4. A robbery has just been committed at the Corner Market in the downtown area of the city. The market owner was able to activate the alarm, and the robber fled on foot. Police officers arrived a few minutes later and asked the owner, "How long ago did the robber leave?" "He left about 10 minutes ago and headed east.", the owner responded. "He's probably ten blocks away by now.", one of the officers said to the other. "Not likely", said the storeowner. "He was so stoned on drugs that I bet he's still only within a few blocks of here! He's probably just running in circles!"

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4. A robbery has just been committed at the Corner Market in the downtown area of the city. The market owner was able to activate the alarm, and the robber fled on foot. Police officers arrived a few minutes later and asked the owner, "How long ago did the robber leave?" "He left about 10 minutes ago and headed east.", the owner responded. "He's probably ten blocks away by now.", one of the officers said to the other. "Not likely", said the storeowner. "He was so stoned on drugs that I bet he's still only within a few blocks of here! He's probably just running in circles!"

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Some phrasal verbs that are used in this paragraph are: fled on foot, stoned on.

Explanation:

Fled on foot means that he went away running.

Stoned on drugs means that the robber was high.