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| accuse smb. of smth.- -. -.
| Professor Smith has been accused of publishing the stolen ideas. .
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| agree with smb. -.
| Bert always agrees with his parents.
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3
| agree to smth. -., -.
| Jane didn`t agree to her daughter flying toIstanbul. , .
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| agree about, (up)on smth. , -.
| The students have not agreed on a date for their party. .
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| apply for smth. to smb. -. -.
| She needs to apply for a special permission to reconstruct her house. .
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| apply to smb. -., -.
| Do the mentioned rules apply to them? (= )?
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| apologize to smb. for smth. -. -.
| Your brother has to apologize to me for his words. .
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| ask smb. about smth. -.
| She asked Jane about the news. .
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| ask for smth. -.
| She never asks for support. .
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10
| believe in smth. -.
| He believes in magic. .
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| belong to smth., smb. , () -., -.
| These magazines belong to his grandfather. .
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| benefit by smth. -., -.
| Jane could benefit by her nature. .
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| blame smb. for smth. , -. -.
| Patrick blamed his son for breaking the toys of his sister. .
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| blame smb. on smth. -. -.
| Our mother blamed it on my cousin. .
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| boast of smth. -.
| Anna boasted of a new green bag. .
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| borrow smth. from smb. , -. -., -.
| Russian has borrowed many words from different languages. .
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| care about smth. -.
| You care only about money! !
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| care for smth. , -.
| He doesn`t care for his grandparents. .
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19
| complain of / about smth. to smb. -. -.
| Mary complained to her neighbour about being dismissed from her post. .
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20
| concentrate (up)on smth. -.
| The pupils must concentrate on their work during the lessons. .
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| onform with / to smth. -. ..
| Your relatives don`t want to conform to the rules of our village. .
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| congratulate smb. on smth. -. -.
| They congratulated their guide on his jubilee. .
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| consist of smth., smb. -., -.
| The new group will consist of twenty people. .
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| depend on smth., smb. -., -.
| Her daily expenses depend on travel distances. .
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| depend (up)on smb. , -.
| She depends on her husband telling her everything he knows. , , .
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| deprive smb. of smth. -. -.
| His children were deprived of the games in the open air. .
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| die of smth. -.
| People often die of unknown diseases. .
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| explain smth. to smb. , -. -.
| She explained her attitude towards this unpleasant experience to the office manager. () .
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| fail in smth. ( -. )
| I think I fail in psychology. , (= ) .
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| insist on smth. -.
| His sister insisted on her innocence. .
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| listen to smth., smb. -., -.
| The visitors listened to the classical music. .
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| look at smth. -.
| She looked at her telephone a while. .
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| look for smb., smth. -., -.
| My brother was looking for a new bike for his son. .
She helped him look for his newspaper. .
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| look after smb. -.
| He has to look after his sick dog. .
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| pay smb. for smth. -. -.
| Ray wanted to pay the children $5 for washing his dirty car. .
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| play for smth., smb. -.
| What country will you play for in the next match? ?
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| prefer smb., smth. to smb., smth. -., -. -., -.
| I prefer mineral water to other drinks. .
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| protect smth., smb. from / against smth. -., -. -.
| This beach umbrella will protect your child from the sun. .
Such food will never protect you against vein disease. .
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| provide smb. with smth. , -. -.
| Such projects provide many people of this town with work. .
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40
| provide smth. for smb. , -. -.,
| This small hotel provides laundry service for the guests. .
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| regard smb., smth. as -., -.
| Edith is regarded as an eccentric girl. .
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| rely on smth., smb. -. -.
| They always rely on their relatives to help take care of their dogs when they are abroad. , .
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| search for smth. -.
| It became too dark in the garden to search for lost glasses. , .
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| search smth. for smth. -. -.
| They have searched the railway station for bombs. .
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| spend smth. (time, money) on smth. -. (, ) -.
| Your daughter spends all her time and money on dogs. .
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| think of / about smth., smb. , -., -.
| She was thinking about her new post in the office. .
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| think of /about smth., smb. = -., -.
| What does she think of our new project? (= ) ?
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| translate from smth. into smth. -. -.
| My cousin is translating different texts from Hungarian into Arabic. .
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| wait for smth., smb. -.
| At that time the people were standing near the bus and waiting for their guide. .
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| warn smb. of / about smth. -. -.
| Bulgarian tourists were warned about the danger of an unknown infection. .
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| be accustomed to smth. -.
| Our children are accustomed to playing together. .
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| be afraid of smth. -.
| She was afraid of being bitten by that big dog. ( ), .
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| be afraid for smb., smth. -., -.
| Many of his friends are afraid for their jobs. (, - ).
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| be aimed at smb. , -.
| The concert was aimed at young people and teenagers. .
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| be angry at, with smb. -.
| Professor Adams was angry with his lazy students. .
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| be ashamed of smth. -.
| Anna was ashamed of those rude words her friend said to her sister. , .
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| be careful of smth. (parts of speech, health) -. ( , )
| The doctor told him to be careful of his poor health during his travelling toAfrica. .
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| be composed of smth. -.
| The new mix is composed of vegetables and vegetable oils. .
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| be different from smth., smb. -., -.
| Our tomatoes are different from yours. .
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| be dressed in smth. -.
| The guests of this party were dressed in various old time suits. .
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| be full of smth. -.
| The big green bottle was full of gingili oil. .
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12
| be glad about, of smth. -.
| I told her I was very glad of the news about my relatives. , .
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| be glad for smb. -.
| He was glad for Michael who had solved such a complicated problem. , .
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| be good at smth. -., -.
| Alex is very good at foreign languages. .
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15
| be guilty of smth. , -.
| Her sister was guilty of doing this. .
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16
| be independent of smth., smb. -., -.
| We search for a bank which is independent of our government. , .
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| be indifferent to smb., smth. -., -.
| Jane wanted to be indifferent to her new friend, but she liked him. , .
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| be interested in smth. -.
| All they are interested in at the moment is music. , , .
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| be jealous of smb. -., -.
| The boy is just jealous for his girl. .
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| be married to smb. -., -.
| Nicole was married to a banker. .
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| be pleased with smth. -.
| They were always pleased with the skills of their children. .
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22
| be proud of smth., smb. -., -.
| Sarah was really proud of her clothing. (= ).
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23
| be related to smth. -.,
| Our mother suffers from orientation loss related to her main disease. , .
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| be satisfied with smth. -.
| His sister was never satisfied with the results of her exams. .
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| be similar to smth. -., -.
| The bicycle of my friend is similar to mine. .
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| be superior to smth. -.
| Your blender is far superior to mine. (= ).
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| be sure of smth. , -.
| He is not sure of his skills. .
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| be surprised at smth. -.
| She was greatly surprised at this letter. .
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| be tired of smth. -.
| Sarah was tired of his pejorative words. .
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| be written in smth. -.
| The text was written in red pencil. .
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