It's typical of a jingoistic country that the citizens look down on their geographical neighbors. I always look forward to the beginning of a new semester. It's hard to keep up with the Joneses when you lose your job! When will you ever get through with that program? The citizens tried to get rid of their corrupt mayor in the recent election. Janik cheated on the exam and then tried to get away with it. I found it very hard to get along with my brother when we were young. I hope none of my students drop out of school this semester. We tried to cut down on the money we were spending on entertainment. The boys promised to check up on the condition of the summer house from time to time.Īfter years of giving nothing, the old parishioner was able to come up with a thousand-dollar donation. I was talking to Mom on the phone when the operator broke in on our call.Īfter our month-long trip, it was time to catch up with the neighbors and the news around town. With the following phrasal verbs, you will find three parts: "My brother dropped out of school before he could graduate." It seemed strange to see my old boss wait on tables.
My second son seems to take after his mother. I ran across my old roommate at the college reunion.Ĭarlos ran into his English professor in the hallway. The police will look into the possibilities of embezzlement. My mother promised to look after my dog while I was gone. They country went through most of its coal reserves in one year. The students went over the material before the exam. I got over the flu, but I don't know if I'll ever get over my broken heart. The old minister continued to call on his sick parishioners. The teacher called on students in the back row. With the following phrasal verbs, the lexical part of the verb (the part of the phrasal verb that carries the "verb-meaning") cannot be separated from the prepositions (or other parts) that accompany it: "Who will look after my estate when I'm gone?" The gang members used up all the money and went out to rob some more banks. We turned off the lights before anyone could see us. Grandpa couldn't hear, so he turned up his hearing aid. He applied for a promotion twice this year, but he was turned down both times. Your radio is driving me crazy! Please turn it down. I tried out four cars before I could find one that pleased me. She tried on fifteen dresses before she found one she liked. That's a lot of money! Don't just throw it away. It was so hot that I had to take off my shirt. My wife set up the living room exactly the way she wanted it. I read over the homework, but couldn't make any sense of it. The firefighters put out the house fire before it could spread. We asked the boss to put off the meeting until tomorrow. (Watch them pick it up.)Īs we drove through Paris, Francoise pointed out the major historical sites. She picked out the guy she thought had stolen her purse. He was so far away, we really couldn't make out what he was saying. She knew she was in trouble, so she made up a story about going to the movies with her friends. The lawyers looked over the papers carefully before questioning the witness. You left out the part about the police chase down Asylum Avenue. Three masked gunmen held up the Security Bank this afternoon. I hate to hold up the meeting, but I have to go to the bathroom. She hung up the phone before she hung up her clothes.
The students handed in their papers and left the room. I have a feeling he's not about to give it back.
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The filling station was giving away free gas. My sister found out that her husband had been planning a surprise party for her. She filled up the grocery cart with free food. It isn't easy to bring up children nowadays.įill out this application form and mail it in. My mother brought up that little matter of my prison record again. The terrorists tried to blow up the railroad station. When the object of the following phrasal verbs is a pronoun, the two parts of the phrasal verb must be separated: The object may come after the following phrasal verbs or it may separate the two parts:
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