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It won't do you any good to feel guilty about what happened. (It's no good...)

It's no good feeling guilty about what happened.

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He was fed up with his mum telling him what to wear. (He was fed up with being....)

He was fed up with being told what to wear by his mum.

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It would have been better if the director had informed me personally. (I would rather have...)

I would rather have been informed by the director in person.

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He's unsure about what he should do after he graduates. (He's unsure about what....)

He's unsure about what to do after he graduates.

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It is thought that the police are searching the whole area. (The police are thought to...)

The police are thought to be searching the whole area.

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She was the first female prime minister. (She was the first woman to...)

She was the first woman to be / to have been elected prime minister.

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I'm concerned that I haven't been contacted about an interview yet. (I'm concerned about not...)

I'm concerned about not having been contacted about an interview yet.

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We haven't got much time so we can't do any more shopping. (We haven't got enough...)

We haven't got enough time to do any more shopping.

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I hate it when someone wakes me up suddenly. (I hate being...)

I hate being woken up suddenly.

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Are you sorry you didn't study harder at school? (Do you regret not...)

Do you regret not studying harder at school?

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I love it when people help me in the kitchen even when I don't ask them. (.....in the kitchen without...)

I love it when people help me in the kitchen without (even) being asked / having been asked.

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I really wish I'd been able to go to your birthday party. (I'd love to have...)

I'd love to have been able to go to /to have gone to your birthday party.

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The children look as if they're having a good time, don't you think? (The children seem...)

The children seem to be having a good time, don't you think?

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I'm hoping to have the operation ass soon as possible. (My hope is ...)

My hope is to have the operation as soon as possible.

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