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Common adverbial phrases

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  • She did it late at night (in secret / in a panic). No one knew anything.
    in secret
  • Sorry, I can't stop and talk now - I'm ___________.
    in a hurry
  • You shouldn't have behaved that way (in public / in private). Everyone was staring.
    in public
  • No one knew that the meetings were happening - they were held ___________.
    in secret
  • I woke up late four days (in a row / by accident)!
    in a row
  • He broke my phone and I'm really angry. I'm sure he did it (on purpose / in a panic).
    on purpose
  • I'm sorry that I lost your papers - I left them on the bus (on purpose / by accident).
    by accident
  • I'm sorry I broke it, but I promise you, I didn't do it ___________!
    on purpose
  • Has any country ever won the World Cup three times ___________?
    in a row
  • The two of us went into a room, alone, so that we could talk (in a hurry / in private)
    in private
  • I only ever sing ___________ - in the shower, for example.
    in private
  • I made a mistake - I clicked by the wrong button and deleted the file ___________.
    by accident
  • He was (in secret / in a panic) because he couldn't find his mobile phone.
    in a panic
  • I'm a nervous person - I don't think I could ever make a speech ___________.
    in public
  • I was so worried about being late that I started to do everything ___________.
    in a panic
  • I was very late so I had to leave the house (on purpose / in a hurry).
    in a hurry
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