She’s gradually getting…………….a bad cold, which kept her…………….work for several weeks.

She’s a very good child. She always…………….her toys.

The report suggested…………….up links with local companies.

Don’t worry about me - just…………….on with what you’re doing.

He leaves work early to…………….his daughter up from school.

I suggest you…………….up a list of things to be done.

The situation calls…………….prompt action. Let’s call…………….our teacher and ask him…………….some advice.

I had my doubts about her when I took her on, but now I’m pleased to say that she has…………….to be a talented executive.

Thank you for your support, which…………….me through the hard time I had last month.

If you don’t…………….that bike, it won’t last very long.

What my grandfather said ten years ago about my future career…………….to be true.

We are doing so well that we’ll soon have to…………….on new staff to help us.

As its sales have increased, that computer company is going to…………….more staff.

She’s gradually getting …………….a bad cold which kept her…………….work for several weeks.

I am so tired that I can’t…………….what you are saying.

The class members told the monitor that she could…………….on their support for the party.

After standing in the sun for more than an hour, two of the people in the queue passed…………….and they came…………….after some women threw water in their faces.

I wonder when I will have to …………….our assignment.

Lisa is so excited about her 6th birthday that she keeps practicing blowing…………….birthday candles

The new student was very shy at the beginning, but then he…………….well with everybody.

Joe is an orphan. He was brought…………….by his aunt.

Can you look…………….a number in your telephone directory?

It took her ages to……………. round when she fainted.

In the end, the detective managed to…………….out the dangerous criminal.

If I put…………….this essay any longer, I doubt the teacher will let me even hand it…………….any more.

Peter and Julie had to…………….their farewell party until next weekend because of the awful weather.

It was his ideas that brought…………….changes in the village.

The police believe the attacks were…………….by criminals.

This magazine article has to do…………….environmental problems.

After days of trying to persuade my parents to allow me to go on the field trip, they finally gave…………….and agreed to let me go.

Some children manage to get…………….disobedience.

I can’t make…………….what it says; it’s a very old book.

The police are looking …………… the mysterious disappearance of three mountaineers.

The woman looked…………….the photos carefully to identify the pickpocket, but there were so many that it was soon hard to distinguish one …………….another.

I can’t speak French very well, but I always manage to get…………….with a dictionary and a few gestures.

Although I spent only two months learning Chinese, I could…………….when was there last summer.

It is not fair to put somebody…………….in front of their friends.

However much he tries to persuade you, please do not give……………..

Don’t expect that the changes brought …………….by the new law will make everyone happy.

We don’t want our father to know about the trip. Please don’t give us……………..

I am rather reluctant to use methods which have not been tried…………….before.

“These trousers look nice. Can I……………., please?”

Dreams are commonly…………….both visual and verbal images.

We ……………. on our close friend on the way here. That’s why we are a bit late.

It was so foggy that the drivers couldn’t…………….the traffic signs.

I need you to give 100% effort out there - so don’t…………….me down.

My plans to travel around the world have…………….through because I couldn’t save enough money.

I was wondering if you could…………….me up at your place for the night.

If too many species…………….out, it will upset the ecosystem.

He is not exactly rich but he certainly earns enough to……………..

I…………….on George on my way home school. That’s why we are a bit late.

The noise of the typewriter really…………….me off. I just couldn’t concentrate.

Before you finish this project, check…………….the work ……………. your supervisor for further instructions.

I find that my work…………….so much of my time that I don’t have any free time.

He…………….so much harm on the nation during his regime that it has never fully recovered.

It…………….out that the mayor had bribed several councilors to vote for him.

Hello. Is that 22103575? Please put me…………….to the manager.

The weather was fine, and everyone was…………….the coast.

After failing his driving test four times, he finally…………….trying to pass.

All his plans for starting his own business fell……………..

The man who lives opposite us sometimes comes…………….for a cup of coffee.

Let me just add…………….what I’m buying to see if I’ve got enough money.

I’ m saving all my pocket money…………….to buy a new PlayStation.

I’m going to stay at university and try to…………….off getting a job for a few years.

I know we had an argument, but now I’d quite like to……………..

On hearing the news, she fainted and it was half an hour before she came …………….again.

We…………….with a swim in the lake.

Deborah is going to take extra lessons to…………….what she missed while she was away.

We expected her at nine but she finally…………….at midnight.

Lucy was late for school this morning because the alarm didn’t…………….as usual.

When Sarah walked into the room and greeted everyone with a cheery “hello”, it seemed as if all the gloom in that place was……………..

It is vital that we…………….a change in people’s attitude.

Beaches were…………….as police searched for canisters of toxic waste from the damaged ship.

The fact that trade links were well-developed at this time …………..some plausibility to his opinion.

She isn’t…………….well with the new manager.

She went…………….a bad cold just before Christmas.

Mary was surprised when her guests…………….late for the party.

He was completely…………….by her tale of hardship.

I think I should have…………….your mother while I was passing.

The electronics company failed to make a profit and was eventually …………….over by a larger one.

She was very proud of her qualifications and…………….down on people she thought were uneducated.

Because of an increase in orders, the factory manager took…………….a hundred new workers.

I don’t think he will get…………….the shock in a short period of time.

I want to lose weight so I am…………….on cakes and sweets.

We’ll have to call the barbecue…………….. It’s going to rain.

Your grades are coming down. You should try to…………….the other students in your class.

I can’t understand how your father managed to …………….that man. He had deceived all the rest of us.

The smell was so bad that it completely…………….us off our food.

They thought they could deceive me, but they were wrong. I could……………..

The concert didn’t come…………….our expectations.

If you need any support, you can rely on me to…………….