If the bank refuses to lend us money, we might have to ask your parents instead. REQUEST ➝ If the bank turns ....................................................... a loan, we might have to ask your parents instead.
down our request for
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Having a holiday together was a mistake because we argued all the time. NEVER ➝ I wish ....................................................... on holiday together because we argued all the time.
we had never gone
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You were not supposed to tell anyone about my news! SECRET ➝ I’d rather ....................................................... instead of telling everyone!
you had kept my news secret
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Although I wanted to quit smoking gradually, my doctor told me to stop immediately. PREFER ➝ I ....................................................... up smoking gradually, but my doctor told me to stop immediately.
would prefer to have given/would have preferred to give
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I would find Andy more attractive if he didn’t laugh at strange things. SENSE ➝ If it were ....................................................... humour, I would find Andy quite attractive.
not for his strange sense of
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If you should ever come to France, please feel free to visit us. HAPPEN ➝ Please feel free to visit us ....................................................... to France.
should/if you happen to come/if you should happen to come
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The most likely reason for the scientists getting the conclusion wrong is that they were not thorough enough with their research. PROBABLY ➝ If their research had been more thorough, the scientists ........... to the wrong conclusion.
would probably not have/probably would not have come/jumped
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It’s mostly thanks to John that the project succeeded. CREDIT ➝ It’s John who should ....................................................... of the project.
take most credit for the success
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If you don’t acknowledge your sources, there’s a danger people will accuse you of plagiarism. RISK ➝ If you don’t acknowledge your sources, you ....................................................... plagiarism.
risk being accused of
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The crisis has affected business so much that we may have to close down the company. IMPACT ➝ The crisis ....................................................... business that we may have to close down the company.
has had such an impact on
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He’s not a good guitarist, but there is no better singer than him. COMES ➝ He’s not a good guitarist, but ....................................................... singing, he is the best.
when it comes to
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The party leader admitted she had pretended not to notice the corruption amongst her own politicians. EYE ➝ The party leader admitted to ....................................................... the corruption amongst her own politicians.
turning/having turned a blind eye to
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It is the line manager who should deal with this matter. BE ➝ It is advisable for ....................................................... by the line manager.