Word patterns |
| compete |
against/with sb; compete for/in sth |
| concentrate |
on sth/doing |
| difficult |
to do; find sth difficult; find it difficult to do |
| fond |
of sth/sb/doing |
| free |
to do; free from/of sth; free for sth |
| interested |
in sth/doing |
| involve |
sth/doinq; involved in sth/doing |
| listen |
to sth/sb |
| love |
sth/sb/doing; love to do |
| mean |
to do; it/this means that; it/this means sth/doing |
| prefer |
to do (rather than [to] do); prefer sth (rather than sth); prefer sth/doing (to sth/doinq) |
| stop |
sth/doing; stop to do; stop sb from doing |
| sure/certain |
make/be sure/certain that; sure/certain to do; be sure/certain of sth |
