It looks as though the thieves escaped in a white Mercedes van. GETAWAY→ The thieves may ........................................................ in a white Mercedes van.
have made their getaway
The warmth of her welcome surprised me. ABACK→ I ........................................................... her warm welcome.
was taken aback by
It is possible that Teresa took your car keys this morning by mistake. ACCIDENTALLY→ Teresa ........................................................... your car keys this morning.
may/might/could accidentally have taken
Tom hates parties, so don’t try to persuade him to go. WORTH→ It ........................................................... Tom to go to parties because he hates them.
is not worth trying to persuade
‘You will have to travel a lot in this job,’ the manager told her. INVOLVE→ The manager informed her that the job ........................................................... a lot.
would involve (her) travelling
I didn’t recognise her until she took off her sunglasses. ONLY→ It ........................................................... her sunglasses that I recognised her.
was only when she took off/after she took off/had taken off
‘You left my MP3 player on the bus, Joel!’ shouted Oliver. ACCUSED→ Oliver ........................................................... MP3 player on the bus.
accused Joe of leaving his
The town council rarely seem to consider the wishes of the residents. INTO→ The wishes of the residents rarely ........................................................ by the town council.
seem to be taken into consideration
‘Why don’t you go to the Loch Lomond Eco Lodge for the weekend?’ Kevin said. SUGGESTED→ Kevin ........................................................... to the Loch Lomond Eco Lodge for the weekend.
suggested (that) I/we (should) go
When thieves broke into our home, they took our computer and all our CDs as well. ONLY→ As a result of the break-in, we lost ........................................................... all our CDs.
not only our computer but (also)
There were a lot of people at the resort, but Mandy still had a great time. FACT→ Mandy had a great time at the resort ........................................................ crowded.
despite the fact that it was
I’m sorry I said that your new hat looked like a lampshade. BACK→ I ....................................................... about your new hat looking like a lampshade.
take back what I said
Although he studies hard, Derek never does well in his exams. MATTER→ Derek never does well in his exams, ..................................................... he studies.
no matter how hard
We had expected Alan to be late, but he came home early. EXPECTATIONS→ Contrary ..........................................................., Alan came home early.
to our expectations
Carrie’s mum said it was her fault the party was ruined. PLACED→ Carrie’s mum ........................................................... for the party being ruined.
placed the blame on herself/her/Carrie
We would have arrived here late if Neil’s father hadn’t taken us to the bus stop. FOR→ Had ........................................................... Neil’s father taking us to the bus stop, we would have arrived here late.
it not been for
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