ADJ
- accident, crash, murder
- footprints found near the murder scene
VERB + SCENE
- attend, be on
- PC Michael Potter attended the scene
- arrive at/on, reach
- An ambulance soon arrived at the scene of the accident
- leave
- be called to
- The police were called to the scene
- survey
- He surveyed the scene with horror
PREP
- at the ~
- Police say the man died at the scene
- on the ~
- Photographers were on the scene in seconds
- ~ of
- The criminal often revisits the scene of the crime
ADJ
- beautiful, charming, idyllic, peaceful, picturesque
- appalling, distressing, horrific
- touching
- bizarre, extraordinary, strange
- She opened the door on an extraordinary scene of disorder
- familiar
- domestic
- a touching domestic scene
- ever-changing
- I stared out of the window of the train on the ever-changing scene
- city, country, rural, street
SCENE + VERB
- occur, take place, unfold
- We sat in horror watching the scenes of violence unfold before us
- be reminiscent of sth
- Paramedics tended the wounded in scenes reminiscent of wartime
PREP
- amid/amidst ~s of
- The star arrived amidst scenes of excitement
- in a/the ~
- ~ from
- scenes from Greek mythology
- ~ of
- He painted scenes of country life. The battlefield was a scene of utter carnage
PHRASES
- a change of scene
- You're exhausted. What you need is a complete change of scene
ADJ
- opening
- climactic, final, last
- dramatic, funny, steamy, touching, tragic
- The film has several steamy bedroom scenes
- action, battle, bedroom, crowd, death, fight, love, nude, sex
VERB + SCENE
- act, play
- She plays the love scenes brilliantly
- rehearse, run through
- to run through the final scene again
- film, shoot
- set
- The scene is set in the first paragraph with an account of Sally's childhood
- change
- steal
- The little girl stole the scene from all the big stars
SCENE + VERB
- take place
- shift
- Then the scene shifts to the kitchen
PREP
- in a/the ~
- He appears in the opening scene
- ~ between
- There is a dramatic fight scene between the two brothers
PHRASES
- behind the scenes (= behind the stage), a change of scene
ADJ
- big
- little
- angry, ugly, unpleasant, terrible
- emotional, violent
VERB + SCENE
- cause, create, make
- Quiet, now! Don't make a scene!
- have
PREP
- ~ between
- There have been a couple of ugly scenes between him and the manager
- ~ with
- She had some terrible scenes with her father
ADJ
- burgeoning, flourishing, lively
- contemporary
- international, local, world
- art, club, comedy, drug/drugs, economic, education/educational, fashion, gay, literary, music/musical, political, social, sporting, etc.
- He is heavily involved in the local art scene
VERB + SCENE
- be involved in, be part of
- appear on, arrive on, come on/onto
- Owen arrived on the international scene in the 1998 World Cup
- vanish from
- Many of the stars of the nineties have completely vanished from the music scene
- dominate
PREP
- on/onto the ~
- the eruption of Cuban music onto the world scene
PHRASES
- a newcomer to the scene
- The film's dir
- not your scene (informal)
- Hillwalking is not my scene, so I stayed at home