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FCE Verb + preposition collocations

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  • The politician was arrested ____ suspicion ____ corruption.
    on/of
    of/on
    in/with
    of/in
  • After 10 weeks in quarantine she felt trapped ______ her own home and wanted to get out!
    for
    with
    out
    in
  • By the time I am 100 I hope to be famous ______ inventing something useful.
    by
    for
    at
    with
  • The signal is quite bad so we've been having problems getting _______ to the tax office on the phone.
    through
    of
    under
    on
  • Could you cope _____ working in politics? I couldn't.
    about
    with
    by
    on
  • We're thinking _____ moving to Australia next year.
    of
    to
    about
    from
  • Have you heard ______ that new cafe nearby? It's supposed to be awesome.
    with
    on
    above
    of
  • Stop complaining to me _______ all your problems!
    above
    with
    from
    about
  • No, I haven't heard ______ him since we were at school together.
    from
    at
    with
    of
  • She's always trying to concentrate _____ her FCE work in lessons
    for
    in
    at
    on
  • He is resigned ____ the fact that exam is too difficult for him
    in
    to
    from
    with
  • She wasn't keen on the money she was getting paid, so she resigned _______ her job.
    at
    in
    to
    from
  • He was followed _____ a strange black car as he drove home from work.
    with
    at
    from
    by
  • His mother waits _____ him hand and foot - cleans his clothes, cooks his meals, everything!
    for
    in
    on
    with
  • She couldn't open the locked door but she eventually succeeded _____ doing it.
    on
    in
    with
    about
  • The little old lady was driving _______ 100 kph!
    with
    on
    at
    in
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