Verb and Phrasal Verb Collocations



1. When we arrived on our holiday the mountain were ........ with snow and they looked beautiful.

The party on the last evening ........ a marvellous week.
2. Marta always makes the effort to ........ each day in order to stay fit and healthy.

The young people were encouraged to ........ their vote during the general election.
3. I should have gone to bed early last night. During this morning’s test paper I wasn’t able to ........ my thoughts together at all.

The market researcher’s job was to ........ data on the buying habits of 18-25 year olds.
4. The police have ........ down on teenagers wandering the streets at night.

The intruder ........ his hand over the woman’s mouth to prevent her from screaming.
5. Her baby was 15 days overdue so the doctors decided to give her drugs to ........ the birth.

My uncle has bad breath and awful teeth. Nothing will ........ me to kiss him!
6. John is hoping that his friend will ........ him to be the best man at his wedding.

May I ........ our next speaker to take the floor in this debate.
7. I was going to tell him that I loved him but I was so nervous it ........ out all wrong!

When the exam results ........ out I was so relieved to have passed.
8. Whenever the friends meet up they always ........ and kiss each other in a really affectionate way.

The government wants all teachers to ........ new technology, and incorporate email and the internet into their classes.