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Old 10-Jan-2007, 11:26
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Default Re: The Phrasal :)

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Originally Posted by dihen View Post
Isn't the "into" there a preposition, not a particle?
It depends.

He opened the box and looked into it. [= looked in, it's a preposition]

They don't yet know where the box came from, but they're looking into it. [phrasal verb: 'look into = 'make approprate investigations']

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