Object

• Anyone: Anyone interested in becoming a tutor should contact Community Education, on 873535, for further details.

• anyone: The post would interest anyone with an interest in surveying, architecture or town planning.

Converse of object

• express: I tried to express this interest in the medium of glass by casting then stretching the cast piece in the kiln a second time.

• declare: A follow-up review of the Rules on registering and declaring interests is now underway.

• attract: While customers operate their accounts by phone or internet it's access at every post office that has recently attracted the most interest.

• protect: The special interest of the sites is the subject of specific guidelines to protect the interest of the site from damage or deterioration.

• lose: But the British public had lost interest: there was too much blood and death.

Adjective modifier

• particular: We shall discuss changes in properties selected for their particular interest.

• vested: Hunting people have the biggest vested interest in the survival of the species.

• special: It will also offer the chance to carry out initial research in an area of special interest.

• public: There is a genuine matter of public interest at stake here.

• keen: Question 4 I can no longer get to Tannadice but still take a keen interest from afar.

• historic: Listed building A building may be listed as being of architectural or historic interest, in several categories.

Modifies a noun

• rate: In the previous economic cycle, interest rates remained in double figures for over four years.

• payment: Tax relief for business owners on ' private ' interest payments Are your VAT records in order?

Noun used with modifier

• research: Main research interest is in the molecular basis of complex traits.

• mortgage: This means, for instance, that all your mortgage interest is allowable.

Infinitive complement

• hear: Claire Says: December 7th, 2005 at 10:31 pm I'd be interested to hear your comments on the British leaving the country.

Preposition: of

• justice: The Act only allows it where the judge considers it essential in the interests of justice.