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Somehow no one found out he had stolen the technical design from another company. (away)
→ Somehow he … the technical design from another company.
managed to get away with
Remote parts of the country always become isolated in serve weather. (cut)
→ Remote parts of the country … in serve weather.
are always cut out off
You should go for an eyes test if you are struggling to read the newspaper. (tested)
→ You should … if you are struggling to read the newspaper.
have/get your eyes tested
You probably won’t find a better deal for a holiday. (chances)
→ The … find a better deal for a holiday.
chances that you won’t
The issue will be investigated next week without fail. (looked)
→ The issue is … next week without fail.
being looked into
He proposed some interesting ideas at the meeting. (put)
→ He … at the meeting.
put forward some interesting ideas
Shall I do the washing up? (me)
→ Would .. the washing up?
you like me to do
He promised me he would be back before midnight. (word)
→ He … he would be back before midnight.
gave me his word that
Wouldn’t you prefer to come out instead of staying at home alone? (rather)
→ Wouldn’t you … at home alone?
rather come out than stay
He was still looking for a solution when I left him. (search)
→ He was still … when I left him.
in search of a solution
She has decided to enter the beauty contest. (go) .
→ She has decided … the beauty contest.
to go in for
The refroms will not succeed unless they are carefully planned. (crucial)
→ Careful … of the reforms.
plans are crucial to success.
It’s impossible to predict how long it will take to do this kind of job. (telling)
→ There is… this kind of work will take.
no telling how long doing
The house was dirty because no one bothered to keep it clean. (trouble)
→ The house was dirty because … to keep it clean.
no one took the trouble
Ali refused the invitation and then regreted it. (wished) → Ali… the invitation.
wished she hadn’t refused
Someone might want to see me - I’ll be in the office. (case) → I’ll be in the office … to see me.
in case someone wants
The carpenter made a table for A. (had)
→ A … the carpenter.
had a table made by
I’ll have to start my journey home now. (started)
→ It’s … my journey home.
high time I started
I was strongly impressed by the performance of that young singer. (impression)
→ The performance of that young singer … me.
made a strong impression on
Please don’t put your feet on the sofa. (sooner)
→ I’d… your feet on the sofa.
sooner you didn’t put
The best solution was thought of by S. (came)
→ S … solution.
came up with the best
Do you have any idea about how J made enough money to buy his new house? (light)
→ Can you … Jack made enough money to buy his new house?
cast/shed/throw any light on how
The only discovered the mistake when the book was in the shops. (come)
→ Not until the book … mistake discovered.
had come out, was the
The only way you can become a good athlete is by training hard everyday. .
→ Only by
training hard everyday, can uou become a good athlete .
Though my house was cheaper than Norman’s, it is bigger and more attractive.
→ Norman’s house may …
have been more expensive than mine but it is smaller and less attractive .
We weren’t surprised by his success.
→ It came …
as no surprise to us that he succeeded.
One runner was too exhasted to complete the last lap of the race.
→ So …
exhasted was one runner that he couldn’t complete the last lap of the race.
She listens more sympathetically than anyone else I know.
→ She is a …
person who listens the most sympathetically I have known.
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