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  • Start a 3rd Conditional with the word 'but'
    But for (someone doing something / something) ...
  • Never before
    have/had + subject + past participle + ...
  • No sooner
    had + subj + past participle ... than ...
  • Spend time + ... / Take time + ...
    Spend time + ING / Take time + to INF
  • according ... / in accordance ...
    according to / in accordance with
  • Under no
    circumstances
  • be in danger
    of + ING
  • It's high/about time
    someone did something
  • Have difficulty... / ... something difficult
    Have difficulty doing something / find something difficult
  • Would you mind
    + ING
  • We struggled ................the answer to the question
    to find / to come up with (etc)
  • Don't forget to call him. = He reminded....
    me to call him
  • You really must visit the castle! = He persuaded ....
    them to visit the castle
  • Be capable... / Be able...
    Be capable of doing something / be able to do something...
  • Deny
    (doing) something (to someone)
  • Refuse
    to do something
  • ... the contrary / Contrary ...
    On the contrary / Contrary to ...
  • Suggest
    suggest someone does something / suggest something
  • So .... that... / Such .... that...
    So adjective/adverb that... / Such a/an (adjective) noun that...
  • I thanked them ...... me with the problem
    for helping / for assisting (etc)
  • Accuse
    Someone (of doing something)
  • get/have something
    done
  • There is no point
    in + ING
  • There is a lack ... / Something is lacking....
    There is a lack of / Something is lacking in
  • come to terms
    with something
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