Collocations in Use – Part 116

.(Match the beginning of each sentence (N1-N8) with its ending (a-h

N1. I’m afraid it was me burning the toast that set
N2. As soon as she saw her mother the little girl broke
N3. Because of the President’s visit, they’ve closed
N4. I didn’t manage to fall asleep until dawn
N5. I hope they won’t decide to terminate
N6. The missing child was found, so the police called
N7. The school is planning to instigate some
N8. We were halfway up the mountain when the rain

a. the contract
b. off the smoke alarm
c. anti-bullying measures
d. off the area
e. set in
f. into a run
g. off their search
h. was breaking

: ANSWERS

.N1. I’m afraid it was me burning the toast that set off the smoke alarm
.N2. As soon as she saw her mother the little girl broke into a run
.N3. Because of the President’s visit, they’ve closed off the area
.N4. I didn’t manage to fall asleep until dawn was breaking
.N5. I hope they won’t decide to terminate the contract
.N6. The missing child was found, so the police called off their search
.N7. The school is planning to instigate some anti-bullying measures
.N8. We were halfway up the mountain when the rain set in