Verb + Object + preposition

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Prefer someone/something TO someone/something :

— I prefer tea to coffee.

Protect someone/something FROM someone/something:

— He put sun-tan oil on his body to protect his skin from the sun.

Provide someone WITH something:

— The school provides all its students with books.

Regard someone/something AS something:

— I’ve always regarded you as one of my best friends.

Remind someone OF someone/something :

— This house reminds me of the one I lived in when I was a child.

— Look at this photograph of Tom. Who does he remind you of?

Однако: remind someone ABOUT something :

— I’m glad you reminded me about the party. I had completely forgotten it.

Remind someone to do something.

Sentence someone TO :

— He was found guilty and sentenced to six months’ imprisonment.

Spend ON something:

— How much money do you spend on food each week?

Note that we usually say `spend doing something’:

— I spend a lot of time reading.

Throw something AT someone/something :

— Someone threw an egg at the minister while he was speaking.

Однако: throw something TO someone :

— Ann shouted `Catch!’ and threw the keys to me from the window.

Translate FROM one language INTO another language:

— George Orwell’s books have been translated into many languages.

Warn someone ABOUT someone/something :

— I knew she was a bit strange before I met her. Tom had warned me about her.

— Everybody has been warned about the dangers of smoking.


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Verb + Object + preposition