Combinations with get and be PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 Is Mary in? ~
No, she's . . . and won't be . . . till nine o'clock.

2 What shall we do now? ~
I'm . . . keeping quiet and saying nothing.

3 If you got ... ... your work instead of talking you'd be finished in half the time.

4 He promised to act as chairman, so I'm afraid he can't get . . . . . . it now. There's no one else to do it.

5 She wants to do all the work herself but I don't think she is . . . ... it.

6 He leaves his car at a parking meter for over two hours and always gets ... ...it.

(is never caught) When I do that, I am fined.

7 I don't think they'll be . . . yet. It's only five o'clock in the morning.

8 They didn't want the news of their engagement to get . . . till it was officially announced.

9 The office closes early on Fridays and we get . . . at five o'clock instead of six.

10 If you don't give the children something to do, they'll be ... ... some mischief.

11 The car stopped in front of the bank messenger and two men with guns got....

12 She is a friendly girl who gets ... ... everyone she meets.

13 As soon as the examinations are . . . we are going away on holiday.

14 It took her a long time to get . . . the death of her husband.

15 We usually get . . . a play among ourselves at the end of the term.

16 I'm going to Berlin on business and I shall be . . . for a week.

17 Tom hasn't been working; he won't get . . . his examinations.

18 The police knew he had committed the crime but he got . . . as there was not enough evidence against him.

19 Shall I marry him? ~
Well, it is... ... you. I can't very well decide for you.

20 I tried to ring him up but I couldn't get . . . ; I think some of the lines are down after last night's storm.

21 She talks so much that it is difficult to get . . . from her.

22 Why not have your operation at once and get it . . .?

23 He got . . . his bicycle to pick up his pump.

24 Mary wants to study medicine but she is not very clever. I don't think she is... ...it.

25 The train was delayed and only got . . . at midnight.

26 When winter is . . . I am going to have the house painted.

27 If you don't get . . . (leave) I'll send for the police.

28 I am . . , doing the washing up first and watching TV afterwards.

29 Get . . . the bus at Victoria Station.

30 How are you getting . . . with your work?

31 I don't think she is ... ... the level of the rest of the class.

32 I left my umbrella in the bus but I got it . . . from the Lost Property Office.

33 I am not getting , . . very fast because I can only type with two fingers.

34 The dog got . . . . . . a string of sausages from the butcher's.

35 We got . . . late because we missed the last bus.

36 Don't worry about my snake. He can't get . . . . . . his box.

Combinations with look and keep

PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 He wanted to talk to me but I kept . . . working and refused to listen.

2 She is a good secretary but she is kept - . . by her ignorance of languages.

3 The country was in a state of rebellion and was only kept . . . by repressive measures.

4 Look . . . the baby while I am out.

5 She kept the children . . . all day because it was so wet and cold.

6 You must look . . . and make plans for the future.

7 'Keep . . .!' he said. Don't come any nearer.'

8 If you look . . . it carefully you will see the mark.

9 I told the children to keep ... ... the room that was being painted.

10 Looking ... , I see now all the mistakes I made when I was younger.

11 I have started getting up at five a.m. to study but I don't know if I can keep this....

12 He had an unhappy childhood and he never looks . . . on it with any pleasure.

13 The man walked so fast that the child couldn't keep ... ... him.

14 She looked . . . to see who was following her.

15 There were so many panes of glass broken that the windows couldn't keep . . . the rain.

16 I've been looking . . . a cup to match the one I broke.

17 Look ... ...me at the station. I'll be at the bookstall.

18 Look ...! You nearly knocked my cup out of my hand.

19 He was kept . . . in his research by lack of money.

20 Tom is looking . . . . . . his first trip abroad, (expecting with pleasure)

21 Look . . . on your way home and tell me what happened.

22 Before putting any money into the business, we must look very carefully . . .

the accounts.

23 I look . . . her as one of the family.

24 My windows look ... ... the garden.

25 He asked me to look . . . the document and then sign it.

26 He looked . . . the book to see if he had read it before.

27 If you can afford a new car your business must be looking ,...

28 You can always look . . . her address in the directory if you have forgotten it.

29 He looked me . . . and . . . before he condescended to answer my question.

30 I am looking ... ... seeing your new house.

31 Children have a natural inclination to look ..... .their parents.

32 You will see I am right if you look . . . the matter from my point of view.

33 He looks . . . . . . me because I spend my holidays in Bournemouth instead of going abroad.

34 If he doesn't know the word he can look it . . . in a dictionary.

35 The crowd looked . . . while the police surrounded the house.

36 Since our quarrel she looks . . . me whenever we meet.

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