Collocations and phrasal verbs

Leave him alone, _____ of his curious behaviour!

• run away

• pay attention to

• take no notice

• get away

She doesn't usually _____ any of the class activities.

• participate

• take part in

• include

• go in

The threatening strike did not _____ after all. Nobody showed up.

• get time

• take time

• cause

• take place

I _____ and my friendships suffer.

• put my work first

• put my work forward

• work first

• primarily work

The government is determined to _____ to the demonstrations

• say a stop

• be a stop

• put a stop

• cause a pause

We’re not _____ any new staff at the moment.

• take on

• taking on

• waiting

• take

I’m not sure how much of his explanation she _____.

• got in

• take

• get

• took in

It took firefighters three hours to _____ the fire _____.

• get, out

• blow, out

• put, out

• turn, down

_____ your time! We don't have to hurry.

• Get

• Taking

• Getting

• Take

Why do you get offended so easily? You always _____.

• put your foot in it

• take your time

• take it easy

• take things too personally