Collocations 4 (verb/adjective+noun)

Choose the best verb or adjective from the table below to go with the nouns and complete the sentences.

broken in

eloquent

negligible

ushered in spread

breaking

impartial

issued

covered

major lightning

overlooked

1. Police have _________ an appeal for anyone who saw a blue Mercedes in the area at about 10pm to contact them.

2. Scientists have announced a _________ breakthrough in the search for a cure for AIDS.

3. The murderer escaped without conviction because the police had _________ a very important clue in the house where the murder took place.

4. The start of rock and roll music at the end of the 1950s _________ a new era, both musically and socially.

5. Wild horses have to be _________ before they can be used for horse-riding.

6. Is this accident _________ by the insurance that you have?

7. If you purposely evade taxes, you will be _________ the law and you could be charged with tax evasion.

8. The Swiss diplomat was invited to the meeting so that he could act as an _________ observer.

9. Graham was stopped by the police who thought he was drunk, but only a _________ quantity of alcohol was found in his blood and they allowed him to go.

10. Rumours _________ very fast in an office environment.

11. The former Prime Minister is such an _________ speaker that she is often paid large amounts of money to address conferences.

12. We did a _________ tour of Europe. Seven countries in five days. Now, I am exhausted!

KEY

1. Police have __ISSUED__ an appeal for anyone who saw a blue Mercedes in the area at about 10pm to contact them.

2. Scientists have announced a __MAJOR__ breakthrough in the search for a cure for AIDS.

3. The murderer escaped without conviction because the police had __OVERLOOKED__ a very important clue in the house where the murder took place.

4. The start of rock and roll music at the end of the 1950s __USHERED IN__ a new era, both musically and socially.

5. Wild horses have to be __BROKEN IN__ before they can be used for horse-riding.

6. Is this accident __COVERED__ by the insurance that you have?

7. If you purposely evade taxes, you will be __BREAKING__ the law and you could be charged with tax evasion.

8. The Swiss diplomat was invited to the meeting so that he could act as an __IMPARTIAL__ observer.

9. Graham was stopped by the police who thought he was drunk, but only a __NEGLIGIBLE__ quantity of alcohol was found in his blood and they allowed him to go.

10. Rumours __SPREAD__ very fast in an office environment.

11. The former Prime Minister is such an __ELOQUENT__ speaker that she is often paid large amounts of money to address conferences.

12. We did a __LIGHTNING__ tour of Europe. Seven countries in five days. Now, I am exhausted!