--- product_id: 52440341 title: "The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: Your guide to collocations and grammar. Third edition revised by Robert Ilson" price: "VT16750" currency: VUV in_stock: true reviews_count: 11 url: https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52440341-the-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english-your-guide-to-collocations store_origin: VU region: Vanuatu --- # The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: Your guide to collocations and grammar. Third edition revised by Robert Ilson **Price:** VT16750 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: Your guide to collocations and grammar. Third edition revised by Robert Ilson - **How much does it cost?** VT16750 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.vu](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52440341-the-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english-your-guide-to-collocations) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Speak and write perfect English! • BBI teaches you how to combine words with words to form phrases (so you can say “ mortgaged to the hilt ; I want something badly ”). • BBI also teaches you how to combine words into structures to form clauses and sentences (so you can say “I want you to go = What I want is for you to go ”). • So BBI helps you with both vocabulary and grammar. • BBI shows you important vocabulary and grammatical differences between American and British English. • BBI gives you plenty of examples that can serve as models for your own use of English. • Some of these examples are authentic quotations from works of American and British literature. This Third Edition of the BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English is an expanded and updated version of the First Edition (1986) and its Revised Edition (1997), both of which were favorably received. In this third edition, the contents of the BBI have been increased by over 20%. In the selection and presentation of new material, many sources have been used, including: • Internet searches; • The British National Corpus; • Reading and listening to English-language material; • For Grammatical Patterns: A Comprehensive Grammar of the English Language (Randolph Quirck et al.); • For Collocations: Lists of Lexical Functions (compiled by Igor Mel’cuk et al.). The BBI has been “highly recommended” by the English-Speaking Union. Using the BBI: A workbook with exercises is now available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1075/z.bbi.workbook Review: Clear, concise and to the point - This excellent dictionary fills a gap which even the best ordinary dictionaries hardly even try to fill: what prepositions to use with nouns and verbs; and when two or more can be used, what are the differences in meaning. Strongly recommended. Review: Nice to have - Although one can look almost anything up online these days, it is practical to have a list of suitable collocations to hand. I find that I often end up using a word I did not initially think of myself, after having read it here whilst wanting to confirm another collocation. ## Features - New Store Stock ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | 1,583,607 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) 847 in Translation & Interpretation Reference 4,210 in Dictionaries & Thesauri 158,635 in Social Sciences (Books) | | Customer Reviews | 4.7 out of 5 stars 92 Reviews | ## Images ![The BBI Combinatory Dictionary of English: Your guide to collocations and grammar. 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I find that I often end up using a word I did not initially think of myself, after having read it here whilst wanting to confirm another collocation. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ very good *by S***I on 30 May 2014* it is a very useful book very good purchase I'm using it very often I thing that everyone should look it up --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52440341-the-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english-your-guide-to-collocations](https://www.desertcart.vu/products/52440341-the-bbi-combinatory-dictionary-of-english-your-guide-to-collocations) --- *Product available on Desertcart Vanuatu* *Store origin: VU* *Last updated: 2026-06-04*