High-frequency verb collocations

to have a friendly talk with someone

(a)  

to have a short rest or a nap

(a)  

to give trouble

(a)  

to ... a bad example

• set

• do

• get

to be very important

(a)  

He wanted to … the blame on me.

• put

• take

• get

• set

The teacher put me … of organizing the project.

(a)  

It so rarely snows, you have to make … it when it does.

(a)  

Professor Lee will … us a lecture on poetry.

(a)  

Since they spoke only Swahili, we used signs and gestures to … ourselves … .

(a)