This document contains 100 verb and preposition phrases in alphabetical order. Each phrase provides an example sentence using that verb or preposition combination. This includes common phrases like "appeared with", "blended in", "blew in", and less common ones like "carved from", "dished behind", "fervent with", and "mesmerized into".
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These are verbs and preposition combination. This is very important for syntax.
This document contains 100 verb and preposition phrases in alphabetical order. Each phrase provides an example sentence using that verb or preposition combination. This includes common phrases like "appeared with", "blended in", "blew in", and less common ones like "carved from", "dished behind", "fervent with", and "mesmerized into".
This document contains 100 verb and preposition phrases in alphabetical order. Each phrase provides an example sentence using that verb or preposition combination. This includes common phrases like "appeared with", "blended in", "blew in", and less common ones like "carved from", "dished behind", "fervent with", and "mesmerized into".
1. Appeared + with →The waitress appeared with our drinks
2. Blend + in →We try to blend in 3. Blew + in →His breath blew in my face 4. Blushed + to →I blushed to be saying this out loud 5. Brimmed + over →My eyes had brimmed over 6. Bug + out →Her eyes about to bug out of their sockets 7. Buzzing + of →It’s a buzzing of voices in the background 8. Carved + from →He’d been carved from the stone 9. Caught + on →She caught on quickly 10. Chased + down →I chased it down with milk straight from the carton 11. Clamped + onto →His hands were clamped hard onto the steering wheel 12. Closed + behind →The doord closed behind me 13. Commentary + on →Enough commentary on my driving 14. Confronted + with →You are confronted with some specific problem 15. Considered + for →I considered that for a moment 16. Contradicted + in →He contradicted in a voice 17. Convertible + with →A glossy red convertible with the top up 18. Convulsively + on →I saw his knuckles tighten convulsively on the wheel 19. Curved + into →My lips was curved into an involuntary smile 20. Decided + to →He decided to try a different approach 21. Designed + to →The hat was designed to protect them 22. Disappear + around → The silver car disappear around the corner 23. Dished + behind →The hostess had definitely dished behind the scenes 24. Distract + from →I distract him form whatever thought had left 25. Dressed + for →I dressed for bed swiftly 26. Drive + away →I waiting for them to drive away 27. Drove + through →We drove through the fog-shroudded streets 28. Eager + with →Her face eager with curiousity 29. Effort + to →He made an effort to calm himself 30. Exhausted + into →I exhausted into a chair 31. Features + in → His flawless features in the limited light 32. Fervent + with →My voice was fervent with gratitude 33. Filed + away →I filed it carefully away for future study 34. Filled + with →A huge hall filled with people 35. Firing + into →The police were firing into his apartment 36. Flicker + to →I saw her eyes flicker to me 37. Flipped + of →She flipped a strand of short black hair 38. Flipping + around →Edward flipping around to head 39. Folded + over →He folded it over his arm 40. Fought + against →I fought against the grief 41. Gestured + toward →I gestured toward him 42. Hint + of →The hint of a smirk on his face 43. Hunt + down →It helpful to hunt down those 44. Kept + between →Edward kept between us 45. Leaned + toward →I leaned toward him again 46. Led + to →She led us to a table 47. Locked + with →His eyes locked with mine 48. Lost + in →He was lost in thought 49. Make + through →Ordinary people seem to make it through the day 50. Mesmerized + into →I mesmerized into telling the truth again 51. Murmured + to →He murmured to himself 52. Muttered + under →I muttered under my breath 53. Occured + to →It occured to me 54. Open + with →It open with an obstinate expression 55. Paralyzed + from →He paralyzed from the neck down 56. Pleased + to →He was pleased to call a loan 57. Prattle + about →I just prattle about something 58. Pulled + toward →She pulled her toward the car 59. Pushed + toward →He pushed his glass toward me 60. Radiated + through →The icy soda radiated through my chest 61. Reach + toward →I saw him reach toward me 62. Reached + for →I reached for the key mechanically 63. Recoiled + from →I recoiled from the idea 64. Reflecting + of →We still reflecting the strain of our conversation 65. Rubbed + across →I quickly rubbed my hand across my cheek 66. Rush + on →You will probably be tempted then to rush on to the next one 67. Scooped + up I →quickly another ravioli 68. Scraped + across →I scraped across the heels 69. Searching + through →I randomly searching through the thoughts 70. Sentenced + to →Crowley was sentenced to the electric chair 71. Shivered + at →I shivered at the threat in his voice 72. Shock + after →I was going to go into shock after all 73. Shuddered + for → I shuddered violently for several minutes 74. Siege + to →Detectives laid siege to his top-floor hideaway 75. Sipped + at →I sipped at my soda obediently 76. Slid + away →He slid them away minutely 77. Smash + into →I was going to smash his nose into his brain 78. Stood + with →She stood with her 79. Straightened + up →We both straightened up as she approached 80. Stretched + across →I stretched my hand across the table again 81. Strive + to →He strive to justify himself 82. Strode + around →The waitress strode around the partition 83. Struggle + to →I could hear him struggle to use a lighter tone 84. Stumbled + to →I had stumbled to the front door 85. Swallowed + in →I swallowed a granola bar in three bites 86. Threatened + to → It threatened to wreck the Republican party 87. Torn + by →He torn by some internal dilemma 88. Trace + of →There was trace of disbelief 89. Trail + on →A crimson trail on the paper 90. Trembled + through →A few small shudders trembled through me 91. Tribute + to →It was a colosal tribute to his face 92. Turned + toward →She turned unwillingly toward me 93. Twisted + up →His face twisted up into that perfect crooked smile 94. Unable + to →I unable to curb my intensity 95. Veered + off →We veered off the road at this speed 96. Waited + for →I waited for him to speak 97. Watched + with →I watched with relief as the needle 98. Waved + back →I waved back 99. Whipped + out →His voice whipped out 100. Yanked + off →I yanked it off the hook