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He spoke to us ______ his breath, so the others wouldn't hear
under
The lorry collided ______ the train, causing a huge crash
with
Several leading politicians have distanced themselves ______ the more extreme wing of the party
from
He was presented ______ a rather attractive carriage clock on his retirement
with
All of the proposals will be judged ______ their own merits
on
Their behaviour is clearly ______ odds with what is expected of them
at
You can have anything you like, ______ reason!
within
I can't ______ all honesty say that I believe what he's saying
in
I'm not saying he's lying, but what he says is ______ the truth a little
stretching
We ______ a trap for the fox that was after the chickens
set
I really must ______ issue with what you're saying - I don't agree at all!
take
We don't have any ______ evidence of corruption, but we strongly suspect it
firm / solid / hard
The error only ______ to light when I checked through the figures a third time
came
Those black clouds are a sure ______ of rain later
sign
I had a funny ______ that he would be late!
feeling
I've got a sneaking ______ that we've taken a wrong turning
suspicion
