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Used with verbs:
"
The machine broke down again."
(broke down)
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How do you use this machine?"
(use, power, work, start, stop, operate, run)
"
He built a machine that didn't require electricity."
(built, invented, designed, made)
"
Who installed this machine?"
(installed, serviced, set up, designed)
"
We need to fix the machine."
(fix, repair, plug in, unplug)
Used with nouns:
"
The police found a garage full of machine guns."
(guns)
"
We need to order some machine parts."
(parts, tools)
"
We hired a licensed machine operator."
(operator)
Used with adjectives:
"
Their company makes voting machines."
(voting, sewing, washing, soda)
"
I learned how to work a dialysis machine."
(dialysis, x-ray, MRI, ultrasound)
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Where is the ATM machine?"
(ATM, cash, copying, copy, Xerox, fax, vending)
"
I bought an exercise machine."
(exercise, espresso, pinball, karaoke, ice, coffee)
"
We don't have an answering machine."
(answering)
"
He works with large machines."
(large, huge, powerful, sophisticated, automatic, electronic)
"
We need to replace the broken machine."
(broken, defective)
Used with prepositions:
"
The machine runs on oil."
(on)
"
This machine is for sewing."
(for)
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What kind of fuel is used by this machine?"
(by)
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What is in this machine?"
(in)
