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1. Do you happen to have change for pound? I don’t suppose you have change for pound, don’t you? 2. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it. It was impossible to eat that cake because it was so hard. 3. Mary rang hours and hours ago. It’s hours and hours since Mary rang. 4. You must see the manager tomorrow morning. You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning. 5. That’s an insulting name to use for him. Don’t call him by that insulting name. 6. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris. 7. An uptodate visa s necessary for Andorra.
1. Do you happen to have change for pound? I don’t suppose you have change for pound, don’t you? 2. The cake was so hard that I could not eat it. It was impossible to eat that cake because it was so hard. 3. Mary rang hours and hours ago. It’s hours and hours since Mary rang. 4. You must see the manager tomorrow morning. You’ve got to see the manager tomorrow morning. 5. That’s an insulting name to use for him. Don’t call him by that insulting name. 6. She liked Paris very little, and Rome less. She thought Rome was even worse than Paris. 7. An up-to-date visa s necessary for Andorra. You’ll need an up-to-date visa for Amdorra. 8. In Straford-on-Aron we saw Shakespeare’s birthplace. We saw the house in Straford-on-Aron where Shakespeare was born. 9. ‘How many survivors are there?’ asked the journalist. The journalist wanted to know the number of surviors. 10. It is essential that John is met at the airport. John must be met at the airport. 11. He could not afford to buy the car. The car cost more than he could afford. 12. He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work. He objected to his secretary’s coming late to work. 13. I’m sure you didn’t lock the front door. Here’s the key. You can’t have locked the front door. Here’s the key. 14. He prefers golf to tennis. He’d rather play golf than tennis. 15. No one has signed this cheque. This cheque lacks a signature. 16. I can’g get my feet into these shoes. These shoes are too small for my feet. 17. This pudding can be cooked in its tin. You don’t have to take this pudding out of its tin to cook it. 18. Because of the rough sea, the ferry couldn’t sail. The rough sea made it impossible for the ferry to sail. 19. Helen wanted to know the name of Elsa’s hairdresser’s. Helen said, ‘Elsa, where do you have your hair cut?’ 20. Why don’t you meet to discuss the pay offer? I suggest you should have a meet. 21. Without this treament, the patient would have died. If he hadn’t received this treatment, the patient would have died. 22. Although he didn’t speak English, Bob decided to settle in England. Inspite of being unable to speak English, Bob decided to settle in England. 23. ‘How old is your little boy?’ said the nurse to Mrs. Brown. The nurse asked Mrs. Brown her little boy’s age. 24. It is pointless to have that old typewritter repaired. That old typewritter is not worth repairing. 25. That was a silly thing to say! What a silly thing to say! 26. We’ve run out of tea. There is no more tea. 27. Turn off all switches before leaving the workshop. All switches have got to be turned off before leaving the workshop. 28. Mrs Taylor does not like living in such a small house. Mrs Taylor wishes she were not living in such a small house. 29. James spoke to his lawyer before sign the contract. James didn’t sign the contract until he had spoken to his lawyer. 30. Temperature is measured by a thermometer. 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It’s a 2-hour train journey from London to Bristol. 40. The people who were at the meeting will say nothing to him. Nobody who was at the meeting will say anything to him. 41. The heavy rain made it impossible for us to go camping. We were unable to go camping due to the heavy rain. 42. Lan didn’t begin to read until she was eight. It’s was until Lan was eight that she began to read. 43. Lucy hasn’t worn that dress since Mar’s wedding. The last time Lucy wore that dress was at Mar’s wedding. 44. Mary wrote 4 best-sellers before he was 20. By the age of twenty, Mary had written 4 best-sellers. 45. I’d rather not to see him tomorrow. I don’t have any desire to see him tomorrow. 46. It looks like rain to me. I think it’s going to rain. 47. The people who were there didn’t notice anything unusual. No one there notices anything strange. 48. That’s the last time I go to that restaurant. I certainly won’t go to that restaurant anymorw. 49. Mai’s career as a teacher began 5 years ago. 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We didn’t go for fear of being recognised. 90. After 2 hours, the girl still hadn’t appeared. After 2 hours, there was still no sign of the girl. 91. No matter how hard I tried I couldn’t open the door. Try as hard as I might, I couldn’t open the door. 92. The critics were very impressed by her appearance. Her performance made a great impression on the critics. 93. It won’t make any difference if it rains because we’ll still go. We’’l still go whether it rains or not. 94. I would do anything for you. There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for you. 95. Given fair warming, I could have avoid that date. If you had told me in advance, I could have avoid that date. 96. We could just discern the building through the fog. We could just make out the building throuhg the fog. 97. It is my strong belief that John was responsible. I strongly suspect that John was responsible. 98. His rude behaviour is too much for me. I can’t put up with his rude behaviour. 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