ADJ
- big, great, historic, important, key, main, major, momentous, significant
- Tonight's programme looks back at the main events of the year
- dramatic, remarkable
- happy
- sad, tragic, traumatic
- rare
- Outside big cities, murder is a rare event
- subsequent
- Subsequent events proved him wrong
- historical, political
VERB + EVENT
- witness
- When the ship finally reached land, only a few of the crew were left to witness the event
- record
- We had a huge party, and hired a photographer to record the event
- celebrate, commemorate, mark
- Today is the hospital's fiftieth anniversary, and there will be a party to mark the event
EVENT + VERB
- happen, occur, take place, unfold
- TV viewers watched in horror as events unfolded
- lead to sth
- These events quickly led to confusion
- lead up to sth
- The police are trying to establish a picture of events leading up to the killing
PHRASES
- a chain/sequence/series of events, the course of events
- Would it have been possible to change the course of events?
ADJ
- big, important, main, major, special
- popular
- prestigious
- The Birmingham meeting is one of the most prestigious events in the racing calendar
- inaugural
- annual, regular
- forthcoming
- Forthcoming events are listed on the back page of the local newspaper
- fund-raising, musical, social, sporting middle-distance, sprint
VERB + EVENT
- enter (for), take part in
- A record number of teams have entered the event
- win
- hold, organize, stage
- The event will be held in the grounds of the manor house
- publicize
- attend, support
- I would like to thank everyone who attended our charity evening for supporting the event
- boycott
- Several leading players boycotted the event in protest at the reduced prize money
EVENT + VERB
- take place
- The team events will take place later this week
- take place
PREP
- in an/the ~
- African runners swept the medals in the distance events
ADJ
- big, main
- This race will be the main event of the afternoon
- individual, team
- men's, women's
- field, track
- jumping, running, throwing
- distance, long-distance,