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When the meeting was over, they went out for a drink.
As__________ (had) finished, they went out for a drink. |
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As soon as the meeting had finished, they went out for a drink. |
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When we eventually arrived at the party, all the food had been eaten.
By____________ (got) the party, all the food had been eaten.
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| By the time we got to the party, all the food had been eaten. |
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Immediately after he went, we started to relax.
We started to relax___________ (once) gone. |
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We started to relax once he had/was gone |
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He put everything back in its place before he left.
He didn't__________ (until) everything back in its place. |
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| He didn't leave until he (had) put everything back in its place. |
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I liked him the first time I met him.
I_________ (took) the first time I saw him. |
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| I took to him the first time I saw him. |
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They decided against employing him because of his age.
They decided__________ (take) because of his age.
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| They decided not to take him on because of his age. |
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She is proud of her achievements.
She________ (pride) her achievements.
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| She takes pride in her achievements. |
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She isn't very interested in my work.
She doesn't_________ (in) my work. |
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She doesn't take much interest in my work. |
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His exam mark was such a disappointment.
He_________ (so) with his exam mark. |
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| He was so disappointed with his exam mark. |
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I was so tired after that walk.
It________ (such) walk. |
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| It was such a tiring walk. |
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He doesn't find it hard to make new friends.
He has_________ (difficulty) new friends.
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| He has no difficulty (in) making new friends. |
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My relationship with Jerry is none of your business.
My relationship with Jerry____________ (nothing) you. |
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| My relationship with Jerry has nothing to do with you. |
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His guitar playing style was strongly influenced by Eric Clapton.
Eric Clapton had___________ (a) his guitar playing style.
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| Eric Clapton had a strong influence on his guitar playing style. |
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I don't think I'm strong enough to lift it.
I don't think I_________ (the) to lift it. |
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| I don't think I have (got) the strength to lift it. |
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We're getting a friend to repair the roof.
We________ (having) by a friend. |
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| We are having the roof repaired by a friend. |
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They took his tonsils out when he was 11.
He________ (taken) when he was 11. |
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| He had his tonsils taken out when he was 11. |
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We don't want a complete stranger to do it.
We don't want_________ (have) a complete stranger. |
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| We don't want to have it done by a complete stranger. |
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Since Star Wars was made in 1977 special effects have become _______ (INCREASE) important in selling a film. |
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| The script of Jurassic Park, for example, was rather ________(DISAPPOINT) |
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| But the film box office success was because the dinosaurs were so________ (AMAZE) realistic. |
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