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Using theseverbs and prepositions, make an appropriate two- or three-part phrasal verb to replaceeachverb in italics in the sentences below. You may need to changethe form of the verb and the word order. Useyour dictionary to help you. Exaupm: He pausedfor a moment to listen and then continued eating. He pausedfor a moment to listen and then carried on eating. a Shecame out of the shoo to find thieveshad stolen her bicycle. b The chaosin the housewas startingto depresshim. c Most wild animalswon't attackhumansunlessthey are provoked. d Boy, will I be glad to finishtheseexams! e It transpiredthat Keller and I had both been to the sameschool. Mr f He has to submit the application form by Friday. g News of someone's pregnancy soon spreads. h You'll find my enthusiasmmore than offse9rny lack of experience. i How successful were they in conveyingthemessage, you think? do j The hospital is conductingtests find out what is wrong with her. to k Could you despatch parcel this morning, please? the I No soonerhad the witch casther spellthan the prince became frog. a m Her requestfor time offwork was denied.

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8 Complete theseextractswith an appropriate form of the verbs in brackets.
As thosefirst months(10).............. (pass) and we (settle)into our new existence all (ll) together,I (12) ............ (realise)just what .......... fri ends (13) ............... (mea n) when t hey ........ (14)................. (try) to explain to me the joy of ..... having one's own child. No matter how eloquently it (15) ............. (be descr ibed) , nobody (16)................. .....(be) able to get anywherenear the real experience. (look) We (17) ...................... back on all our previous worries about how our lives would be changedand disrupted,and (18)................. (be) shocked by how irrelevant those thoughts now (19) .............. (seem). It was as if we .......... (20)................. (just be handed)the key to crack the next part of the code of existence.The various l oves i n me (21) .....-........ ...... . . .( gr ow) and . (22) ............... (grow), and all as a result ....... of this new being who (23) (come) to stay in our home. And to think that we might (24)................. .....(So)through life without ever having let this happen to us.