Here’s an example of a lexical verb + particle + prepositional phrase:
It’s just one of the clients said she saw someone moving about in the roses.
An iWeb search for the frequency of:
_VV _RP _I _P
1 GET BACK TO YOU 19937 EVP C1
They can learn more things from this experience and they might get back to their school with more self-confidence.
PELIC STUDENT Korean, Female, level 4, writing class
2 COME UP WITH SOMETHING 12747 EVP B2
Unfortunately, experts have been unable to come up with a cure for autism.
Arabic, Female, level 5, writing class
3 MAKE UP FOR IT 8971
4 GET ON WITH IT 8283
5 COMES DOWN TO IT 7763
6 GET BACK TO ME 6364
7 REACH OUT TO US 5826
I think he is trying to reach out to us.
8 COME BACK TO IT 5225
9 MAKES UP FOR IT 4528
10 STOOD OUT TO ME 4269
11 REACH OUT TO THEM 4168
12 REACH OUT TO YOU 3890
13 COME BACK TO YOU 3851
14 POINTED OUT TO ME 3777
15 PUT UP WITH IT 3518
16 REACH OUT TO ME 3490
17 CAUGHT UP WITH HIM 3338
18 PLAY AROUND WITH IT 3244
19 REACHED OUT TO ME 3230
20 COME BACK TO ME 3144
21 MADE UP FOR IT 3111
22 GET AROUND TO IT 2969
23 END UP WITH SOMETHING 2912
24 GO THROUGH WITH IT 2860
25 FOUND OUT ABOUT IT 2838
26 FIND OUT FOR YOURSELF 2822
27 GOING ON AROUND YOU 2813
28 GO BACK TO IT 2612
29 GOT BACK TO ME 2508
30 GET BACK TO IT 2452
31 COME UP WITH ANYTHING 2427
32 WORKS OUT FOR YOU 2390
33 KEEP UP WITH IT 2362
34 WORK OUT FOR YOU 2325
35 MOVE ON TO SOMETHING 2225
36 CAME BACK TO ME 2222
37 GET BACK INTO IT 2211
38 LOOKING BACK ON IT 2199
39 GOT AROUND TO IT 2099
40 FIND OUT ABOUT IT 2070
41 KEEP UP WITH THEM 1988
42 GETTING BACK TO ME 1969
43 JUMPED OUT AT ME 1921
44 HOLD ON TO IT 1897
45 BROKE UP WITH ME 1841
46 GOES OUT TO YOU 1827
47 COME DOWN TO US 1820
48 CUT OUT FOR THEM 1811
49 COME BACK TO US 1776
50 GOING ON AROUND THEM 1749
51 REACHING OUT TO US 1726
52 FOLLOW UP WITH YOU 1680
53 GET BACK TO US 1673
54 HUNG UP ON ME 1652
55 LOOK BACK ON IT 1647
56 PLAYING AROUND WITH IT 1621
57 GET DOWN TO IT 1610
58 CAME UP WITH IT 1560
59 STAND UP FOR YOURSELF 1548
60 READ UP ON IT 1544
61 STOOD OUT FOR ME 1520
62 STANDS OUT TO ME 1508
63 CATCH UP WITH YOU 1501
64 REACHED OUT TO US 1469
65 GIVE UP ON IT 1427
66 GET BACK TO THEM 1414
67 SNEAK UP ON YOU 1401
68 HANG OUT WITH THEM 1343 (B1)
Do you still hang out with them?
69 CATCH UP WITH HIM 1334
70 LOOKED UP AT ME 1334
71 WORKED OUT FOR YOU 1333
72 LOOK OUT FOR EACH 1322
73 CUT OUT FOR HIM 1303
74 PICK UP ON IT 1274
75 CAUGHT UP IN IT 1273
76 CAUGHT UP WITH HER 1255
77 COMING BACK TO IT 1232
78 HEAR BACK FROM YOU 1220 (B1)
Just calling to see what you‘re up to.
Would love to hear back from you.
79 MISSING OUT ON SOMETHING 1200
80 GO BACK TO THEM 1180
81 REACHED OUT TO HIM 1169
82 STAND UP FOR THEMSELVES 1168
83 SIGN UP FOR IT 1155
84 FOLLOW UP WITH THEM 1151
85 SET UP FOR YOU 1149
86 WORKING OUT FOR YOU 1149
87 GAVE UP ON IT 1139
88 CAME DOWN TO IT 1134
89 GOTTEN AROUND TO IT 1129
90 REACHING OUT TO YOU 1127
91 JUMP OUT AT YOU 1118
92 COME BACK TO THEM 1101
93 STUCK OUT TO ME 1100
I read your book, and there’s something that stuck out to me.
94 BROKE UP WITH HIM 1092
95 CAUGHT UP WITH THEM 1085
96 COME UP WITH IT 1081
97 STAND OUT TO ME 1074
98 GOING ON AROUND ME 1070
99 CHECK BACK WITH US 1065
100 GOING ON WITH ME 1060
B1 vocabulary:
hang, hear from, hung, reach, reached, reaching, stuck
Note, the English Vocabulary Profile, lists the following 2 examples at C1:
She came up against a lot of sexism in her first engineering job.
It is essential to get along well with your partners, otherwise, you may come up against many problems, such as a loss of motivation, or even the risk of being fired.