opening scene

collocation in English

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opening
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈəʊ.pən.ɪŋ/us
/ˈoʊp.nɪŋ/
happening at the beginning of an event ...
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scene
noun
uk
/siːn/us
/siːn/
a part of a play or film in which the action stays in one place for a continuous period ...
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(Definition ofopeningandscenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Theopeningscenebegan with a simple message.
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This scene fades into a semi-blackout, thus ending theopeningsceneof the outer play.
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It is his younger sister who packs his bags in theopeningscene.
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In theopeningscene, everything is for the best.
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This subtle combination of on-stage music and solos ensures that the audience responds to theopeningsceneon two different levels.
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On the positive side, and there is a lot, there are twoopeningscene/issue setting chapters: one biological, one economic by authors of unquestionable authority.
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In theopeningsceneof this highly stylized production, the stage is almost bare, but for a small tree upstage right and an altar upstage centre.
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The film returns to theopeningscene.
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Elements of theopeningscenewere lauded.
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Theopeningscenewas also longer.
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Three historically important men are deliberately ridiculed or used as the agents of a comic effect in thisopeningscene, and each is presented as a parody of himself.
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In theopeningscene, he exits a cabin.
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Theopeningsceneshows the two of them together.
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There is usually anopeningsceneand a closing scene.
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The theme of revenge is introduced in theopeningscene.
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This situation is delineated in the play's longopeningscene.
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This was theopeningsceneof the movie.
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The film ends with a return to theopeningscene.
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It is in theopeningscene, season 4, episode 1.
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The song is featured at theopeningscenefrom the 2010 movie.
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The brothers are at each other's throats from theopeningscene.
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The play's script assigns dialogue to three numbered villagers in theopeningscene.
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Theopeningsceneis repeated over and over again as the opening credits roll.
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He appears in theopeningsceneplaying cello as a member of the orchestra.
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