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    Verb Collocations: Have Do Make

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    The document lists common verb collocations organized into categories such as "have", "do", "make", "take", "pay", "come", and "go". It also includes time and business English collocations as well as common classifiers. The collocations pair verbs with nouns and provide examples of commonly used phrases in English.

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    Verb Collocations: Have Do Make

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    The document lists common verb collocations organized into categories such as "have", "do", "make", "take", "pay", "come", and "go". It also includes time and business English collocations as well as common classifiers. The collocations pair verbs with nouns and provide examples of commonly used phrases in English.

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    The document lists common verb collocations organized into categories such as "have", "do", "make", "take", "pay", "come", and "go". It also includes time and business English collocations as well as common classifiers. The collocations pair verbs with nouns and provide examples of commonly used phrases in English.

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    Verb Collocations: Have Do Make

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    Sofía Carrión
    The document lists common verb collocations organized into categories such as "have", "do", "make", "take", "pay", "come", and "go". It also includes time and business English collocations as well as common classifiers. The collocations pair verbs with nouns and provide examples of commonly used phrases in English.

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    Verb collocations

    have do make

    have a bath do business make a difference


    have a drink do nothing make a mess
    have a good time do someone a favour make a mistake
    have a haircut do the cooking make a noise
    have a holiday do the housework make an effort
    have a problem do the shopping make furniture
    have a relationship do the washing up make money
    have a rest do your best make progress
    have lunch do your hair make room
    have sympathy do your homework make trouble

    take break catch

    take a break break a habit catch a ball


    take a chance break a leg catch a bus
    take a look break a promise catch a chill
    take a rest break a record catch a cold
    take a seat break a window catch a thief
    take a taxi break someone's heart catch fire
    take an exam break the ice catch sight of
    take notes break the law catch someone's
    take someone's place break the news to attention
    take someone's someone catch someone's eye
    temperature break the rules catch the flu

    pay save keep

    save electricity
    pay a fine
    save energy keep a diary
    pay attention
    save money keep a promise
    pay by credit card
    save one's strength keep a secret
    pay cash
    save someone a seat keep an appointment
    pay interest
    save someone's life keep calm
    pay someone a
    save something to a keep control
    compliment
    disk keep in touch
    pay someone a visit
    save space keep quiet
    pay the bill
    save time keep someone's place
    pay the price
    save yourself the keep the change
    pay your respects
    trouble

    come go get
    come close go abroad get a job
    come complete with go astray get a shock
    come direct go bad get angry
    come early go bald get divorced
    come first go bankrupt get drunk
    come into view go blind get frightened
    come last go crazy get home
    come late go dark get lost
    come on time go deaf get married
    come prepared go fishing get nowhere
    come right back go mad get permission
    come second go missing get pregnant
    come to a compromise go on foot get ready
    come to a decision go online get started
    come to an agreement go out of business get the impression
    come to an end go overseas get the message
    come to a standstill go quiet get the sack
    come to terms with go sailing get upset
    come to a total of go to war get wet
    come under attack go yellow get worried

    Miscellaneous collocations

    Time Business English Classifiers

    annual turnover
    bang on time
    bear in mind
    dead on time
    break off
    early 12th
    negotiations
    century a ball of string
    cease trading
    free time
    chair a meeting
    from dawn till a bar of
    close a deal
    dusk chocolate
    close a meeting
    great deal of time
    come to the point
    late 20th century a bottle of
    dismiss an offer
    make time for water
    draw a conclusion
    next few days
    draw your
    past few weeks a bunch of
    attention to
    right on time carrots
    launch a new
    run out of time
    product
    save time a cube of
    lay off staff
    spare time sugar
    go bankrupt
    spend some time
    go into
    take your time a pack of cards
    partnership
    tell someone the
    make a loss
    time a pad of paper
    make a profit
    time goes by
    market forces
    time passes
    sales figures
    waste time
    take on staff

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