1. (to) point out: (to indicate) (S)
a) What important buildings did the guide point out to you in your trip around the city?
b) The teacher pointed out the mistakes in my composition.
c) A friend pointed the President out to me.
2. (to) be over: (to be finished, ended)
a) After the dance was over, we all went to a restaurant.
b) The chairman said that the meeting would be over in an hour.
3. (to) be up: (to be ended – said only of time)
a) “The time is up”, the teacher said at the end of the hour.
b) We will have to stop practicing the piano. The time is up.
4. on time: (exactly at or before an appointment time)
a) We must hurry if we wish to arrive at the opera on time.
b) Did you get to work on time this morning?
c) The 5:15 train to Jamaica left on time.
5. in time: (within or sometime before an appointed time or a deadline)
a) We got to the movie just in time to see both pictures.
b) Did you get to the station in time?
6. (to) get better, worse, etc.: (to become better, worse, etc.)
a) John has been sick for a month but now he is getting better.
b) Is your headache getting better or worse.
7. (to) get sick, well, tired, wet, busy, etc.: (to become sick, well, tired, wet, busy, etc.
Different adverbs may be used after get in this construction.)
a) John got sick last January and has been in bed since then.
b) Every afternoon at about four o´clock I get very hungry.
8. had better: (it is advisable to, it would be better to. Most often used in contracted form
such as I´d better, you´d better, she´d better, he´d better, we´d better, they´d
better.)
a) I think you´d better speak to Mr Smith immediately about this matter.
b) The doctor told his patient that he´d better go home and rest for a few days.
9. would rather: (to prefer to)
a) I´d rather go for a walk than watch TV tonight.
b) Would you rather have your next lesson on Monday or on Tuesday?
10. by the way: (incidentally)
a) By the way, have you seen the new picture which is paying at Radio City this week?
b) This widower told me, by the way, that he never expected to remarry.
11. (to) figure out: (to calculate, to study carefully in order to understand) (S)
a) This letter is so badly written that I can´t figure out what the writer is trying to say.
b) How long did it take to figure out the cost of that machine?
c) Ben is most attractive and intelligent, and yet Moira won´t marry him. I can´t figure
her out.
12. (to) put off: (to postpone) (S)
a) The meeting was put off until next week.
b) There is an old saying in English which goes, “Never put off until tomorrow what
you can do today.”
c) If Tom can´t come to the conference, let´s put it off until tomorrow.
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