Collocations-verbs

2. Could you ..... more attention to what I’m telling you?
5. The situation was so hilarious that I found it difficult to ..... a straight face.
7. Are you serious, or are you ..... my leg?
9. With her curly, red hair and bright green eyes, she ..... a lot of attention.
12. Nobody ..... notice of the pickpocket, who robbed his victim in the crowd.
13. She is a religious person. She ..... prayers before going to bed every evening.
15. Scientists are ..... research into the phenomenon.
16. Can you ..... a guess who is involved in the affair?
17. He ..... a lot of pains to help me, but all in vain.
18. I don’t understand why the boss ..... a blind eye to her making such serious mistakes.
19. Why do you ..... me responsible for everything, and nobody else?

1. They ..... a great performance, everybody loved it.
3. He ..... me a compliment, which was very nice of him.
4. I’m an honest person, I always ..... my mind.
6. Do you know where I can ..... hold of such a poster? I love it.
8. Could you ..... me know when you know something more about the issue?
10. He was ..... red-handed and the police arrested him.
11. Due to cuts many people were ..... redundant in my company.
12. If I were you, I wouldn’t ..... the risks.
14. You should have ..... more thought to your work. You wouldn’t have made so many mistakes.
15. Can you ..... the cleaning and I will deal with shopping for the party?
16. I earn so little money that I find it difficult to ..... ends meet.
18. The story that he ..... sounds so unbelievable that I find it difficult to believe it.
19. Can I ..... a word with you for a second?