Converse of object

• lose: The worthy monk lost a thousand sequins, of which seven hundred remained in the family.

• put: I left her with a promise to call again, and I put twelve sequins in her hand.

• take: I took a thousand sequins, begging him not to tell my affairs to anyone.

• have: Some of the scarves have tiny sequins that shine delicately in the light.

• sew: Her mother is an extra in The Bill, where her fellow actresses have all helped to sew sequins on Jenna's costumes.

• give: I gave ten more sequins to the mother, and sent them away all three in great delight.

Preposition: on

• card: I began putting sequins on one card, and I lost five or six times running.

Adjective modifier

• gold: I really was going to wear a dress of gold sequins that set off my dark skin in a spectacular fashion.

• more: This time he saw more sequins of light, some of them blinking at him.

• red: She is visibly overwhelmed and looks absolutely hot in a red sequin ` devil ' style dress and her hair all messed up.

• few: The costumes had a few more sequins added and even bigger bows so that they stood out in the huge arena.

• sparkling: He was wearing a somewhat distinctive red skirt, covered with sparkling sequins.

• tiny: Some of the scarves have tiny sequins that shine delicately in the light.

Modifies a noun

• detail: This beautifully designed handbag is in soft satin and is accented with faux fur panels and co-ordinating sequin detail.

• dress: Tingewick has this funny effect on people months before anyone dons a sequin dress.

Noun used with modifier

• forty: Three days later he handed me forty gold sequins, which was ample for my needs.

• gold: Three days later he handed me forty gold sequins, which was ample for my needs.

• sewing: Auntie Dolly had been up all night sewing sequins on the dress.

• silver: There is some light rubbing to the silver sequins but no damage.

• twelve: I gave Zenobia twelve sequins for the trouble she had taken.