[RonBee]

Originally Posted by Unregistered

Hi,

the best way to learn phrasal verbs is to use them in a sentences, isn't it?

The best way to learn phrasal verbs is to use them in sentences, isn't it?

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I wrote some sentence with phrasal verbs and it would be nice if someone could check them:

I wrote some sentences with phrasal verbs in them and it would be nice if someone would check them.

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send off

I am sure our secretary sent off the order last week.

OK.

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turn down

If we do not sign the contract until next Monday the offer is going to be turned down.

If we do not sign the contract by next Monday the offer is going to be turned down.

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turn up

We turned up at our accommodation at midnight.

No, that is not how turn up is used. We use it about other people but not ourselves. Example:

Don't worry. I'm sure he'll turn up sooner or later.

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come across

I came across a very interesting article about your company.

OK.

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take down

One of your customer form Italy called in yesterday and I took down the most important point of our conversation.

OK.

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ask around

I met a group of old school friend’s in the city and asked them around.

No. (Why in the world did you use an apostrophe in friends?) You ask somebody out; you don't ask them around.

ask around

I'm not familiar with that name, but I'll ask around and see if I can turn something up.

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play up/break down

I put the recorder on but I did not played up, after trying it three times it broke down.

No. to play something up is to attempt to make it look good to somebody. (You've got the right idea with break down.)

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bring up

Our English teacher is always bringing up boring topics.

OK.

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sort out

I sorted out all possibilities and now I know what I am going to do on Monday morning.

OK.

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mess around

Be careful with our new college he is always messing around!

Try again.

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put off/call off

The meeting is put off again. I give you the advice to call it off because the people are not interested in it.

The meeting has been postponed again. I advise you to cancel it altogether because of lack of interest.

put off
She was put off by the way he talked to her.

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look down on

Sandra is looking down on me because my family background is poor.

Sandra looks down on me because of my family background.

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do away with

I used to play computer games but I did them away some month ago.

I used to play computer games, but I gave it up some months ago.

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come up with

We nearly gave up to find a solution for our problem but than Julian came up with that brilliant idea.

OK.

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get away with

I was not prepared for the English test and used a cheat sheet so I get away with good marks.

I cheated on my English test and I got away with it. (wasn't caught.)

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put up with

Our last holiday accommodation was not very nice but we put up with it for the week we stayed there.

OK.

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go against

You can’t go against your family.

OK.