The theatre group really let me down with their performance Saturday night.// The play on Saturday night...
... was a real let down.
Crowds of people looked on as the police arrested the man.// Crowds of...watched as the police arrested the man.
onlookers
every time I buy ink for my printer, they rip me off and charge a fortune! Printer ink cartridges are an absolute...!
Printer ink cartiridges are an absolute...rip off
The economic crisis caused the government to fall.//the economic crisis caused the...of the government!
downfall
As soon as I set out o knew there would be problems.//Right from the...I knew it would be difficult.
outset
Burglars broke into the office last night and stole two computers.//There was a...at the office last night...
break-in
We decided to have the food that was left over from the day before for dinner.//We decided to .....for dinner.
have left-overs for dinner.
Firstly, they ran through the regulations for the competition.//Firstly, there was a......of the regulations for the competition.
run-through
It looked like a scene from an era gone by.//It looked like a scene from......
an era gone-by.
As soon as she got to the airport she checked-in.// She went to...arriving at the the airport.
...check-in on ...
Nobody was aware of what was going on in the office.//Nobody seemed .....
...to know about/be aware of the goings-on at the office.
The police are cracking down on burglaries in businesses in the city centre at the moment.//There has...on burglaries in businesses n the city centre recently..
been a (major) crackdown
The city council has been accused of covering up a major corruption scandal.// There are accusations of a..................scandal in the city council.
...cover-up of a major scandal
