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    Use phrasal verbs of run, see, stand and turn combinations to complete the following sentences.  
       
1.   The little boy in the bed over there was ______ by a lorry.  
       
2.   My application for leave was ______ because the boss said I had already used up my annual allowance.  
       
3.   The letters PRC ______ the People's Republic of China.  
       
4.   Nobody likes her very much because she is so critical of others. Yesterday, for example, she was ______ her best friend behind her back.  
       
5.   We all went to Shanghai Airport to ______ our friends ______ to London.  
       
6.   Hundreds of disappointed fans were ______ because the stadium was already full.  
       
7.   Ruby always ______ in a crowd because she always wears such bright clothes.  
       
8.   I had to walk five kilometers to the nearest petrol station because I ______ petrol in the middle of nowhere.  
       
9.   I waited two hours for him. He finally ______ with a silly smile on his face as if nothing had happened.  
       
10.   The new paint has been designed to ______ the worst weather conditions without fading or peeling.  
       

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    Answers  
       
1.   The little boy in the bed over there was run over by a lorry.  
2.   My application for leave was turned down because the boss said I had already used up my annual allowance.  
3.   The letters PRC stand for the People's Republic of China.  
4.   Nobody likes her very much because she is so critical of others. Yesterday, for example, she was running down her best friend behind her back.  
5.   We all went to Shanghai Airport to see our friends off to London.  
6.   Hundreds of disappointed fans were turned away because the stadium was already full.  
7.   Ruby always stands out in a crowd because she always wears such bright clothes.  
8.   I had to walk five kilometers to the nearest petrol station because I ran out of petrol in the middle of nowhere.  
9.   I waited two hours for him. He finally turned up with a silly smile on his face as if nothing had happened.  
10.   The new paint has been designed to stand up to the worst weather conditions without fading or peeling.  
 
     
 
 

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