There is no place ______________________ here by your side. (rather)
I would rather be than
I really need to sit down and ___________________ for an hour or so. I'm tired out. (feet)
put my feet up
You always ____________________ am happy to cook and clean for you and I'm fed up of it! (granted)
take it for granted that I
Could you ___________________the kids while I pop to the shops? (keep)
keep an eye on
Our dog, Benjy, died last month and our youngest son still _____________________ with it. (terms)
hasn't come to terms
As far ____________________, he's absolutely loving it so far. (tell)
as I can tell
Thank you ____________________ . No one else would tell me what was going on. (picture)
for putting me in the picture
The train was late but that was the least of our worries. Not ____________________ but it was full, dirty and slow too. (late)
only was it/the train late
The team lost their 8th match in a row which ____________________ dismissal of the coach. (in)
resulted in the
Neil helped me so much when I got divorced, If it hadn't been ____________________ a nervous breakdown. (had)
for Neil, I would have had
All Mr Turner's wealth and most of his possessions were given to the local hospice, __________________ wishes. (accordance)
in accordance with his
That motorway is always ridiculously busy. You should charge your phone before you leave in ____________________ traffic for hours. (case)
case you get stuck in
You are so darn lazy! You are ____________________ met. (ever)
the laziest person I have ever
I'm so curious about what you did! I'd love ____________________. (know)
to know what you did
It was easy to find you. I ____________________ at all. (difficulty)
had no difficulty (in) finding you
I thought Mark was a total incompetent when I first met him but he __________________ one of the best workers in our department. (turned)
turned out to be
I really need to ____________________ French before next month's conference in Lyon. It's been so long since I've spoken it. (brush)
brush up (on) my
The plot confused me a lot. It was ______________________ novel that I gave up halfway through. (confusing)
such a confusing / so confusing a
Maggie ____________________ she hasn't touched her dinner. (can)
can't have been hungry because
You ____________________ me! I would have come to pick you up. (called)
should have called/ought to have called
Much to Sherlock's annoyance, the police had got there first and stomped about all over the room, which made it all the more difficult for him to ____________________ happened. (piece)
piece together what had
She was the most jaw-droppingly stunning woman in a room full of attractive ladies. Never before ____________________ beautiful lady. (seen)
had I seen such a
It's been 4 hours since Graham set off. He must have already taken off because if he ____________________ have phoned us by now. (missed)
had missed his flight he would
All the managers here are incompetent. Everyone here ____________________ position is incompetent. (holds)
who/that holds a managerial
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