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Adj / Vreb + prep

Accustomed TO
Relevant TO
Sensitive TO
Thanks TO
Different/ Similar/ Opposed TO
Beneficial / Harmful TO
---------------------------------------Belong TO
Object TO / Refer TO
Appeal TO / Attracted TO
Contribute TO
Threat TO
Lead TO
Led TO
Pay attention TO
Set fire TO
Put a stop TO
Take an instant dislike TO sth
Take great exception TO
Damage TO
Measures TO prevent
Rise TO the idea
Come TO the conclusion
Afraid / Terrified OF
Ashamed OF / Aware OF
Capable OF
Full OF
(found) Guilty OF
Jealous OF
Proud OF
Short OF
Suspicious OF
Tired OF
Typical OF
Fond OF (apreciar)
Intention OF
-----------------------------------Approve OF
Disapproval OF
Consist OF
Remind (smb) OF
Accuse (smb) OF
Dispose OF
Think OF/about
Take advantage OF
Take Care OF = Care FOR
Take charge OF
Take no notice OF
Lose Count OF
Make a fuss OF
Make sense OF
Make use OF
Make him famous.
Catch sight OF
Made OF plastic
Made From sugar, milk.. (cheese)

Satisfied WITH
Make contact WITH
Make friends WITH
Come up WITH
Sympathise WITH
Stay WITH me
Supply WITH
Cope With
Associated WITH
Equipped WITH

Depend / Dependant ON
Keen ON
Instructed ON
To be Leave ON the products
----------------------------------Concentrate ON
Congratulate (smb) ON
Decide ON
Economise ON
Insist ON
Spend ON
Operate ON
Rely ON
Situated ON
Skidded ON some oil
An Effect ON
Influence ON my life
Keep an eye ON
Take pity ON
Put pressure ON
Pay tax ON
Ban ON
Agreement ON
Play a trick ON
Famous FOR
Ready/ Respect/Responsible FOR
Late FOR
Sorry FOR
Suitable FOR
Hard FOR
Necessary FOR
Excuse FOR being rude
------------------------------------Apologise FOR
Blame (smb) FOR
Forgive (smb) FOR / WHAT
Pay FOR
Hope FOR
Search FOR
Thank (smb) for
Revise FOR
Enrol FOR (inscribirse)
Designed FOR (use)
Apply FOR
Make amends FOR
Make an application FOR
Make arrangements FOR
Make room FOR
Make way FOR
Take the blame FOR
Take the credit FOR
Provided FOR/BEHIND the neck

Good AT
Good WITH children
Better AT maths/ TO you.
Terrible AT
------------------------Take a look AT
Anger AT

Differ FROM
Descend FROM
Escape FROM
Borrow (it) FROM
Suffer FROM
Resign FROM
Recover FROM
Prevent (smb) FROM
Retire FROM
Make a recovery FROM

Absent FROM
Learn FROM them

Fascinated BY (with)
Caused BY
Noticed BY
Faced BY
-------------------------------------------Inspired BY / TO create
Affected BY
Solve BY
Commissioned BY
Spoiled BY (the human activity)
Activated BY
Believe IN
Invest IN
Disappear IN
Result IN
Succeed IN
Specialise IN
Take an interest IN
Take part IN
Take great pleasure IN
Take pride IN
To be IN search

Helped BY / IN reducing

Take your mind OFF


Fall INTO bad habits
Burst INTO tears
Give insights INTO
Convert INTO
Turn INTO

Complain ABOUT
TAKE place
Lacking IN self-confidence

Phrases with

OUT OF breath
OUT OF control
OUT OF date
OUT OF doors
OUT OF luck
OUT OF her mind
OUT OF necessity
OUT OF order
OUT OF practise
OUT OF question
OUT OF search
OUT OF sight
OUT OF tune
OUT OF work
OUT OF season
OUT OF print (agotado)
OUT OF place
OUT OF fashion
OUT OF debt
OUT OF danger
Air OF condience

ON business
ON a diet
ON fire
ON foot
ON guard
ON the increase
ON his mind
ON his own
On the phone
ON the radio
ON sale
ON strike
ON time
ON his way
ON average
ON the other hand
ON board
ON holiday
ON the screen

Bar OF
Block OF
Box OF
Bunch OF
Crowd OF
Chain OF
Cup OF
Gust OF
Pack OF
Slice OF
Flash OF
Gang OF
Member OF
Packet OF
Set OF
Instead OF
Practice OF
Development
OF

Pot OF
Tube OF
Flock OF
Herd OF
Item OF
Row OF
Bouquet OF
Lump OF
Sheet OF
Pair OF

Yogurt
Toothpaste
Birds
Cows
News
Houses
Flowers
Sugar
Paper
Trousers/Scissors
Sunglasses

