Verb Patterns Flashcards
(251 cards)
1
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to switch sb ___ ___ sth
A
to switch sb on to sth
2
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to make sb aware ___ sth
A
to make sb aware of sth
3
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to be on the point ___ sth
A
to be on the point of sth
4
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to come ___ a shock/surprise ___ sb
A
to come as a shock/surprise to sb
5
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to be held up ___ sth
A
to be held up by sth
6
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to get to grips ___ sth
A
to get to grips with sth
7
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to consider/regard sth ___ sth
A
to consider/regard sth as sth
8
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to refer ___ sth ___ sth
A
to refer to sth as sth
9
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to do sth instead ___ sth
A
to do sth instead of sth
10
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to do sth rather ___ sth
A
to do sth rather than sth
11
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to do sth as an alternative ___ sth
A
to do sth as an alternative to sth
12
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to do sth as a substitute ___ sth
A
to do sth as a substitute to sth
13
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to stand sb ___ good stead
A
to stand sb in good stead
14
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to take exception ___ sth
A
to take exception to sth
15
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to take sth ___ one’s stride
A
to take sth in one’s stride
16
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to take one’s time ___ sth
A
to take one’s time doing/to do sth
17
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to manage ___ sth
A
to manage to do sth
18
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to be proud ___ sth
A
to be proud of sth
19
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to take no notice ___ sth
A
to take no notice of sth
20
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to take pity ___ sb
A
to take pity on sb
21
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to take advantage ___ sth
A
to take advantage of sth
22
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to take pride ___ sth
A
to take pride in sth
23
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to set one’s heart ___ sth
A
to set one’s heart on sth
24
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to ___ for a nice change
A
to make for a nice change
25
to identify ___ sth
to identify with sth
26
to lump A ___ ___ B
to lump A in with B
27
to be aggressive ___ sb
to be aggressive with sb
28
to be threatening ___ sb
to be threatening towards sb
29
to be hostile ___ sb
to be hostile towards sb
30
to feel scornful ___ sth
to feel scornful about sth
31
to despise ___ sth
to despise sth
32
to be indifferent ___ sth
to be indifferent towards sth
33
to be uninterested ___ sth
to be uninterested in sth
34
to be disaffected ___ sth
to be disaffected by sth
35
to be fed up ___ sth
to be fed up with sth
36
to see eye to eye ___ sb ___ sth
to see eye to eye with sb on sth
37
to agree ___ sb ___ sth
to agree with sb about sth
38
to do sth ___ a whim
to do sth on a whim
39
to come across ___ sth
to come across as sth
40
to be liable ___ sth
to be liable for sth
41
to go ___ old ground
to go over old ground
42
to be intimidated ___ sth
to be intimidated by sth
43
to take pleasure ___ sth
to take pleasure in sth
44
to be apprehensive ___ sth
to be apprehensive about sth
45
to take notice ___ sth
to take notice of sth
46
to make the best ___ sth
to make the best (out) of sth
47
to be pressured ___ doing sth
to be pressured into doing sth
48
to take pity ___ sb
to take pity on sb
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to be distracted ___ sth
to be distracted by sth
50
to have an impact ___ sb
to have an impact on sb
51
to make an impression ___ sb
to make an impression on sb
52
to put sth ___ practice
to put sth into practice
53
to rely ___ sth
to rely on sth
54
to trust ___ sb
to trust sb
55
to resort ___ sth
to resort to sth
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to swear ___ sth
to swear by sth
57
to be ___ risk
to be at risk
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to be ___ danger/peril
to be in danger/peril
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to be every ___ as good as sth
to be every bit as good as sth
60
to prevent sb ___ ___ sth
to prevent sb from doing sth
61
to get a buzz ___ sth
to get a buzz out of sth
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to depend ___ sth
to depend on sth
63
regarding ___ sth
regarding sth
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to culminate ___ sth
to culminates in sth
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to amount ___ sth
to amount to sth
66
to protest ___ sth
to protest sth / to protest against sth
67
to acknowledge A ___ B
to acknowledge A as/to be B
68
to attribute A ___ B
to attribute A to B
69
to name A ___ B
to name A B
70
to call A ___ B
to call A B
71
to believe A ___ B
to believe A to be B
72
to distribute A ___ B
to distribute A to/among B
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to let sb ___ sth
to let sb do sth
74
to allow sb ___ sth
to allow sb to do sth
75
to force sb ___ sth
to force sb to do sth
76
to make sb ___ sth
to make sb do sth
77
to support sb ___ sth
to support sb in doing sth
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to enable sb ___ sth
to enable sb to do sth
79
to opt ___ sth
to opt for sth / to opt to do sth
