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Used with adjectives:
"
They have a lovely house."
(lovely, beautiful, comfortable, grand)
"
This is such a fancy house."
(fancy, magnificent, luxurious)
"
They're building their dream house."
(dream)
"
I could get lost in their huge house."
(huge, large, spacious, enormous, big)
"
We bought a modest house."
(modest, small, tiny)
"
There are a lot of empty houses on this street."
(empty, vacant, unoccupied, abandoned)
"
We're looking for a summer house."
(summer, beach, vacation)
"
People think that is a haunted house."
(haunted)
"
The band was playing to a packed house."
(packed, full)
"
The music woke up the whole house."
(whole)
Used with verbs:
"
Three students live in this house."
(live in, occupy, share)
"
They are renting the house."
(be + renting, be + buying, be + selling)
"
She owns the house."
(owns)
"
They are going to demolish that old house."
(demolish, knock down, tear down)
"
I have to clean the house this weekend."
(clean)
"
They are renovating their house."
(be + renovating, be + remodeling, be + decorating)
"
I've searched the whole house and I can't find my keys."
(searched)
"
They are building a lot of new houses in our town."
(be + building)
"
Be quiet or you'll wake up the whole house."
(wake up)
"
Their house overlooks the lake."
(overlooks, faces)
"
Their house burned down last year."
(burned down, caught fire)
"
The band always plays to a full house."
(plays to)
Used with nouns:
"
We're going house hunting this weekend."
(hunting)
"
I can't find my house keys."
(keys)
"
We have house guests this weekend."
(guests)
"
Can you see the house number?"
(number)
"
The neighbors had a huge house party last night."
(party)
"
He's under house arrest until the trial."
(arrest)
"
There was a house fire down the street."
(fire)
"
We turned off the house lights before we left."
(lights)
Used with prepositions:
"
I met him at your house."
(at)
"
It's too hot in the house."
(in)
