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What meaning does the verb 'get' have in this sentence:
Don't forget to get me a sandwich when you're out shopping!
Buy
This film_______(can/see) at cinemas all across Europe.
can be seen
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How did you avoid going to that dreadful party?
Get out of
to omit
leave out
to request
to ask for
What meaning does the verb 'get' have in this sentence:
The party had already started by the time I got there.
arrived
In Eastern Europe and Asia, outside shoes_______(must not/wear) in the house.
must not be worn
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How did you manage to eat 15 packets of crisps in one sitting?
get through
imprison
lock up
accelerate
speed up
What meaning does the verb 'get' have in this sentence:
I can never get my dog to sit still.
make (someone do something)
Change from passive to active:
I'm owed 50 quid by my brother.
My brother owes me 50 quid.
Replace italicised word with appropriate phrasal verb:
Stop criticising me at every chance you get.
getting at
raise a matter for discussion or consideration
bring up
to discover smth.
to find out
What meaning does the verb 'get' have in this sentence:
I always get hives when I touch dog fur.
suffer from
Change the sentence to a passive:
People believe the police have arrested the wrong person.
The police are believed to have arrested the wrong person/ It is believed that the police have arrested the wrong person.
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Stop sitting here doing nothing and continue with your work!
get on
delay or block the movement of traffic
hold up
begin a journey
set off
What meaning does the verb 'get' have in this sentence:
I don't get it...
understand
Make the sentence passive:
The kidnappers have given him two days to pay the ransom.
He has been given two days to pay the ransom (by the kidnappers)
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Did my email arrive?
get through
reject something offered or proposed.
turn down
solve a sum or determine an amount by calculation.
work out