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Nowhere will you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs. Brown.
I wrote this book because i want to help students with their writing
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I wrote this book in view of helping the students with their writing
It rained torrentially all day yesterday, which really depressed me (GOT)
It rained torrentially all day which really got me down
Strangers are not to be let in (ACCOUNT)
On no account should strangers be let in
Send me a postcard as soon as you arrive
Send me a postcard the minute that you arrive
If you ask me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time
Provided you asked me well in advance, I’ll be willing to work over time
They continued to say that i was to blame
They persisted in saying that I was to blame
I am terribly sorry; I thought you were a friend of Anna’s
I mistook you for a friend of Anna, I am really sorry
I assumed that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course
I took it for granted that she would learn how to take shorthand after this course
(UPKEEP) It’s becoming extremely expensive to maintain the museum
The upkeep of the museum is becoming extrememly expensive
I admitted it was my fault for burning the toast (BLAME)
I admitted that i was to blame for burning the toast
What finally ended the dispute was the fact that the union agreed to go to arbitration (AGREEMENT)
What finally ended the dispute was the union’s agreement on going to the arbitration
We couldn’t find the cat
The cat was nowhere to be found
There weren’t nearly as many people there are as I had expected
There were far fewer people than I had expected
How do you think the present negotiations will turn out ? (OUTCOME)
What do you think the outcome of this present negotiations will turn out?
I was mystified by the whole thing (baffling)
I found the whole thing baffling.
She apologized for having to go so early and left (APOLOGIES)
She made apologies for having to go so early and left
I was told the film would be very good (LED)
I was led to believe that the film would be very good
I think the whole idea’s ridiculou,” he said
He dismissed the whole idea as being ridiculous
We had planned to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning
We were planning to visit grandmother, so we left early in the morning
Something told me to say exactly what I thought, but I dind’t (SORELY)
I was sorely tempted to say exactly what I thought, but it didn’t
Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that rich businesswoman (SHORT)
Gerald was short of money until he married that rich businesswoman
The president arranged for me to use his chauffeur-driven car whenever I liked
The president put/placed his chauffeur -driven car at my disposal
My cat has lost its appetite (OFF)
My cat has gone off liking his food
The bank robbers escaped in a stolen car (GETAWAY)
The bank robbers made their getaway in a stolen car
You’re under no obligation to accept their offer
You can please about whether you accept their offer or not
The only thing that kept us out of prison was the way he spoke the local dialect
But for his command of local dialect, we could have gone to prison
The Pacific Ocean is on average deeper than the Atlantic
The average depth of the Pacific Ocean is greater than that of the Atlantic
People don’t want to buy cars with large engines anymore (CALL)
There isn’t much call for car with large engines
Twenty years ago this regiion produced twice as much coal as it does now.
Coal production in this region has halved in twenty years ago
The project received unanimous approval of the comittee (FAVOUR)
The committee was /were in favour of the project
Scientiests say forests are being destroyed by air pollution (BLAME)
Scientists blame air pollution for the destruction of forests
His reactions are quite unpredictable (KNOWS)
Nobody knows how he may react
Jenny didn’t feel like going to the party (MOOD)
Jenny was not in the mood for going to the party
It is said that he has been to prison several times (REPUTED)
He was reputed to have been to prison
(DISAPPROVAL ) Local residents said they were against the new traffic scheme
Local residents expressed their disapproval of the new traffic scheme
“If Brian doesn’t train harder, I won’t select him for the team,” said the manager
The manager threatened not to select Brian if he did not train harder
There aren’t many other books which explain this problem so well
In few = no other books can explain this problem so well
Verry littl money was raised by the charity appeal (RESPONSE)
There was very little response to the charity appeal
Ours is the only company allowed to import these chemicals (MONOPOLY)
Our company have a monopoly of importing these chemicals
The coach’s tactucs were directly responsible for the team’s defeat (CONSEQUENCES)
The team’s defeat was the direct consequence of the coach’s tactics
The policeman acted quickly and averted an accident (PROMPT)
The prompt action of the policeman averted an accident
“Nothing will persuade me to sleep in that haunted house,” she said
She flatly refused to sleep in that haunted house
The Committee said they liked the first proposal best (PREFERENCE)
They Committe expressed a preference for the first proposal
I really must answer all these letters (GET DOWN)
I really must get down to answering all these letters
In a nutshell, the man’s idiot (BLUNTLY)
To put it bluntly, the man’s idiot
We regret to inform you that your application has not been successful
Much to our regret, we have to __________________
He knows really everything there is to know about whales
There’s hardly anything that he doensn’t know about whales
They’ve always been allowed to do what they want (FREEDOM)
They’ve always been allowed freedom to do what they want.
