Collocations with box

box noun 

ADJECTIVES

cardboard, wooden, plastic, metal
We packed all our things into big cardboard boxes.

empty
He lifted the lid and found the box was empty.

NOUNS

lunch, sandwich
His mum always put an apple in his lunch box.

storage
The house was full of plastic storage boxes.

money 
How much have you got in your money box?

cash 
Thieves stole £100 from a cash box at the school.

jewellery, jewelry
She kept all her rings in a jewellery box by her bed.

ballot
The ballot boxes have been emptied and the votes are being counted.

VERBS

open
You can open the box to check the contents.

shut, close
He shut the box and locked it.

empty
The robbers emptied all the boxes, which contained cash and jewellery.

contain 
The box contained old letters and other documents.

PREPOSITIONS

in, inside
He put the machine back in its box.

of
He produced a box of matches and lit the candle.

PHRASES

the lid of a box
She closed the lid of the box.

a box full of sth/filled with sth
I have boxes full of old toys in the garage.