Our dog, Benjy, died last month and our youngest son still _____________________ with it. (terms)
hasn't come to terms
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
You are so darn lazy! You are ____________________ met. (ever)
the laziest person I have ever
The plot confused me a lot. It was ______________________ novel that I gave up halfway through. (confusing)
such a confusing / so confusing a
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
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
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
There is no place ______________________ here by your side. (rather)
I would rather be than
Neil helped me so much when I got divorced, If it hadn't been ____________________ a nervous breakdown. (had)
for Neil, I would have had
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
I'm so curious about what you did! I'd love ____________________. (know)
to know what you did
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
Maggie ____________________ she hasn't touched her dinner. (can)
can't have been hungry because
All the managers here are incompetent. Everyone here ____________________ position is incompetent. (holds)
who/that holds a managerial
The team lost their 8th match in a row which ____________________ dismissal of the coach. (in)
resulted in the
You ____________________ me! I would have come to pick you up. (called)
should have called/ought to have called
As far ____________________, he's absolutely loving it so far. (tell)
as I can tell
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
You always ____________________ am happy to cook and clean for you and I'm fed up of it! (granted)
take it for granted that I
Thank you ____________________ . No one else would tell me what was going on. (picture)
for putting me in the picture
Could you ___________________the kids while I pop to the shops? (keep)
keep an eye on
I really need to sit down and ___________________ for an hour or so. I'm tired out. (feet)
put my feet up
It was easy to find you. I ____________________ at all. (difficulty)
had no difficulty (in) finding you
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