VERB
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Fill the gaps with the appropriate prepositions.
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How will you account ..... your absence at the last lesson, Nick?
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It seems Diana's depression stems ….. her inability to get over the broken relationship with her former boyfriend.
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It's essential that the workers should comply ….. the safety regulations.
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Could you please refrain ….. smoking while the plane is taking off?
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Did you find it hard to adjust ….. the new conditions?
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That rude boy seems to derive enjoyment ….. bullying the younger pupils.
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When all conventional methods of persuasion failed, the protesting group resorted ….. violence.
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I don't quite get your point. What are you driving …..?
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Maria is a little vain. She likes to be complimented ….. her achievements.
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Why do you persist ….. criticizing everyone? Do you think you're perfect?
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‘What is it that you wish …..?’, asked the wizard. ‘I can make all your dreams come true.’ he added.
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Whenever my parents found out about my poor marks at school, I was banned ….. playing with my friends for a week or two.
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Using a blackmail, the criminals forced the terrified couple ….. paying them a huge sum of money.
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Since Michael left, Catherine has been despairing ….. ever seeing him again.
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In fact we didn't take part in the negotiations. The conditions of the agreement were imposed ….. us.
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It makes no sense to entrust such an inexperienced employee ….. so responsible an assignment.
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My mother is constantly fretting ….. even the smallest worries and I keep telling her to take things easy.
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I'm rather worried that none of you seems to adhere ….. to the principles that we have set before.
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Whenever a war strikes, it's the innocent people that get subjected ….. the most horrible pain and suffering.
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Should anyone of you refuse to abide ….. the rules, you will be dismissed instantaneously.
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Although his wife left him several years ago, Mr Robson still yearns ….. her desperately.
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I can't stand to see Paula ingratiating herself ….. the boss. She's only after her personal gain.
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We never talk to our neighbours in case they should pry ….. our privacy.
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I'd rather you didn't concern yourself so much ….. your professional matters. It influences our family life in a bad way.
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We shouldn't give up fighting for the contract easily. There's much to gain ….. it.
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The National Geographic film crew were equipped ….. night vision cameras as they were hoping to do some shooting at night.
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There don't seem to be any effective means of deterring young people ….. learning bad language.
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Judith says she's thinking of committing herself ….. working for charity.
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We still need some time to shape this project ….. an effective tool.
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The head of the police is promising to do his best to rid the city ….. crime and drug abuse.
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For years, I confided ….. my best friend Alan, not knowing that it was him who spread nasty gossips about me.
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When it turned out that the baby was out of danger, his parents sighed ….. relief.
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The speaker expounded ….. his theories for hours, but hardly any of the listeners understood what he was really talking about.
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I'd rather you disposed ….. these obscene materials.
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The tyrant said no to the UN resolution, which amounted ….. rejecting the proposal to limit his country's military resources.
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You're adult now, John. I'm not going to wait ….. you any longer. You should learn to take care of yourself.
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The famous actress has been credited ….. having contributed greatly to the preservation of this marvellous sanctuary of nature.
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The coastal waters abound ….. various forms of sea life, most of which makes the basis of the local people's daily diet.
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For many years, the man concealed the truth about his past ….. his wife and friends. Only after he died did they find out who he really had been.
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The other day, I mistook some man ….. you. Imagine my embarrassment when it turned out he was someone else.
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Are you obliged to report ….. your boss about your every strategic decision?
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Every morning, I have to coax my baby ….. drinking the medicine by promising to take him to the fairground.
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An assignment as hard as this demands a great deal … those who undertake it.
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We all sympathized ….. Jason when his father died.
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The hostages pleaded ….. the kidnappers to let the women and the children free.
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When the news of the earthquake was broken, I feared ….. my brother and his family who were travelling somewhere in the region.
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Greg's told me he's thinking of enlisting ….. a political party, but he hasn't decided which one to choose yet.
