Az Eszterházy Károly Tanárképző Főiskola Tudományos Közleményei. 2002. Vol. 3. Eger Journal of English Studies.(Acta Academiae Paedagogicae Agriensis : Nova series ; Tom. 29)

Éva Kovács: Properties of Verbs Which Constitute Phrasal Verbs

114 ÉVA KOVÁCS freak out — freak; hatch out — hatch; jumble out — jumble; prop up - prop; rev up - rev; rinse out - rinse; sand down sand; scrunch up — scrunch; shrivel up — shrivel; wolf down — wolf; wrap up — wrap On the other hand, some verbs form a verb-particle combination with almost every particle. The most productive of these are: put (23), go (23), come (22), get (21), push (19), pull (16), take (15), bring (14), turn (14), look (12) and fall (11). There are other less productive verbs like lay (10), play (10), stand (10), run (10), set (10), call (10), keep (9), sit (9), break (8), and give (7). The most productive ones occur with the following adverbial particles in the COBUILD Dictionary: PUT: about, above, across, around, aside, away, back, behind, by, down, forth, forward, in, off, on, out, over, past, round, through, together, towards, up GO: about, after, ahead, along, around, away, back, below, by, down, forth, forward, in, off, on, out, over, overboard, round, together, towards, under, up COME: about, across, after, along, apart, around, away, back, by, down, forth, forward, in, off, on, out, over, round, through, to, up GET: about, above, across, ahead, along, around, away, back, behind, beyond, by, down, in, off, on, out, over, round, through, together, up PUSH: about, ahead, along, around, aside, back, by, forward, in, off, on, out, over, past, round, through, to, towards, up PULL: about, ahead, apart, around, aside, away, back, down, in, off, on, out, over, round, through, to TAKE: aback, along, apart, around, aside, away, back, down, in, off, on, out, over, round, up