If you hadn't explained it to me, I'd have never managed to complete the task. EXPLANATION If it ............. I'd have never managed to complete the task.
HADN'T (HAD NOT) BEEN FOR YOUR EXPLANATION
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Would you believe that he spent a full 100 pounds on his new shirt? LESS Would you believe that he spent ........ 100 pounds on his new shirt?
NO LESS THAN
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She knew nothing about the party that they were planning. DARK She was kept ........ the party that they were planning.
IN THE DARK ABOUT
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Betty paid a lot of money to go to The Canary Islands. DEAL It cost Betty....... money to go to the Canary Islands.
A GREAT DEAL OF/A GOOD DEAL OF
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We don't expect that the missing passengers have survived. HOPE We don't hold ........ the missing passengers.
OUT MUCH HOPE FOR
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No matter what happens, they will never make a deal with that company. EVER Under......... make a deal with that company.
NO CIRCUMSTANCES WILL THEY EVER
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It is possible that Stanley had a love affair. LIKELY Stanley is....... a love affair.
LIKELY TO HAVE HAD
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His car was parked eight hundred metres away from the city centre. DISTANCE His car was parked ....... eight hundred metres away from the city centre.
AT A DISTANCE OF
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One day he's going to become a rock star. MATTER It's only....... becomes a rock star.
A MATTER OF TIME UNTIL HE/ A MATTER OF TIME BEFORE HE
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You must do it, which is a pity. HAVE If ........ do it.
ONLY YOU DIDN'T HAVE TO
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Unless you have a camping permit, you can't stay overnight. POSSESSION Unless ........ a camping permit, you can't stay overnight.
YOU ARE IN POSSESSION OF
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Bonnie persuaded Clyde not to go out tonight. TALKED Bonnie ....... out tonight.
TALKED JOHN OUT OF GOING
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I didn't believe in the explanation he gave. WAS The explanation he gave ....... belief.
WAS BEYOND MY
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Owing to bad weather conditions, she arrived late. DUE Her late ....... bad weather conditions.
ARRIVAL WAS DUE TO
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Thomas said he was grateful for all the help he received. EXPRESSED Thomas ....... all the help he received.
EXPRESSED HIS GRATITUDE FOR
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Unfortunately, she's not lucky these days. OUT Unfortunately, she's ....... these days.
