Exercise 14. Fill in the prepositions.

1. She leant the brush … the wall.

2. I sat down next to Tom, who leaned … to me and said “You’re late”.

3. Ann leant her head … his shoulder.

4. She was looking … to seeing the grandchildren again.

5. You could tell just by looking at the horse that it had been well looked … .

6. Police are looking … the disappearance of two children.

7. Looking … on it, I still can’t figure out what went wrong.

8. I had another look … the watch, but couldn’t find it.

9. I wanted to set … early in order to avoid the traffic.

10. They were about to set …on a voyage into the unknown.

11. Nick set …his theories in this book.

12. … the end, do you know the answer to this question or not? Don’t waste my time.

13. Vanessa is currently appearing … the Theatre Royal.

14. The story appeared … all the national newspapers.

15. When the authorities inquired …his background, they found he had a criminal record.

16. They are leaving … Rome in the morning.

17. … no circumstances should she go there.

18. Try to patch … your differences before he leaves.

19. Her story was interesting … patches.

20. She stared …amazement.