complement

• outside: Television cameras were not allowed in the church but the sound of the service was transmitted to hundreds of people who gathered outside.

Modifying Another Word

• together: The house of Jehovah answers to our being gathered together.

Followed by an intransitive particle

• around: Mark moves among your guests and performs for individuals; others gather around to watch, forming small groups.

Followed by a transitive particle

• around: All of the saints of God will gather around the banquet table of the Lamb with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob.

Infinitive complement

• celebrate: Patients and friends, many of them from the unit's first few years, gathered to celebrate the start of its second decade.

• roost: Larger flocks can be observed in the evening when birds gather to roost on Mokuaeae Island.

• watch: Heather Lee and others prepared bacon butties and around 40 people gathered to watch the big match on a big-screen projection TV.

• hear: A crowd of up to 10,000 had gathered to hear one candidate, Mr. Walhouse speak.

• discuss: Energy experts will be gathering to discuss how they can reduce carbon emissions.

• remember: Tsunami Appeal Pupils and staff gather together to remember the victims and survivors of the tsunami disaster.

Preposition: in

• circle: They gather in a circle on Tuesday and Thursday evenings, wearing jeans and T-shirts.

• hall: We all gathered in the hall for a chat with the head.

• cathedral: We gather in this great cathedral, one of the finest Romanesque buildings in northern Europe.

Preposition: for

• worship: What a privilege to be able to gather for worship.