Keiran and I both had the same salaries last year. MUCH Keiran earned _____ last year.
as much | as me / as I did // much the same | (salary) as me
Thanks to the success of the treatment, Jake was cured of his illness. LED The success of the treatment _____ of his illness.
led to Jake | being cured
"Certainly, no machine will last forever," said Theo. GUARANTEED Theo said that no machine could _____ forever.
be guaranteed | to last
Lara doesn't like it when people speak to her as though she were a young girl. BEING Lara resents _____ she were a young girl.
being spoken to | as if/though
"When we used to fight I never hurt him," said Amy. EVER Amy denied _____ when they used to fight.
ever hurting / having hurt | him
Designer clothes haven't sold quite as well this year as last year. SLIGHTLY This year's designer clothes _____ they did last year.
have sold | slightly less well than
Because of the snow we couldn't get to the gig. PREVENTED The _____ the gig.
snow prevented us | (from) getting to
Attendance at the meeting wasn't compulsory, so she didn't bother to go. NEED She _____ the meeting, so she stayed at home.
didn't need to | go to
Sarah's card never arrived so it's possible she forgot to post it. NOT Sarah _____ the card, because it never arrived.
may/might not have remembered | to post
You'll never make such an important investment in your life as this one. FAR This investment _____ that you'll ever make in your life.
is by far | the most important
Sam didn't feel like getting into an argument with his brother. MOOD Sam _____ into an argument with his brother.
was in no mood | to get
Mary regrets not having kept her appointment at the dentist's yesterday. TURNED Mary wishes she _____ at the dentist's yesterday.
had turned up | for her appointment
I'm sure that we are much happier when we work hard. HARDER There's no doubt in my mind that _____ we are.
the harder we work, | the happier
Steve had expected his credit card bill to be much higher. NEAR Steve's credit card bill was nowhere _____ he had expected.
near as | high as
I hate being shouted at by instructors in the middle of a session. WHEN I hate _____ in the middle of a session.
it when instructors | shout at me
It's likely that the ambulance is stuck in a traffic jam somewhere. PROBABLY The ambulance will _____ up in a traffic jam somewhere.
probably be | held/caught
Alice would only go to the gym for a workout if I accompanied her. INSISTED Alice _____ her to the gym when she went for a workout.
insisted on | me/my accompanying // insisted that | I accompany
I've been too busy to watch the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon. ROUND I _____ the movie you sent, but I'll do it soon.
haven't got round | to watching
As she examined her accounts, Lucy became increasingly concerned. THROUGH The longer Lucy spent looking _____ she became.
through her accounts, | the more concerned
I know that it was wrong of me to upset Sam. SHOULD I know that I _____ Sam upset.
should not | have made/got/gotten
In my previous job, I couldn't save anywhere near as much as I do in my current job. DEAL In my current job I am able _____ than I did in my previous job.
to save a | good/great deal more
The specialist says I should have slightly less salt in my diet. AMOUNT According to the specialist, I should cut _____ salt I have in my diet.
down back slightly | on the amount of
He'll never be able to read the small print, I'm sure. IMAGINE I could _____ to read the small print.
never imagine him | being able
Everything was fine before Emily arrived and then things started to go wrong. ONLY It _____ that thing started to go wrong.
was only when/after | Emily arrived
They didn't fix the computer problem, even though they said they would. SUPPOSED They _____ the computer working again but they didn't.
were supposed to | get / have got/gotten
There's no way that my brother wrote this letter. POSSIBLY This letter _____ by my brother.
can't/couldn't possibly | have been written
"What made you accept the job?" PERSUADED What was _____ accept the job?
it that persuaded | you to
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