At no time did we think that Pedro might be planning to leave the country. OCCURED It ________ that Pedro might be planning to leave the country.
(had) never occured to us
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We wanted to continue our mountain trek, but the weather was too bad. LIKED We ________ on with our mountain trek, but the weather was too bad.
WOULD HAVE LIKED TO CARRY
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Nadia's friend arrived just as she was about to leave the restaurant. POINT Nadia was _______ the restaurant when her friend arrived.
ON THE POINT OF LEAVING
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The company has a good reputation in the local area. HIGHLY The company _______ in the local area.
IS HIGHLY SPOKEN OF
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Most of the children ignored what the teacher had told them. NOTICE Few of the children _______ what the teacher had told them.
TOOK NOTICE OF
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It was a mistake not to write the telephone number down. POINT I should _______ writing down the telephone number.
HAVE MADE A POINT OF
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Davina can't even boil an egg and so she certainly couldn't cook a whole meal. ALONE Davina can't even boil an egg _______ whole meal.
LET ALONE COOK A
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He answered the judge's questions as accurately as he could. ACCURATE He gave _________ as he could to the judge's question.
AS ACCURATE AN ANSWER
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The holiday is in our budget, provided we don't go to the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre. AFFORD We ________ as we avoid the expensive restaurants in the tourist centre.
CAN AFFORD THE HOLIDAY AS LONG
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If Marc hadn't taken up acting, he might have become a famous politician NAME If Marc hadn't taken up acting, he might have ________ himself as a politician.
MADE A NAME FOR
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I never ate pasta when I was a child, but now I cook it regularly. USE I ________ pasta when I was a child, but now I cook it regularly.
DID NOT USE TO EAT
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Darius soon recovered after the operation on his knee and was able to rejoin the team. MADE After the operation on his knee, Darius ________ and was able to rejoin the team.
MADE A FAST RECOVERY
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I think learning how to use a typewriter is a waste of time. POINT I _______ learning how to use a typewriter.
DO NOT SEE THE POINT IN/OF
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I'm sure Jemma is going to become a famous model one day. MATTER I think it's only _______ Jemma becomes a famous model.
A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE
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The company is unable to guarantee an allocated car-parking space to all employees. COUNT The company's employees shouldn't _________ allocated a car-parking space.
