1)A friend of mine backed me up when I was broke
2)A clown blew up a ballon and it bursted
3)Diplomats didn't realize when an argument blew out
4)The Russian emperor Alexander II was blown up by the terrorists
5)The discussion broke down because no one was ready to change their minds
6)Olga realized she was talking nonsense and broke off
7)Pete found evidence concerning Teresa was cheating on him, so he broke her off
8)The button on my new blouse was so badly fixed that it broke off a couple days after purchase

