Please strictly American English
1. John beat out Mick for the award.
2. If the sun beats down it shines brightly and is hot.
3. I managed to beat him down to $50.
4. There's no need to beat yourself up.
5. Her boyfriend beat her up.
6. The freeway exit has been blocked off.
7. Heavy curtains blocked out the light.
8. She tried to block out six hours a week for research.
9. I'd like to have this picture blown up.
10. One move and I’ll blow you away!
11. Old women bowed down before the statue of Mary.
12. Two more Republicans have bowed out of the race.
13. Congress may bow to public pressure and reduce the gas tax.
14. Jeff broke away from the police.
15. Suddenly, they saw me and broke off their conversation.
16. Chocolate makes me break out.
17. His coach thinks he is ready to break through to the big leagues.
18. They brought the conversation around to their son.
19. Bring forth men children only (Shakespeare, Macbeth).
20. The painting should bring in at least a million dollars.
21. Jeff called in sick this morning.
22. Call off your dog!
23. The UN has called on both sides to observe the ceasefire.
24. Dave called me up to tell the truth.
25. Can I carry over my vacation time to next year?
26. Once he starts a project, he always carries it through.
27. If you miss class, it can be difficult to catch up.
28. The fireworks caught everyone up in the excitement.
29. John is still stuck in a traffic jam.
30. I think Jeff’s cheating on Mary again.
31. He checked their names off the list as they arrived.
32. Hey, check out that girl! She's beautiful!
33. The doctor checked him over and couldn’t find anything wrong.
34. She was calling every ten minutes to check up on me.
35. Ann choked back tears as she tried to explain.
36. I took the antihistamines and the rash cleared up right away.
37. She’s counting down the days until her husband arrives.
38. If you’re going dancing, count me in.
39. Sandra is sick. I’ll be covering for her next week.
40. The mayor’s friends tried to cover up for him.
