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Diane finds that creating things stops her from thinking about her work. MIND → Diane finds that being ............................................................... her work.
creative takes her mind off
I tried not to get involved in that situation. MIXED → I tried to avoid ............................................................... that situation.
getting mixed up in
After announcing his resignation, he said that he had done nothing improper. DENY → After announcing his resignation, he went ............................................................... improper.
on to deny (that) he had done/doing/having done anything
I had to go to an expert and ask her to advise me. SEEK → I was forced ............................................................... expert.
to seek advice from an
I realized that I was in a terrible position and I wasn’t to blame for it. FAULT → Through ............................................................... myself in a terrible position.
no fault of my own I found
I’m doubtful that this plan is very realistic. RESERVATIONS → I ............................................................... realistic this plan is.
have/am having (some) reservations about/as to/concerning/regarding how
Francis chose computing rather than marketing for his next course. PREFERENCE → Francis opted ............................................................... marketing for his next course.
for computing in preference to
Presumably you’re still interested in travelling this summer. LOST → I take ............................................................... travelling this summer.
it (that) you haven´t/have not lost interest in
Eventually, Jim admitted that he was responsible for the error. OWNED → Eventually, it ............................................................... been responsible for the error.
was Jim who/that owned up to having/(that) he had
Without your assistance, I could never have done this job so well. ASSISTED → Had ............................................................... , I could never have done this job so well.
you not assisted me
He denied the accusation unconvincingly, which made me think he was guilty. LED → His ............................................................... believe that he was guilty.
unconvincing denial (of the accusation) led me to
There came a time when I completely ran out of patience. STAGE → I ............................................................... more patience left.
reached/got to a/the stage when/where I had no
Once I had made sure there was no reason to be afraid, I went ahead. FEAR → Having satisfied ............................................................... , I went ahead.
myself (that) there was nothing to fear/I had nothing to fear
It is likely that she will get very angry when she finds out. LIABLE → She ............................................................... fit when she finds out.
is liable to have a
Being inexperienced was a disadvantage to her when she applied for promotion. COUNTED → Her ............................................................... when she applied for promotion.
lack of experience/inexperience counted against her
The manager praised one particular player. SINGLED → One particular player ............................................................... praise by the manager.
was singled out for
