Grammar - Verb Patterns
How come you refused _____ (help) me?
to help
recall
Why don`t we talk the presentation through / through the presentation?
talk the presentation through - discuss something in a detailed way
Sleep disorders may be more ........ than previously thought.
prevalent
I doubt they will cure malaria during my life...
lifetime
Could you all stop ______ (listen) to me?
to listen
confused
bewildered
I find that I catch on/pick up new vocabulary fast.
pick up - learn something new
Some ....... of birds are dying out because of the use of insecticides.
species
It took years of research before they made a break......
breakthrough
In some ways, being a doctor means _______ (dedicate) your life to your job.
dedicating
able to express your ideas clearly and effectively
articulate
The answer leapt out at me/at me out.
leapt out at me - be immediately obvious or immediately get someone`s attention
People who have .......... the virus can now be treated successfully.
contracted
Right from the start, from the very out....., I knew it would be special.
outset
As I kid, I avoided _______ (eat) vegetables.
eating
have a natural ability for
have a gift for
It took ages to come up with/out at ideas.
come up with - think of an idea or a plan
Scientists are concerned that the disease could be ......... by air.
transmitted
Doctors are worried because there are going to be cut..... in health spending.
cutbacks
The actor went on ________ (talk) for two hours.
talking
think about or understand something in a particular way
grasp
I didn`t understand the story at first, but eventually I pieced it together/together it
piece it together - learn something by considering separate bits of information
Infections that have become ...... to drugs could cost lives.
resistant
More than 50 people have been arrested in a crack... on organised crime.
crackdown