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Used with adjectives:
"
After exercising, my whole body aches."
(whole, entire)
"
He's trying to develop his upper body."
(upper, lower)
"
We have to draw a naked body in art class."
(naked, nude, human)
"
My body is too fat."
(fat, frail, skinny, slim, slender, small)
"
The athlete has a muscular body."
(muscular, toned, perfect, fit)
"
The police discovered a dead body in the river."
(dead, lifeless, mangled, mutilated, decomposing, bloated, limp, unconscious)
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The corporate body comes from all over the country."
(corporate, executive, governing, legislative, regulatory)
"
Decisions will be made by an international body of people."
(international, national, independent, voluntary, elected)
"
There was a growing body of evidence against him."
(growing, large, substantial)
"
The student body is made up of many different cultures."
(student)
Used with verbs:
"
My body aches."
(aches, hurts)
"
She was so nervous that her whole body shook."
(shook, trembled, stiffened, tensed)
"
The body was discovered in the forest."
(be + discovered, be + found, be + recovered)
"
We will examine the body."
(examine, bury, cremate, embalm, exhume)
"
They are forming a decision-making body."
(be + forming, be + establishing, be + creating, be + electing, be + selecting, be + choosing)
Used with nouns:
"
The doctor took her body temperature."
(temperature)
"
We shared our body heat during the winter."
(heat)
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I have to work hard to keep my body shape."
(shape, size, weight)
"
I'm trying to lose some body fat."
(fat, mass, weight)
"
The soldier lost some body parts."
(parts)
"
Your body odor is bad!"
(odor)
"
We need to have positive body images."
(images, language)
Used with prepositions:
"
She has tattoos on her body."
(on)
"
Puberty causes changes in the body."
(in, to)
