| Adjective + Preposition + Gerund
| Example
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| to be absorbed in
| She seemed totally absorbed in reading.
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| to be (un) accustomed to
| She was a person accustomed to having eight hours’ sleep at night.
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| to be afraid of
| He was afraid of upsetting his parents.
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| to be amused at
| He was amused at seeing how seriously she took the game.
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| to be angry with smb for
| I was angry with myself for making such a stupid mistake.
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| to be annoyed at
| I was annoyed with myself for giving in so easily.
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| to be ashamed of
| You should be ashamed with yourself for telling such lies.
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| to be aware of
| They suddenly became aware of people looking at them.
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| to be bad at doing smth
| He is really bad at keeping secrets.
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| to be (get) bored with
| The children quickly got bored with staying indoors.
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| to be bothered with
| It’s not worth bothering with using an umbrella.
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| to be (in)capable of
| He is quite capable of lying to get out of the trouble.
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| to be careful about (in)
| You must be careful about handling chemicals.
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| to be certain of
| You’ll have to learn soon to make certain of getting there on time.
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| to be clever at
| She is clever at getting what she wants.
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| to be (un) conscious of
| He became acutely conscious of having failed his parents.
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| to be content with
| Not content with stealing my boy-friend, she has turned all my friends against me.
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| to be embarrassed at
| He felt embarrassed at being the centre of attention.
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| to be excited about
| The children were excited about opening their presents.
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| to be far from
| Computers, far from destroying jobs, can create employment.
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| to be fond of
| Telma is fond of telling other people what to do.
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| to be fortunate in
| I was fortunate in having a good teacher.
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| to be frightened of
| I’m frightened of walking home alone.
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| to be furious at
| She was absolutely furious at being deceived.
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| to be given to
| He is given to going for long walks.
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| to be good (better) at
| Nick has always been good at finding cheap flights.
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| to be interested in
| Are you interested in joining our club?
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| to be irritated at
| She was irritated at his smiling at her like that.
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| to be keen on
| She is not keen on being told what to do.
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| to be proud of smb for
| He was proud of himself for not giving up.
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| to be pleased at
| He was pleased at seeing her.
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| to be responsible for
| He is responsible for informing everyone about the meeting.
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| to be scared at (of)
| He is scared of going out alone.
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| to be serious about
| He is serious about wanting to sell the house.
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| to be sick of
| I’m sick of doing this work.
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| to be skilled in (at)
| She is highly skilled at dealing with difficult customers.
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| to be slow in
| His poetry was slow in achieving recognition.
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| to be sorry for
| He is really sorry for taking the car without asking.
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| to be successful at (in)
| I wasn’t very successful at keeping the news secret.
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| to be sure of
| England must win this game to be sure of qualifying for the World Cup.
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| to be surprised at
| I am surprised at you behaving like that in front of the kids.
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| to be thankful for
| I am thankful to you for inviting me.
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| to be tired of
| She was tired of hearing about their trip to India.
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| to be (get) upset at smth
| The father got upset at receiving the bad news.
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| to be (un)used to
| I’m not used to eating so much at lunchtime.
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| to be worried about
| He was worried about their not coming on time.
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| to be wrong in
| You are wrong in counting on me.
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