Party OF
Loaf OF
Tin/can OF
Rate OF
Spell OF
Range OF

Visitors
Bread
Soup
Exchange
Bad weather
Mountains

Soap/Chocolate
Flats
Matches
Grapes/flowers
Spectators
Shops
Coffee
Wind
Cards
Bread
Lighting
Thieves
Staff
Cigarettes/Crisps
Instructions
Buying goods
Dropping

IN common
IN the end
IN a good mood
IN ink/pencil
IN love
IN a moment
IN order to
IN pain
IN the past
IN pieces
IN public
IN silence
IN tears
IN time
IN a whisper
IN trouble
IN fact
In spite of
IN good conditions
IN addition to
IN the competition
IN total
Hand IN Hand
IN his early thirties
Jar OF
Piece OF
Set OF
Sigh OF
Chest OF
Way OF
Letter OF
Pinch
Clap OF
Shower OF
Point OF
Spoonful OF
Standard OF
Evidence OF
Lack OF
Method OF

Marmalade
Advice, music
Tools
Relief
Drawers
Life
Application
Salt
Thunder
Rain
View
Sugar
Living
Originality
Body
Recycling

Large portion
OF
In terms OF

Childrens time
Congestion

BY all means (of course, now)


BY mistake (not on propose)
BY accident
BY air
BY far
BY surprise

AT any rate (Anyway)


AT first
AT least
AT present
AT times (sometimes)

FOR instance (for example)


FOR sale
FOR the time being (para la poca)
FOR the first time
Ideal FOR people
FOR a hobby
Cure FOR
Put an advert FOR

FROM time to time (occasionally)


FROM now on (starting from this
moment)

UNDER pressure
UNDER the impression
UNDER age
UNDER control
UNDER guarantee

WITHOUT delay
WITHOUT doubt
WITHOUT warning
WITH enthusiasm

Apart FROM the congestion

Above ALL.
Changed at ALL during the last 5 centuries
Save almost ALL plastic bags

Difficulties WITH money

WHAT the ideal school is.


WHAT makes it different from others.
Whats MORE

A lot MORE self-confident


AS a source of reference
AS individual or your whole class
As WELL as asking
As WELL as having shops that(adems de)
AS LONG as they belong
As FAR as length is concerned
AS one of the worlds best tourist
AS a whole
AS a result
AS an individual
AT one time
AT first / least
FIRST of all.
BECAUSE of this.
EACH other
EACH year the number
Number OF
IF/WHEN/ ONCE each
Even IF.
GREAT/GOOD deal of effort
NOT Only writing
NOT Only physically
A wide RANGE / VARIETY
A long time
A FEW products
MOST celebrated
Four years LATER/ON
The first TO visit the area.
BUT also,
From THEN on,
From THIS time,
Ever SINCE
OVER the years
EVERY single year.
Now and then / From time to time
Of ALL time.

ON the contrary
Make SURE/CERTAINT that
FULL of enthusiasm
SUCH as drama
WAS never on my own
SOMETHING else happened
WHICH happened
During WICH a family was
FOR two main reasons
DID their best to look after
Knew NOTHING at all
NOTHING especial
Its NO longer the trade
He is no LONGER the organiser
Which MAKES it very easy to explore
TAKE a step back into the past
UP to 25 passengers.
Its completely UP to you
To suit EVERY age.
IS well WORTH seeing.
Expression ON her face
OF special interest to her.
ONE/A tenth of the village
SO that
5 minutes OR so.
Rather THAN
Thoroughness TO
Ahead TO

TOO much.
Very MUCH time
Know AS
UPSET your stomach.

Enjoy YOURSELF/IT

Despite (in spite of)

On my own without company or help


By myself

Beaks the law


Neglected (abandonado) declined (refuse)
Film WORLD
GREATER length
ANCIENT times
Whereas: mientras que

Common SIGHT points of view


The storms sweep across/through the aerea.
ALL YEAR ROUND: todo el ao.
IDLE: ocioso, not doing anything
THOUGH: even if (aunque)
EVEN THOUGH: a pesar de que
GATHER: congregate, reunirse, recollect.
You shouldve taken = You Shudda taken an aumbrella
ALMOST CERTANLY: casi seguro
OTHERWISE: si no
TREND: tendency
Greatest success.
Starting POINT
Nor: ni and nor would I want to be
Separate islands
Carry out research
In search of
Kinf of living: job
A ONCE great river (RIVER: flew into)
Most LIE forgotten
Come to the conclusion
Make a success
Dream up: invent
To send on my way
Possess skills
Pull back to safety
Lack of oxygen
Show the way
In my experience
Was no exception
Dangers faced by the climbers
To get rid of
Cut into: impactar cutting steps into the

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