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Some people say that the new bridge will cost in the region of ten million pounds. ESTIMATED. It............................................... cost around ten million pounds.
is estimated that the new bridge will
The fire alarm went off as soon as I took my seat . SOONER. No ............................................ the fire alarm went off.
sooner had I taken my seat than / sooner did I take my seat than
Actually, the idea that elephants are afraid of mice is a baseless myth. CONTRARY Actually, ......................................... elephants are not afraid of mice.
contrary to popular belief
The police are working on the theory that he committed the crime out of jealousy. ACT. The police have hypothesized that the .......................................jealousy.
crime was committed as an act of
If the person who defaced the wall doesn't come forward, everybody will stay behind after class. OWN. Unless the person ............................................... everybody will stay behind after school.
who defaced the wall owns up
As far as I know, the match is still going ahead despite the weather alert. BEST. The match is still going ahead ..................................... .
to the best of my knowledge
Patty realised that the keys had been in her pocket the whole time after spending ages searching for them. ONLY. Patty had spent ages searching for her keys .................................... right under her nose, in her pocket.
only to realise they had been
The president received a lot of criticism, yet his party continued vigorously to support him throughout it all. THROUGH. Despite the criticism the president received, the party stuck......................... thin.
by him through thick and thin
Even though they were seperated at birth, Andreas never gave up hope of seeing his brother again. CLUNG. Andreas...................................................... see his brother again.
clung to the hope that he would
I know Alan had talked about leaving his job, but I didn't think he'd actually do it. THROUGH. I never thought Alan.............................. his job, even though he'd talked about it.
go through with leaving