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to come up ___ sth
to come up with sth
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to make it illegal___ sth
to make it illegal to do sth
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to be ___ no consequence
to be of no consequence
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"Try as one ___"
"Try as one may/might"
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"It's odd/strange/uncanny that one ___ sth"
"It's odd/strange/uncanny that one should do sth"
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to may/might as ___ do sth
to may/might as well do sth
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to allot sth ___ sb
to allot sth to sb
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to stifle ___ sth
to stifle sth
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to hang ___ sth
to hang on to sth
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to lose sleep ___ sth
to lose sleep over sth
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to have a say ___ sth
to have a say in sth
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to bring sth ___ control
to bring sth under control
92
to lose sleep ___ sth
to lose sleep over sth
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to be ___ consequence to sb
to be of consequence to sb
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to take sth ___ example
to take sth for example / as an example
94
to fall prey ___ sth
to fall prey to sth
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to fall back ___ sth
to fall back on sth
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to remember ___ sth
to remember sth
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to be ___ excess ___ sth
to be in excess of sth
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to be surplus ___ sth
to be surplus to sth
99
to aim ___ sth
to aim for sth
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to comment ___ sth
to comment on sth
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to wish ___ sth
to wish to do sth / for sth
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to agree ___ sth
to agree to do sth
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to attempt ___ sth
to attempt to do sth
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to choose ___ sth
to choose to do sth
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to consider ___ sth
to consider doing sth
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to contemplate ___ sth
to contemplate doing sth
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to deny ___ sth
to deny doing sth
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to deserve ___ sth
to deserve to do sth
109
to fancy ___ sth
to fancy doing sth
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to guarantee___ sth
to guarantee that sb does sth
111
to hesitate ___ sth
to hesitate to do sth
112
to hope ___ sth
to hope to do sth
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to imagine ___ sth
to imagine doing sth
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to involve ___ sth
to involve doing sth
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to long ___ sth
to long to do sth
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to neglect ___ sth
to neglect doing sth
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to put off ___ sth
to put off doing sth
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to practise ___ sth
to practise doing sth
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to resent ___ sth
to resent doing sth
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to struggle ___ sth
to struggle to do sth
121
to volunteer ___ sth
to volunteer to do sth
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to warn sb ___ sth
to warn sb not to do sth
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to expect sb ___ sth
to expect sb to do sth
124
to imagine sb ___ sth
to imagine sb doing sth
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to cause sb ___ sth
to cause sb to do sth
126
to watch sb ___ sth (from start to finish)
to watch sb do sth
127
to watch sb ___ sth (part of the process)
to watch sb doing sth
128
to want sb ___ sth (specific future action)
to want sb to do sth
129
to want sb doing sth (repeated/general action)
to want sb doing sth
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to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb while sb does sth)
to leave sb doing sth
131
to leave sb ___ sth (to leave sb with the purpose of doing sth)
to leave sb to do sth
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to be qualified ___ sth
to be qualified to do sth
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to nominate sb ___ sth
to nominate sb to do sth
134
to succeed ___ sth
to succeed in doing sth
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to regret ___ sth
to regret doing sth
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to inspire sb ___ sth
to inspire sb to do sth
137
to encourage sb ___ sth
to encourage sb to do sth
138
to imagine sb ___ sth
to imagine sb doing sth
139
to arrange ___ sth
to arrange for sb to do sth
140
to stop ___ sth
(to stop an action)
to stop doing sth
141
to stop ___ sth (to stop with the purpose of doing sth)
to stop to do sth
142
to go on ___ sth (to eventually do sth)
to go on to do sth
143
to go on ___ sth (to continue to do sth)
to go on doing sth
144
to mean ___ sth (to intend to do sth)
to mean to do sth
145
to mean ___ sth (to result in or require doing sth)
to mean doing sth
146
to try ___ sth (to attempt sth)
to try to do sth
147
to try ___ sth (to experiment with sth)
