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Phrasal Verbs

102 Phrasal verbs that take an object but do not separate

She was very ill last year but she has got over the illness now.
He takes after his father. He's got the same blonde hair and blue eyes
and the same gentle manner.

She works in the mornings but she can't live off that. She must find
a full-time job.

I came across an old photograph of you yesterday. It was taken when
you were at school.

• Some phrasal verbs do not have the object between the verb and the particle.
In these verbs, the verb and the particle cannot separate. They are
inseparable. The object can only go after the verb and the particle:
I'd like to go out tonight. Can you look after the children? (to look after = to
take care of someone or something)

verb particle object

We cannot say: Can you. look the children after?
• When the object is a pronoun, it goes after the phrasal verb in the same way:
Can you. look after them?
• Examples of phrasal verbs that take an object but do not separate:
to get over = to recover from something, e.g. an illness, the death of a relative
or friend, etc. That is, to get better after something bad happens to you

to take after = to look or behave like a parent (or older relative)
to live off = to get money from something to pay for everything you need to
live, e.g. food, clothes, transport, etc.
to come across = to find something or meet someone by chance

Practice

Complete the sentences with a verb from the box. Put the verb into the correct
tense form.

take after come across live on
look round get over look after
1 He was very unhappy after his girlfriend left him but T think he is
starting to . get over.. it now.

2 We're going on holiday next month. We must find someone to
the cat and the plants.
3 T know you've seen the new part of the town but you should

the old part - it's very interesting.
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