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Phrasal verbs BRING / BREAK

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Talks with business leaders ________________________ last night. I had never seen a grown man ________________________ and cry. His son died in a car crash. They dare not ________________ the news _____________ him. We will try to ________________________ inflation to five percent within three years. I have three part-time jobs, which ________________________ about $10,000 a year. They decided to ________________________ after long, cool relationship. At first he was opposed to our suggestion, but we managed to _________________ him __________________. Dont ________________________ their conversation. They threw water over her head to __________________ her __________________.

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10. This very successful effort did not result from ________________________ of technology. 11. He asked her if she wished to _______________________ their engagement; but she denied. 12. Its the last week before they ________________________, and theyre doing all kinds of Christmas celebration. 13. If the car should ______________________ on the way, you would have to walk back home. 14. These pictures ________________________ some great memories. 15. The thief had ________________________ through the window on the first floor. 16. They decided to ________________________ the date of the next meeting. 17. Global warming will ________________________ changes to insect populations, flooding and soil erosion. 18. The Second World War ________________________ in September 1939. 19. Working out in the rain for a long time may ________________________ a fever. 20. Mr. Chairman, I would like to ________________________ the question of the reorganization of the committee. 21. The publishers are going to ________________________ a new edition of that book. 22. These rules tell us how a sentence is ________________________ into phrases. 23. It was a hard job for her to ________________________ several children all by herself during the war. 24. There was no one nearby who might see him trying to ______________________ the house.

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If the car should break down on the way, you would have to walk back. I had never seen a grown man break down and cry. These rules tell us how a sentence is broken down into phrases. The thief had broken in through a first-floor window. Talks with business leaders broke down last night There was no one nearby who might see him trying to break into the house Don't break into their conversation. He asked her if she wished to break off their engagement; but she denied this. The Second World War broke out in September 1939.

10. This very successful effort did not result from break through of technology. 11. They dare not break the news to him. 12. They decided to break up after long, cool relationship. 13. It's the last week before they break up, and they're doing all kinds of Christmas things. 14. Global warming will bring about changes to insect populations, flooding and soil erosion. 15. These pictures bring back some great memories. 16. We will try to bring down inflation to five percent within three years. 17. They decided to bring forward the date of the next meeting. 18. I have three part-time jobs, which bring in about 14,000 a year. 19. Working out in the rain for a long time may bring on a fever. 20. The publishers are going to bring out a new edition of that book. 21. At first he was opposed to our suggestion, but we managed to bring him round/over. 22. They threw water over her head to bring her round. 23. It was quite a job for her to bring up several children all by herself during the war. 24. Mr. Chairman, I would like to bring up the question of the reorganization of the committee.

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