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This is the last post in this series about phrasal verbs. This time we will be looking at Type 4 phrasal verbs.

Type 4 phrasal verbs have two prepositions and the object always goes after both prepositions. Here are the verbs we are going to look at this time :

get on with / go down with - come down with / get round to / catch up with

date back to / go on about / look forward to / look up to

First of all, here are some example sentences demonstrating the meaning of these verbs:

• Do you get on with your mother-in-law? （仲がいいですか？）
• I think I am coming down with something. （風邪やインフルエンザみたいな病気にかかり始まっている）
• OK. I’ll try and get round to it as soon as possible. （忙しくて色々な仕事があって、順位があって、結局それに手がまわる・する機会を見いだす）
• I managed to catch up with a few friends while I was back in the UK. （友だちに追いつく、要するに、会って、話して、友達のニュースを聞く）
• The castle dates back to the 13th century. （さかのぼる）
• He’s always going on about football. （つまらなくなるほどサッカーの話を長引いてしてしまう）
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• After 6 months away, she was looking forward to seeing her family again. （楽しみにしていた）
• I really look up to him. （尊敬する）

So, now complete these sentences with a suitable phrasal verb from the list above, then listen to the audio to check your ideas.

1. He speaks such strange English I am never quite sure what he is ___________.
2. I think I’m __________ a cold.
3. The temple __________ the 12th century.
4. He’s a talented talker - the other salesmen really ________ him.
5. I’m sorry but I’m up to my ears in work this morning - I might be able to ________ it after lunch.
6. Work goes much better if you can __________ your colleagues.

That concludes this series on phrasal verbs, though I will try to introduce more of them in my posts in the future.