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1. My dogs tends to bark a lot when it's left alone. habit

My dog is in the habit of barking a lot when it's left alone.
2. Clara could only afford that dress because of the loan you gave her. lent
Had you not lent her some money, she wouldn't have been able to afford that dress.
3. He lost the race as he didn't run as quickly as the rest of the boys. pace
His loss was blamed on his inability to keep pace with the rest of the boys.
4. You must try to accept that you will never run your own company. terms
You must come to terms with the fact that you will never run your own company.
5. If you don't know what you're doing, you shouldn't dismantle the watch. apart
Don't take the watch apart unless you know what you're doing.
6. The weather seems to be improving this afternoon. signs
The weather shows signs of improving this afternoon.
7. James said the reason for his poor exam performance was his illness. blamed
James blamed his poor exam performance on his illness.
8. You won't be able to come into this club without a shirt. prevented
You will be prevented from coming into this club without a shirt.
9. Carol should have worked harder if she wanted a promotion. succeeded
Had Carol worked harder, she would have succeeded in getting a promotion.
10. The manager will give a bonus to the best employee of the year. awarded
The best employee of the year will be awarded a bonus by the manager.
11. Don't tell a soul what I said to you about Margaret. Keep
Keep to yourself what I said to you about Margaret.
12. I forbid you to go to stay out so late. question
It's out of the question for you to stay out so late.
13. You can't tell Sophie that you saw me today. account
On no account should you tell Sophie that you saw me today.
14. This revolutionary new engine won't work unless it's carefully planned. crucial
Careful planning is crucial to the success of this revolutionary new engine.
15. It's very unlikely that we will promote Barbara this month. chance
There is very little chance of Barbara being promoted this month.
16. They tried very hard to finish the painting by the end of the day. best
They tried their best to finish the painting by the end of the day.
17. Jenny isn't a bad accountant, but I don't think it is a very suitable occupation for her. cut
I just don't think Jenny is cut out to be an accountant.
18. Don't you think insurance is getting very costly these days? cost
Don't you think the cost of insurance is getting higher and higher these days?
19. We had no problems at all during our holiday in Turkey. plan
Everything went according to our plan during our holiday in Turkey.
20. It's possible Clare phoned while we were out. may
Clare may have phoned while we were out.
21. Our class has won the History Quiz for the third year running. succession
For the three years in succession, our class has won the History Quiz.
22. The thunderstorm brought their tennis match to an abrupt end. cut
They had to cut short their tennis match because of the thunderstorm.
23. What used to be my workplace is now a Thai restaurant. turned
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 My old workplace has turned into a Thai restaurant.
24. I don't mind at all if you film my wedding speech. objection
I have no objection to your filming my wedding speech.
25. If your sister didn't work so hard, your family would starve! for
Were it not for your sister working so hard, your family would starve.
26. Margaret told her daughter never to touch the vase.
circumstances
"Under no circumstances is this vase to be touched," Margaret told her daughter.
27. We get on well with both of Jack's parents. terms

We are on good terms with both of Jack's parents.

28. If we could choose, we'd prefer to go to Paris. rather

We'd rather go to Paris if given the choice.

29. "Have you considered the cost of this project?" Elena asked. account

Elena wanted to know if they had taken into account the cost of the project.

30. "You might have to drive a lot in this job," Greg said to Kathy. involve

Greg told Kathy that the job might involve a lot of driving.

31. The airline never said anything about having overbooked the plane. time

At no time did the airline tell us they had overbooked the plane.

32. If you left the bank at 3pm, it's possible you saw the thief. have

You may have seen the thief if you were in the bank at 3pm.

33. John said he almost never went out on a Wednesday night. rarely

"I rarely go out on a Wednesday night," John said.

34. Megan apologised to Harry for saying he was a coward. back

Megan took back what she said about Harry being a coward.

35. I don't think Mika hitting your car was an accident. purpose

I think Mika hit your car on purpose.

36. "It's not the overtime I resent, it's the pay freeze," said Trevor. objected

Trevor objected more to the pay freeze than the overtime.

37. "Don't tell Chris too much or you'll regret it," Sally told June. against

Sally advised June against telling too much to Chris.

38. You're not ever allowed in this laboratory. time

At no time are you permitted to be in this laboratory.

39. Don't ever open this door. account

On no account should you open this door.fr1

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40. Daniel regretted speaking so rudely to his landlord more

Daniel wished he had spoken more politely to his landlord.

41. "The manager broke the computer", Tina said. it

Tina said it was the manager who broke the computer.

42. The flawed diamond was much cheaper than the perfect one. lot

The perfect diamond cost a lot more than the flawed one.

43. "I'd like to know who thought of that horrible name for the new company." came

Who came up with that horrible name for the new company?

44. Someone was driving the car very erratically, the police confirmed. being

The police confirmed that the car was being driven very erratically.

45. "I really should have studied more for the exam," Jed thought. studied

"If only I had studied more for the exam," Jed thought.

46. Any time you see Clara, ask her about her husband. happen

If you happen to see Clara, ask her about her husband.