A house in that district will cost you at least 100,000$
You won’t be able to buy a house in that district for less than 100,000 $
He talked about nothing except the weather (SOLE)
His sole subject/ topic of conversation was the weather.
It is stupid of you to refuse Richard’s offer of a loan (IDIOT)
You are an idiot to refuse Richard's offer of a loan
The company has decided to replace this model (INTENTION)
The company has the intention of replacing this model
Immediately after his appointment to the post, the new editor fell ill
No sooner had the new editor was appointed to the post than she fell ill
My boss works better when he’s pressed for time
The less time my boss has, the better he works
Their problems are all self-inflicted (MAKING)
Their problems are all of their making
The travel agent was able to offer a 50% reduction on holdiays to the Costa Brava (HALF)
The travel agent was able to offer half price holidays to the Costa Brava
If you takie that job, you’ll have to get up at 6 a.m every morning (MEAN)
Taking that job will mean that you have to get up at 6 a.m every morning
The only thing they could do was to look for a new flat (ALTERNATIVE)
They had no alternative but to look for a new flat
Mrs. Scott is proud of her cooking
Mrs. Scott prides herself on her cooking
Some people say that Tsiolkovsky invented the space rocket (CREDITED)
T is credited with the invention of the space rocket
Some people will do anything to lose weights (LENGTHS)
Some people will go to great/any lengths to lose weight
Several members of the comittee said they were worried about the chairman’s proposals (CONCERN)
Several members of the committee expressed their concern about the chairman’s proposals
The river Volta overflowed last year (BURST)
The river Volta burst its bank
Although Jimmy was the stronger of the two, his attacker soon overpowered him
Despite his superior strength, Jimmy’s attacker soon overpowered him
What a surprise to see you here
Fancy seeing you here
John inflated the tyres of his bicycle (BLEW)
John blew up the tyres of his bicycle
Before we came here he worked for mr. Smith
Before he came here, his previous boss/ emploer was Mr. Smith
He speaks German extremely well (COMMAND)
He has a excellent command of German
His criticisms are quite unfair (JUSTIFICATION)
There is no justification for his criticisms
I can’t understand why they are reluctant to sign the contract (BAFFLED)
I am baffled by their reluctance to sign the contract
I always find chess problems lite that quite impossible (DEFEAT)
Chess problems like that defeat me
I can’t afford a new dress, that old blue one will have to do (MAKE)
I can’t afford a new dress, I will have to make do with that old blue
You can’t possibly expect me to have supper ready by 8 o’clock (QUESTION)
There is no question of supper being ready by 8 o’clock
It is my opinion that there is no advantage in further discussion (SEE)
As far as I can see, there is no advantage in further discussion
Please excuse Jane’s poor typing, she’s only been learning for a month (ALLOWANCES)
Please make allowances for Jane’s poor typing, she’s only been learning for a month
You can eat as much as you like for $5 at the new lunch-bar
There is no limit to how much you yeat at the new lunch-bar
She wore a hearing aid, even though she could hear the phone ring perfectly well
She wasn’t so deaf/ hard of hearing that she couldn’t hear the phone ring perfectly well
This contract is not binding until we both sign it (BOUND)
Neither of us is bound by this contract until we both sign it
The Yeti has rarely been seen at this altitude
There have been very few sights of the Yeti at this altitude
It’s not certain that Jones will get the job
It is open to doubt/ question wheter Jones will get the job or not
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