(1) Police in the city have been cleaning up the debris left by a day of violent confrontation...
(2) Nina and Mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
(3) Under pressure from the public, many regional governments cleaned up their beaches.

(1) He was arguing with his girlfriend and she hit him with a frying pan! Nearly knocked him out...
(2) The three drinks knocked him out...
(3) Henri Leconte has been knocked out in the quarter-finals of the Geneva Open...

(1) She put on her coat and went out...
(2) Maximo put on a pair of glasses...
(3) The band are hoping to put on a UK show before the end of the year...

(1) He has put forward new peace proposals...
(2) I rang the Colonel and asked him to put my name forward for the vacancy in Zurich.
(3) The variety of auxiliaries and to improve the color fastness to wet crocking are put forward.

(1) The disease was put down to bad drinking water.
(2) The outbreak of cholera was put down to bad drinking water.
(3) The outbreak of food poisoning was put down to contaminated milk.

(1) Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away.
(2) "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.
(3) put away any valuable or breakable objects.

(1) We'll leave aside the problem of agency until next week.
(2) Thaw mussels , rinse and pat to dry. Sprinkle with seasonings, leave aside.
(3) We cannot leave aside his neglect of duty.

(1) 100,000 federal workers will be laid off to reduce the deficit...
(2) They did not sell a single car for a month and had to lay off workers.
(3) He went on attacking her until other passengers arrived and told him to lay off.

(1) The call-up of National Guard and reserve units begun in late August.
(2) Sometimes I'd even call up at 4 a.m.
(3) to receive your call-up papers

(1) If we push ahead, we can get home before dark.
(2) We must push ahead with our work.
(3) Yet he has been slow to push ahead on unresolved free - trade talks.

(1) German cameras at knock-down prices flooded the British market.
(2) The market might abandon the stock, and knock down its price.
(3) She does not want to knock down his self - esteem .

(1) He had the ability to push aside all difficulties.
(2) Move the square box and push aside the divider. Wow!

(1) This allowed Ms. Kelley to lay aside money to start her business.
(2) It is the time we lay aside old prejudices.
(3) lay aside your book and go to bed.

(1) "Helen had something to eat before she left," put in Cecil anxiously.
(2) Australia, put in to bat, made a cautious start.
(3) She put in some clothes, odds and ends, and make-up.

(1) The operator will put you through...
(2) He asked to be put through to Charley Lunn.
(3) She wouldn't want to put them through the ordeal of a huge ceremony...

(1) He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
(2) She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
(3) The police had to check out the call.

(1) Most late developers will catch up with their friends.
(2) I stopped and waited for her to catch up.
(3) He stopped and let her catch up with him.

(1) They chip in for the petrol and food.
(2) This mug has a chip in it.
(3) The old man would chip in while we were speaking.

(1) push for all you're worth!
(2) In its push for economic growth it has ignored projects that would improve living standards.
(3) He and Dermott Reeve almost made a complete pig's ear of the final push for victory.

(1) If the phone rings say you'll call back after dinner.
(2) The salesman will call back at any house he missed.
(3) I'll call back after dinner.

(1) Thomas came down with chickenpox at the weekend.
(2) Every time my doctor cures one ailment, I seem to come down with another!
(3) We come down with illnesses more easily when under stress.

(1) You have to push on the handle to turn it — it's very stiff.
(2) The enemy made a push on the western front.
(3) We must push on with our work.

(1) Finely grate about a teaspoon of orange zest and put aside.
(2) I have put aside 5 minutes to talk to you.
(3) put aside this question for a moment.

(1) Women who put off having a baby often make the best mothers...
(2) The Association has put the event off until October.
(3) The old priest tried to put them off, saying that the hour was late.

(1) I came across a group of children playing.
(2) We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it.
(3) When sober he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man...

(1) I had a strong desire to help and care for people.
(2) Kevin arrived right on cue to care for Harry.
(3) I haven'tthe faintest idea how to care for a snake.

(1) Never put anything down on paper which might be used in evidence against you at a later date...
(2) We've put down on our staff development plan for this year that we would like some technology courses...
(3) He bought an investment property for $100,000 and put down $20,000...

(1) Do you think that I'm the type that love can push around?

(1) We'll put together a proposal, including detailed costings, free of charge.
(2) They asked her to put together a dummy for a new magazine.
(3) To help provide essential nourishment, we've put together these nutritious drinks.

(1) The drug-traffickers have offered to lay down their arms.
(2) She walked across the floor and lay down on the bed.
(3) He lay down on the floor and cried and cried.

(1) Grace laid out the knives and forks at the lunch-table...
(2) She took a deck of cards and began to lay them out.
(3) Maxwell listened closely as Johnson laid out his plan...

(1) He could not put across his point of view to the audience.
(2) He failed to put across his feelings when they went out together.
(3) Did I put across the idea?

(1) I'll ring the hotel. I'll tell them we'll check in tomorrow.
(2) I'd like to cash this check in, please.
(3) You must check in the equipment after using.

(1) I know of no one who would want to murder Albert.
(2) From what I know of him he doesn't play silly games.
(3) We know of the incident but have no further details.

(1) These cars are put at intervals of three meters.
(2) His annual income can probably be put at 8000 pounds.
(3) We were put at a serious disadvantage.

(1) An actor has to learn to laugh off bad reviews.
(2) The girl was brave enough to laugh off her pain.
(3) How do some people manage to laugh off their misfortunes?

(1) I think he misses her terribly. You might cheer him up...
(2) I wrote that song just to cheer myself up...
(3) We all went cheer up our basketball team.

(1) I did not blame him for feeling put out...
(2) He was plainly very put out at finding her there.
(3) What do you like to do in your spare time?

(1) The teacher began to call off the names on his list.
(2) Since the weather is bad, let's call off the trip.
(3) But it's imperative that the girls should call off the strike today!