PHRASAL VERBS/ PREPOSITIONS

Some of the soldiers refused to carry out the order of the king.

They carried out their work despite many hurdles.                                

Many of my friends did not turn    up   due to foul weather.

 A large number of people turned out   at the fair.  

He turned    down    an offer to go abroad.               

The driver turned off   the engine and got off the car.  

My father had decided to cut   down    expenses. 

He said that he was not cut    out     for such a life.

The secretary decided to put off   the meeting due to an emergency.

The government put down   the revolt with an iron hand.

We put   up  at the house of the village headman.

We had no choice but to put up with his peevish temperament.

He has put on  some weight and developed some complications.

I was told to put up the notice to inform the students of the annul function.

He forgot to put out the light and went off to sleep.

I took down what he said at the first meeting.

I stood on the roof watching the aircraft take off         .

The wizard took on   the form of an animal.

Maria takes   after    her mother.

The little boy had a cherubic face and I could not take my eyes  off   his face.

He stood alone near the gorge and took in   the beauty of the place.

He was taken   in   by a wicked person.

The teacher was looking for the answer scripts.

We have been taught not to look down upon the poor.

After she had taken up the second job, her career began to look up.      .

We looked upon him as our friend and guide.

We always looked up to him for support.

The women looked forward to the return of the heroes.

The distraught woman went everywhere looking for her son.

Every soldier is always ready to lay down his life.

The new management has decided to lay off some workers considered to be redundant.

As I climbed up the hill the little boy held  on  to me.The doctor held out no hope.

The sergeant held back the offending vehicle.

One of the speakers held forth on the subject of the emancipation of women.

The municipal workers pulled down the dilapidated building.

After the death of her husband, the woman had to pull on   with difficulty.

We stood on the platform watching the train pull into the station.

Though there were many hurdles, she finally managed to pull through.       .

The driver of the offending vehicle was let off with a fine.

The boy was brought up by his uncle.

The training brought about a change in his behaviour.