Переходим от теории к практике. Мы будем использовать приемы поиска информации в системе Google на основе примеров, которые были представлены ранее.

1. Поиск идиом.
Пример: to make a hit

Варианты запросов:
"make a hit"
"make a hit" +idiom
"make a hit" intitle:idioms OR intitle:idiomatic OR intitle:idiom
"make a hit" inurl:idioms OR inurl:idiomatic OR inurl:idiom

Варианты с wild card:
"make a *", "make * *", "* a hit"

2. Поиск устойчивых словосочетаний.
Пример: Scrape a living

"scrape a living"
"scrape a living" +phrase
"scrape a living" intitle:phrases OR inurl:phrases OR intitle:expressions OR intitle:phrase

Варианты с wild card:
"scrape a *", "scrape * *", "* a living"

3. Поиск пословиц и высказываний.
Пример: "Hope for the best, but prepare for the worst”

"hope for the best but prepare for the worst”
"hope for the best but prepare for the worst” +proverb
"hope for the best but prepare for the worst" intitle:proverbs OR inurl:proverbs OR intitle:sayings OR inurl:sayings

4. Сленг. Slang.
Пример: macho madness

"macho madness"
"macho madness" +slang
"macho madness" intitle:slang OR inurl:slang OR intitle:lingo

5. Стиль. Register
Пример: Gimme me help!

"gimme"
"gimme" +colloquial
"gimme" intitle:colloquial OR intitle:informal

6. Жаргонизмы.
Пример: WYSIWYG

"WYSIWYG"
"WYSIWYG" +jargon
"WYSIWYG" intitle:jargon OR inurl:jargon

7. Этимология.
Пример: Dog days

"dog days"
"dog days" +etymology
"WYSIWYG" intitle:etymology OR inurl:etymology

8. Синонимы слова. Знак (~).
Пример: ~car

Результат: auto, automotive, vehicle...

9. Определение слова.
Пример:define:web

Более сложный вариант использования поисковых запросов- British National Corpus.
Так как на сайте BNC присутствуют некоторые ограничения, мы будем использовать другой сайт, а именно view.byu.edu.

Помимо этих вариантов Вы можете создавать запрос по частям речи, сочетаниям слов, синонимичным значениям.
У каждого подраздела таблицы создания вопроса есть файл помощи "Help". Прежде чем приступить к работе, прочитайте эти их.

Пример работы:
1. Запрос: make a hit.
Результат:
1 ADR    AFMs become more widely available, they seem sure to make a hit in biology. Most interesting organic substances are non-conducting, and biologists 
2 CDN    an idea. "She; s come to make a hit, she should be so lucky," the trio had joked 
3 CDN    to wear to this ball. We got ta make a hit --; let'em know we've arrived." Isobel's face

2. Запрос (используем widcard): * a hit
Результат: более 100 конструкций
Первые 10:
WAS A HIT
BE A HIT
HAD A HIT 
IS A HIT
OF A HIT
GET A HIT 
. A HIT
SUCH A HIT 
HAVE A HIT
SCORE A HIT

Результаты score a hit:
[I]1 ARB    other words, it took an aesthete to know and score a hit. But he fell victim of the dawning disenchantment when he declared 
2 CJ3    electric motor. Punters throw coins, trying to score a hit in the tin trays. When they are successful a bell rings 
3 CN1    to the apparent direction if it is going to score a hit. The fish possesses a further adaptation to enhance its accuracy: 
4 FRJ    retribution. Should the wielder attack and fail to score a hit, he may immediately re-roll the attack again, giving him a 
5 JXX    can. It missed mostly; when it did score a hit there was a screaming ping and no more. Not like a 
6 JXX    bed, screaming with laughter when they managed to score a hit. "Are all kids like this?" she asked Ross

Практическое задание:
Используя различные подстановочные запросы постарайтесь найти разницу между прилагательными sad and unhappy, глаголама to lie and to lay.

Возможные варианты слов для сравнительного анализа:
surely, certainly, definitely, naturally, of course
shore, coast, bank
owing to, due to, thanks to, because of
street, road
couple, pair
propose, suggest
steal, rob, take, burgle
arrive, reach, get to
cause, reason, purpose
raise, lift, increase
cause, make, let
say, tell, talk, speak
ill, sick, unwell
high, tall
little, small
sad, unhappy
machine, device, appliance, gadget
occur, happen, take place
fairly, rather, quite, pretty
refuse, decline, reject, turn down
end, finish
salary, pay, wages, fee
earth, land, ground, floor, soil
rare, uncommon, scarce
await, expect, wait for
habit, custom, tradition
space, room, place
start, begin
hire, rent, charter
gain, get, win, earn
big, large, great
recently, lately
production, produce, product
continual, continuous
comprise, compose, consist of, constitute, include
affect, effect
firstly, first of all, at first
assure, insure, ensure
older, elder
further, farther
under, underneath, beneath, below