to try doing sth
148
to mind sb ___ sth
to mind sb doing sth
149
to expect sb ___ sth
to expect sb to do sth
150
to force sb ___ sth
to force sb to do sth
151
to make sb ___ sth
to make sb do sth
152
to let sb ___ sth
to let sb do sth
153
to allow sb ___ sth
to allow sb to do sth
154
to long ___ sth
to long to do sth
155
to be unaware ___ sth
to be unaware of sth
156
to vanish ___ sth
to vanish from sth
157
to account ___ sth
to account for sth
158
to be ignorant ___ sth
to be ignorant to/of sth
159
to be oblivious ___ sth
to be oblivious to sth
160
to differ ___ sth
to differ from sth
161
to benefit ___ sth
to benefit from sth
162
to insist/demand/beg ___ sth
to insist/demand/beg that sb do* sth (*always base form)
163
to feel ___ home
to feel at home
164
to home ___ ___ sth (to focus on sth)
to home in on sth
165
to feature ___ sth
to feature sth
166
to refer ___ sth
to refer to sth
167
to deal ___ sth
to deal with sth
168
to identify ___ sth (to empathize with sth)
to identify with sth
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to relate ___ sth
to relate to sth
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to involve ___ sth
to involve doing sth
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to respond ___ sth
to respond to sth
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to regard A ___ B
to regard A as B (A to be B)
173
to think of A ___ B
to think of A as B
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to believe A ___ B
to believe A to be B
175
to provide sb ___ sth
to provide sb with sth
176
to offer sb ___ sth
to offer sb sth (to offer sth to sb)
177
to be determined ___ sth
to be determined to do sth
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to be committed ___ sth
to be committed to doing sth
179
to be dedicated ___ sth
to be dedicated to doing sth
180
to convince sb ___ sth
to convince sb to do sth
181
to be ___ the same sense
to be in the same sense
182
as opposed ___ sth
as opposed to sth
183
instead ___ sth
instead of sth
184
apart ___ sth
apart from sth
185
different ___ sth
different to/from sth
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to stumble ___ sth
to stumble across/upon sth
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to tread ___ sth
to tread on sth
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to intrude ___ sth
to intrude upon/into sth
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to encroach ___ sth
to encroach upon sth
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to be banned ___ sth
to be banned from doing sth
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to portray sth ___ sth
to portray sth as sth
192
to assure sb ___ sth
to assure sb of sth
193
to be worth ___
to be worth doing
194
a lack ___ sth
a lack of sth
195
to account ___ sth
to account for sth
196
a long way ___ sth
a long way from sth
197
to say ___ sth (___ sb)
to say sth (to sb)
198
to tell ___ sb sth (to tell ___ sb ___ sth)
to tell sb sth (to tell sb about sth)
199
to remind ___ sb (___ sth)
to remind sb (of/about sth)
200
to complain ___ sb (___ sth)
to complain to sb (about sth)
201
to warn ___ sb
to warn sb
202
to deny ___ sth
to deny doing sth
203
to regret ___ sth
to regret doing sth
204
to admit ___ sth
to admit to doing sth
205
to confess ___ sth
to confess to doing sth
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to insist ___ sth
to insist on doing sth
207
to insist ___ sb ___ sth
to insist that sb do* sth
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to request ___ sb ___ sth
to request that sb do* sth
209
to recommend ___ sth
to recommend doing sth
210
to recommend ___ sb ___ sth
to recommend that sb do* sth
211
to demand ___ sb ___ sth
to demand that sb do* sth
212
to beg ___ sb ___ sth
to beg that sb do* sth
213
to discuss sth ___ sb
to discuss sth with sb
214
to discuss ___ sth ___ sb
to discuss doing sth with sb
215
to suggest ___ sth
to suggest doing sth
216
to suggest ___ sb ___ sth
to suggest that sb do* sth
217
to remark ___ sth
to remark on sth
218
to comment ___ sth
to comment on sth
219
to agree ___ sth
to agree to do sth
220
to agree ___ doing sth
to agree on/upon doing sth
221
to notice ___ sth
to notice sth
222
to object ___ sth
to object to doing sth
223
to escape ___ sth
to escape from sth
224
to discourage sb ___ sth
to discourage sb from doing sth
225
to approve ___ sth
to approve of sth
226
to aim A ___ B
to aim A at B
227
to blame sb ___ sth
to blame sb for sth
228
to blame sth ___ sb
to blame sth on sb
229
to be accustomed ___ sth
to be accustomed to sth
230
to be annoyed ___ sth
to be annoyed at sth
231
to advise sb ___ sth
to advise sb against sth
232
to resort ___ sth
to resort to doing sth
233
to research ___ sth
to research sth
234
to apologise ___ sb ___ sth
to apologise to sb for sth
235
to quarrel ___ sb ___ sth
to quarrel with sb over sth
236
to fight sb ___ sth
to fight sb over sth
237
to argue ___ sb ___ sth
to argue with sb over sth
238
to suspect sb ___ sth
to suspect sb of doing sth
239
___ recognition ___ sth
in recognition of sth
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to talk sb ___ ___ sth (to convince sb not to do sth)
to talk sb out of sth
241
to pride oneself ___ sth
to pride oneself on sth
242
to be ___ the impression ___ sth
to be under the impression of sth
243
a solution ___ a problem
a solution to a problem
244
to be liable ___ sth
to be liable for sth
245
to fail ___ sth
to fail to do sth
246
to not be in the mood ___ sth
to not be in the moodfor sth / to do sth
247
to be unaware ___ sth
to be unaware of sth
248
to have an objection ___ sth
to have an objection to sth
249
to result ___ sth
to result in sth
250
to have no choice ___ sth
to have no choice but to do sth
