If they ever discover your role in the incident, you will go to prison. (LIGHT) If your role in the incident _____, you'll go to prison.
If your role in the incident EVER COMES TO LIGHT, you'll go to prison.
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As soon as I arrived at the pub, a fight started. (SOONER) No ______ a fight broke out in the pub.
No sooner HAD I ARRIVED THAN a fight broke out in the pub.
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The bank robbers had disappeared completely by the time the police arrived. (SIGN) There _____ robbers when the police arrived.
There WAS NO SIGN OF THE robbers when the police arrived.
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You can't just suddenly decide to go on a safari. You need to plan things very carefully. (SPUR) Going on a safari isn't a decision you can make _____ moment. You need to plan things very carefully.
Going on a safari isn't a decision you can make ON THE SPUR OF THE moment. You need to plan things very carefully.
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Don't get involved in this John, it has nothing to do with you. (KEEP) This has nothing to do with you so ______.
This has nothing to do with you so KEEP OUT / KEEP OUT OF IT.
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Mr. Edwards was sacked partly because of his arriving late to work. (CONTRIBUTED) Mr. Edwards' constant lateness _____ from the company.
Mr. Edwards' constant lateness CONTRIBUTED TO HIS SACKING / CONTRIBUTED TO HIS DISMISSAL / CONTRIBUTED TO HIS FIRING from the company.
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The minister's resignation from the government was caused by the discovery of his role in the financial scandal. (LED) The discovery of the minister's role in the financial scandal ______ the government.
The discovery of the minister's role in the financial scandal LED TO HIS RESIGNATION FROM the government.
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There were very few people who understood what the professor said in the meeting. (VIRTUALLY) There _____ who understood what the professor said in the meeting.
There was VIRTUALLY NO ONE / VIRTUALLY NOBODY who understood what the professor said in the meeting.
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This is certainly not the last time you will be needed here on a Sunday. (MEANS) It is ______ that you won't be needed here on a Sunday.
It is BY NO MEANS CERTAIN that you won't be needed again on a Sunday.
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Unemployment has risen considerably over the last eighteen months and the government is under pressure to find a solution. (INCREASE) The government is under pressure due to _______ over the last eighteen months.
The government is under pressure due to AN INCREASE IN UNEMPLOYMENT over the last eighteen months.
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Watch the new secretary carefully this week to make sure she doesn't make any big mistakes. (EYE) Keep ______ secretary this week to make sure she doesn't make any big mistakes.
Keep AN EYE ON THE secretary this week to make sure she doesn't make any big mistakes.
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That child is twice as tall as he was two years ago. (DOUBLED) That child's _____ in the past two years.
That child's HEIGHT HAS DOUBLED in the past two years.
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Electricity is getting very expensive these days. (COST) The _____ higher and higher these days.
The COST OF ELECTRICITY IS GETTING higher and higher these days.