47. The mayor revealed everything about the old scandal after he left office. did

Only after leaving office did the mayor reveal everything about the old scandal.

48. Some have said that the government is ignoring the problem of inflation. accused

The government has been accused of ignoring the problem of inflation.

49. It was very windy, but we really enjoyed the picnic. fact

We really enjoyed the picnic despite the fact that it was very windy.

50. I couldn't believe it when Jackie came back to work. aback

I was taken aback by the speed of Jackie's return to work.

51. It's very probable that this dog will win the competition. highly

It's highly likely that this dog will win the competition.

52. Mary didn't seem to be at all scared when she drove the motorbike. disregard

Mary showed her total disregard for her own safety when she drove the motorbike.

53. Jane said it was Sarah's fault that the dinner party was a disaster. placed

Jane placed the blame on Sarah for the disastrous dinner party.

54. Even when I did very badly, my teacher always gave me encouragement. matter

No matter how badly I did, my teacher always gave me encouragement.

55. Hannah was preparing to send an email to Richard when she saw his email. point

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Hannah was on the point of sending Richard an email when she saw his email.

56. "It's not a good idea to invest in that company," Philip told John. against

Philip advised John against investing in that company.

57. They'll blame the failure of the festival on the weather. down

The failure of the festival will be put down to the weather.

58. When people speak down to my sister, she hates it. being

My sister hates being spoken down to like that

59. I know it's dangerous, but I love hang gliding. may

Dangerous as it may be, I love hang gliding.

60. I'd prefer you not to stay out so late. rather

I'd rather you didn’t stay out so late.

61. I don't think it's important how fast we drive, we're going to be late. matter

We're going to be late no matter how fast we drive.

62. We paid someone to fix the roof for us last summer. had

Last summer, we had the roof fixed.

63. You should have spoken to Meg sooner. spoken

If only you had spoken to Meg sooner.

64. "You played your music too loud last night," Jan said to Ben angrily. accused

Jan accused Ben of playing his music too loud the previous night.

65. I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all. point

I'm on the point of giving this diet up because it's not working at all.

66. Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time. happen

Please do those photocopies if you happen to have the time.

67. If you really want to spend the whole night studying, there's nothing I can do. insist

If you insist on studying the whole night, there's nothing I can do.

68. The match will be postponed if it keeps raining. mean

Further rain will mean the postponement of the match.

69. "I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara. objected

Barbara objected to what the assistant said about her.

70. "Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said. it

According to Susan, it was Ian who took the money, not Dylan.

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71. The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it. done

While it was done up, the shop was closed for a week.

72. If Phil is having so many problems at school, maybe some private tuition would help him. from

Maybe Phil would benefit from some private tuition if he's having so many problems at school.

73. A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the concert. pulling

The first we heard about them pulling out of the concert was a phone call.

74. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there. time

Unless we run, the train will have left by the time we get there.

75. "You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him. staying

Kate's brother insisted on him staying for dessert.

76. "A massage would do you a lot of good," Jake told Amy. from

"You would really benefit from a massage," Jake told Amy.

77. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break. may

Far as it may be, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.

78. The town's population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived. than

No sooner had the enemy arrived than the town’s population surrendered.

79. This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by the council. highly

It's highly likely that this building will be closed by council due to being unsafe.

80. Another student stole Carol's watch from the classroom. had

Carol had his watch stolen by another student from the classroom.

81. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room. were

A lot of pens were stolen from the conference room by delegates.

82. Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang. sooner

No sooner had Bess arrived home than the phone rang.

83. If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich man. for

If it hadn’t been for his expensive divorce, Bill would still be a rich man.

84. "You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the map open." long

He told them they wouldn't get lost as long as they had the map open.

85. My brother has great ideas all the time. comes

My brother always comes up with great ideas.

86. If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been completely lost. for

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Had it not been for that passing woman’s arrival, we would have got completely lost.

87. If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it. live

I'll never live it down if I lose this job.

88. They'll have to cancel the show if the audience doesn't increase. mean

A continued low audience for the show will mean its cancellation.

89. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop. time

By the time we got to the shop, all the phones had been sold.

90. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat. when

Only when he took off his hat did I recognise Carl.

91. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us. worth

It's not worth asking Bryan to come with us.

92. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa. have

Pippa might have told John the story.

93. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way. long

the boss, I'll run the company my way.

94. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher brutality. into

Allegations of teacher brutality are being looked into by the school's management.

95. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us! have

You can’t have seen Mary last night, she was with us!

96. The beach was fun even though it was too cold. fact

Despite the fact that it was too cold, the beach was fun.

97. Patrick wanted to guarantee that everything was as it should be on his wedding day. leave

Patrick didn't leave anything to chance on his wedding day.

98. Susan didn't tell Dan about the bill until he'd finished his dinner. for

Susan waited for Dan to finish his dinner before telling him about the bill.

99. Don't let his relaxed manner fool you. He's an extremely clever businessman. taken

Don't be taken in by his relaxed manner. He's an extremely clever businessman.

100. "It's none of your business who I go out with!" Betsy informed her mother. concern

Betsy informed his mother that who his friends were was of no concern of hers.