Phrasal verbs 2

Complete the phrasal verbs in bold below with appropriate particles (in, out, up, etc.). In each sentence, the particles you need are the same. Each of the phrasal verbs in number 10 needs 2 particles.

1. We are counting you for your support, and we are also relying you to keep us informed of the latest developments, otherwise we are not sure we will be able to go working with you.
2. At the meeting, the manager pointed that after he had worked the overall cost of the project, he had figured we would need to pull of the deal.
3. While attempting to set its Miami department and build its customer base in the area, the company ran debts of almost $20 million.
4. Global Travel Ltd cannot afford to put the issue of redundancy any longer: the international economic recession has set a series of problems, and the travel industry has come particularly badly.
5. Before AVC Motors took the running of Varsie's Autos, it went its list of assets very carefully, but it failed to look the business premises.
6. When management-union talks broke and the production lines had to be shut as a result, the people who had worked so hard to make the negotiations a success felt they had been badly let .
7. During the union dispute, the management said that they would rather hand their notice than give to union demands, but in the end they decided to call an independent arbitrator to deal with the unrest.
8. If enough people show at tomorrow's meeting, I would like to bring the subject of pay increases: business has picked a lot recently, and I think it is only fair that our staff our rewarded.
9. The company ran some unexpected financial difficulties, and when the accounts department looked the problem carefully, they discovered that a computer hacker had broken their files and stolen almost $2 million.
10. In order to catch our competitors and keep market developments, we will need to put increased production costs.

Now try using the phrasal verbs above in some of your own sentences.
Make sure you use the phrasal verb in its correct form, paying particular attention to the tense of your sentence (for example, present continuous, past simple, present perfect, etc.).
Don't forget to keep a written record of any new phrasal verbs you learn, and try to review and use them regularly so that they become an active part of your vocabulary.