Combinations with go and come PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 It was some time before he came . . . after being knocked out.

2 I had to wait for permission from the Town Council before I could go . . . with my plans.

3 He came . . . to my way of thinking after a good deal of argument.

4 The guard dog went . . . the intruder and knocked him down.

5 He had a sandwich and a cup of coffee, then went . . . working.

6 It's no use trying to keep it secret; it's sure to come . . . in the end.

7 I went . . . the proposal very carefully with my solicitor and finally decided not to accept their offer.

8 The gun went . . . by accident and wounded him in the leg.

9 The question of salary increases will come . . . at the next general meeting.

10 Wearing black for mourning went . . . many years ago.

11 She went . . . . . . a beauty contest and got a prize.

12 Those rust marks will come . . . if you rub them with lemon.

13 The price of tomatoes usually goes . . . in summer in England.

14 If there isn't enough soup to go . . . just put some hot water in it.

15 Seeing me from across the room, she came ... ... me, and said that she had a message for me.

16 The early colonists of Canada went . . . many hardships.

17 You can't go ... ... your promise now; we are depending on you.

18 I have changed my mind about marrying him; I simply can't go .

19 The aeroplane crashed and went . . . in flames.

20 He came . . . a fortune last year. (He inherited it.)

21 Wait till prices come . . . again before you buy.

22 I refuse to go . . . now. I'm going on.

23 They have gone . . . all the calculations again but they still can't find the mistake.

24 The party went . . . very well; we all enjoyed ourselves.

25 Come .... It's far too cold to wait here any longer.

26 Mary went . . . in such a hurry that she left her passport behind.

27 The handle of the tea-pot came . . . in my hand as I was washing it.

28 Why don't you go ... ... stamp collecting if you want a quiet hobby?

29 I came . . . a vase exactly like yours in an antique shop.

30 Her weight went . . . to 70 kilos when she stopped playing tennis.

31 Don't go . . . food if you want to economize. Just drink less.

32 The sea has gone . . . considerably since last night's gale.

33 I'm at home all day. Come . . . whenever you have time.

34 She went ... ... her work after the interruptions.

35 She goes . . . a lot. She hardly every spends an evening at home.

36 I suggested that we should all take a cut in salary. Naturally this didn't go . . . very well. (wasn't well received)

Combinations with take and run

PEG chapter 38

Put in the correct prepositions or adverbs.

1 I couldn't take . . . the lecture at all. It was too difficult for me.

2 He is inclined to let his enthusiasm run ... ... him.

3 When he offered me only £3, I was too taken . . . to say a word.

4 He has already run . . . the money his father left him two years ago.

5 Now he is running . . . bills all over the town.

6 She took . . . riding because she wanted to lose weight.

7 I can't start the car; the battery has run ....

8 The policeman ran . . . the thief,

9 He takes . . . his mother; he has blue eyes and fair hair too.

10 I forgot to turn off the tap and the wash-basin ran ....

11 That blouse is easy to make. You could run it . . . in hour.

12 I am sorry I called you a liar. I take it . . . .

13 Reformers usually run ... ... opposition from all kinds of people.

14He took . . . going for a' walk every night before he went to bed.

15 Don't run ... ... the idea that Scotsmen are mean. They just don't like wasting money.

16 I wish we could sell the grand piano; it takes . . . too much space here.

17 She is always running . . . her friends behind their backs. She soon won't have any friends left.

18 You'd better take . . . your coat if you're too hot.

19 Just run . . . the music of this song for me.

20 We took . . . each other the first time we met and have been friends ever since.

21 When his father died, Tom took . . . the business.

22 What I saw in the water was only an old tree. I took it . . . the Lock Ness Monster.

23 I ran . . . an old school friend in the tube today.

24 I can't go more than 50 k.p.h. as this is a new car and I am still running it....

25 People often take me . . . my sister. We are very like each other.

26 My neighbour is always running ..... .bread and borrowing some from me.

27 He always takes . . . his false teeth before he goes to bed.

28 I took . . . Tom at chess and beat him.

29 If a bull chased me I'd run ....

30 Even a child wouldn't be taken . . . by such an obvious lie.

31 You're looking rather run . . . ; I think you need a holiday.

32 The policeman took . . . the number of the stolen car.

33 If she takes . . . the job of director she'll have to work harder.

34 My car skidded and ran . . . a wall.

35 She makes a little extra money by taking . . . paying guests in summer.

36 A hen ran in front of my car and I'm afraid I ran . . . it.

Date: 2015-12-17; view: 1891