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  • I'm tired of chasing you around, can't you spend some time for you friends?
    SPARE some TIME FOR
  • I have difficulty understand part 4 of the UOE.
    DIFFICULTY UNDERSTANDING
  • Neither do I like fish, also I don't like chicken.
    NEITHER do I like fish, NOR I like chicken.
  • Not only she is rude, but she also lies.
    NOT ONLY IS SHE rude,
  • Cops are coming. You would better run!
    HAD BETTER
  • Karen is looking forward to go to the party.
    looking forwards to GOING
  • Despite of being terrible at Math, I passed the exam
    DESPITE BEING
  • It was the first commercial successful vehicle
    COMMERCIALLY SUCCESSFUL
  • I'm not laughing about you, I'm laughing about the quirkiness of the situation.
    I'm not laughing AT you
  • However I feel superstitions are silly, I always avoid walking under open ladders.
    ALTHOUGH I feel superstitions are silly,
  • He was involved on the robbery.
    involved IN
  • I want to apologise you for not inviting you to my party
    apologise TO you for not inviting
  • There is some agreements about who invented the pedal-powered bicycle.
    There IS SOME AGREEMENT
  • James is a better player that someone else in the team.
    than ANYONE else
  • I'm capable to prepaing my own meals.
    capable OF preparing
  • The neighbours had painted their house by professionals.
    HAD their house PAINTED by
  • He should have apologised about what he did.
    apologised FOR
  • If you have money enough, you may be able to travel abroad.
    ENOUGH MONEY
  • Sam isn't enough old to take driving lessons.
    isn't OLD ENOUGH to
  • I thought the tickets would cost less as they did.
    would cost LESS THAN
  • It is not worth talk to him, he never listens.
    not WORTH TALKING to
  • She is used to arrive late someone should say something.
    is used to ARRIVING
  • Pandas are really fond to bamboo.
    FOND OF
  • "Always, never, sometimes" are adverbs of frequence.
    FREQUENCY
  • Children's opinions should not be subestimated.
    UNDERESTIMATED
  • I used to loving horror movies, I just can't bear them now.
    I used to LOVE
  • My sister borrowed me this sweater and I ruined it.
    My sister LENT me this...
  • They were surprised about my appereance.
    surprised BY