ADJ
- armed, uniformed
- The building is protected by armed guards
- border, prison, security
VERB + GUARD
- post
- Guards had been posted all around the radio station
GUARD + VERB
- patrol sth
- Guards patrolled the perimeter fence
- protect sth
ADJ
- close
- constant
- armed
- The accused was taken to court under armed guard
- police
VERB + GUARD
- keep, mount, stand
- Soldiers stood guard on the city gates
PREP
- off your ~
- The question seemed to catch him off his guard
- on (your) ~
- Several police officers were on guard outside the factory. He was always on his guard against moneymaking schemes
- under ~
- The prisoners were under close guard
- ~ against, ~ over
- Two police officers kept guard over the burnt-out building
ADJ
- civil, national, palace, presidential
- advance
VERB + GUARD
- change
- The guard was changed every two hours
- call out
- It would only be a matter of minutes before the alarm was raised and the guard called out
PHRASES
- guard of honour
- Fellow soldiers from Corporal Smith's regiment formed a guard of honour at his wedding