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Nobody had warned the tourists ….. the risk of an avalanche and they got into serious trouble up in the mountains.
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Working as a TV reporter at the front line, Steven was exposed ….. violence and brutality of the war.
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The legal problems that arise ….. tax evasion may have many unpleasant consequences.
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Installing the computer logging system will dispense ….. the need of signing the list upon entering and leaving the company.
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It's interesting whether the story behind the film originated ….. real events or whether it's a fiction.
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When he was laid off, Mark consoled himself ….. the thought that he would not have to work under his hard-to-please superiors any longer.
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Upon being admitted in the organization I was pledged ….. secrecy.
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The police investigators found it extremely hard to elicit any information ….. the captured member of the gang.
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The losses that the company made last year are estimated ….. over one million.
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'Have you heard Mr Davidson is staying in hospital?' 'No, I haven't. What's he being treated …..?'
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Over the time I had to spend waiting for my turn to be interviewed, I occupied myself ….. doing crossword puzzles.
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The minister of education has announced that she's going to appropriate a certain sum of money ….. extra bonuses for the best teachers.
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It's never too late to embark ….. a sports activity.
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Let us consider some of the factors which discourage these people ….. getting married.
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Businessmen invest vast amounts ….. profitable industries.
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This small booklet is a useful handbook for anyone who aspires ….. make a career in salesmanship.
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We insured ….. disappointment by making an early reservation.
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Oscillating universe theory is the theory that the universe is oscillating ….. periods of expansion and collapse.
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The lady has ticker. She didn’t opt ….. the soft life.
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I think your hotel business is booming. For most of the year the area is teeming ….. tourists.
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As it is well known, many prisoners, on being freed, revert ….. a life of crime.
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The judge based his decision ….. constitutional rights.
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In spite of the period of losses and the replacement of the coach, the team qualified for the finals.
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A good teacher is one who can relate ….. the students, not one who has a lot of information.
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Many children are deprived ….. a good education, simply because they live in the wrong place.
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The crowd pelted the speaker ….. questions until the chairman had to stop them.
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Pirates boarded the vessels and robbed the crew ….. money and valuables.
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Once, in order to put food on the table, he swapped his watch ….. a pig!
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He is an ideal accountant for your company. He may be trusted ….. large sums of money.
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The chairman's opinion collided ….. that of the rest of the committee.
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The moment I was going to leave I felt someone tugging ….. my arm.
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After aiming carefully ….. the bird, he missed it completely.
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What I’m convinced ….. is that the world’s population will grow to an unforeseen extent.
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The story, expressly or by implication, alluded ….. a mystery in his past.
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Jim had to contend ….. the world's best runners, and did well to come third.
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Dependence on alcohol often emanates ….. unhappiness in the home.
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However strong your rival might be, you must always strive ….. victory.
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You know, I’m not envious at all, but after her marriage she is just wallowing ….. money.
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The next morning all the newspapers commented on his being imprisoned for plotting ….. the government.
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Mrs Page is still mourning ….. her dead son, a year after he was killed in the accident.
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She brushed ….. him as she left the room, but he hardly noticed that.
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I wish he would stop chasing about the town ….. young women, and spend his time more sensibly.
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The singer's performance was so terrible that the crowd hissed ….. her.
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The Government fought ….. suggestions that it should take full blame for the affair.
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After he had died, all his paintings were consigned ….. the local museum.
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Stylography is the art or method of writing, drawing, or engraving ….. a stylus or style.
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Mr Claude Cheysoon regards the third world ….. his top priority.
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What I will never believe in is that the government can be prevailed ….. to lower taxes?
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A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to liaise ….. the employers and the union leaders.
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Shakespeare was grappled ….. before our time, and has been predigested for us.
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A lot of companies will profit ….. the fall in interest rates.
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Poor mother clung ….. the hope that her son was not dead.
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The Child-minders’ Action Movement has successfully campaigned ….. many improvements.