Fixed noun-verb combinations

Like in English where one encounters fixed phrases like "to take into account", German, particularly scholarly and scientific German, possesses certain fixed noun-verb combinations which usually feature a particular preposition as well. Examples:

auf Probleme stoßen (to run into problems)
in Schwierigkeiten geraten (to get into trouble)
in Erwägung ziehen (to take into consideration)
zum Abschluss bringen (to bring to a conclusion)
zum Abschluss kommen (to come to a conclusion)
in Brand setzen (to set on fire)
unter jemandes Einfluss geraten (to fall under someone’s sway)

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