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reason for (NOT ef)
Nobody knows the reason for the accident.
remind of
She reminds me of a girl | was at school with.
responsible/responsibility for
Who’s responsible for the shopping this week?
rude to (NOT with)
Peggy was pretty rude to my family last weekend.
run into ( = meet)
! ran into Philip at Victoria Station this morning.

search for ( = !ook for)
The customs were searching for drugs at the airport.
search without preposition ( = look through; look everywhere in/on)
They searched everyboay’s luggage.
They searched the man in front of me from head to foot.
shocked by/at
| was terribly shocked at/by the news of Peter's accident.
shout at (aggressive)
If you don't stop shouting at me |'ll come and hit you.
shout to = call to
Mary shouted to us to come in and swim.
smile at
If you smile at me like that I'll give you anything you want.
sorry about something that has happened
I'm sorry about your exam results.
sorry for/about something that one has done
I'm sorry for/about breaking your window.
sorry for a person
| feel really sorry for her children.
suffer from
My wife is suffering from hepatitis.
surprised at/by
Everybody was surprised at/by the weather.
take part in (NOT at)
! don’t want to take part in any more conferences.
think of/about (NOT USUALLY think-te ... )
I'm thinking of studying medicine.
I've also thought about studying dentistry.
the thought of ... (NOT thetheughtte ...)
| hate the thought of going back to work.
throw ... at (aggressive)
Stop throwing stones at the cars.