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1. How will you account..... your absence at the last lesson, Nick?
2. It seems Diana's depression stems ….. her inability to get over the broken relationship with her former boyfriend.
3. It's essential that the workers should comply ….. the safety regulations.
4. Could you please refrain ….. smoking while the plane is taking off?
5. Did you find it hard to adjust ….. the new conditions?
6. That rude boy seems to derive enjoyment ….. bullying the younger pupils.
7. When all conventional methods of persuasion failed, the protesting group resorted ….. violence.
8. I don't quite get your point. What are you driving …..?
9. Maria is a little vain. She likes to be complimented ….. her achievements.
10. Why do you persist ….. criticizing everyone? Do you think you're perfect?
11. ‘What is it that you wish …..?’, asked the wizard. ‘I can make all your dreams come true.’ he added.
12. Whenever my parents found out about my poor marks at school, I was banned ….. playing with my friends for a week or two.
13. Using a blackmail, the criminals forced the terrified couple ….. paying them a huge sum of money.
14. Since Michael left, Catherine has been despairing ….. ever seeing him again.
15. In fact we didn't take part in the negotiations. The conditions of the agreement were imposed ….. us.
16. It makes no sense to entrust such an inexperienced employee ….. so responsible an assignment.
17. My mother is constantly fretting ….. even the smallest worries and I keep telling her to take things easy.
18. I'm rather worried that none of you seems to adhere ….. to the principles that we have set before.
19. Whenever a war strikes, it's the innocent people that get subjected ….. the most horrible pain and suffering.
20. Should anyone of you refuse to abide ….. the rules, you will be dismissed instantaneously.
21. Although his wife left him several years ago, Mr Robson still yearns ….. her desperately.
22. I can't stand to see Paula ingratiating herself ….. the boss. She's only after her personal gain.
23. We never talk to our neighbours in case they should pry ….. our privacy.
24. I'd rather you didn't concern yourself so much ….. your professional matters. It influences our family life in a bad way.
25. We shouldn't give up fighting for the contract easily. There's much to gain ….. it.
26. The National Geographic film crew were equipped ….. night vision cameras as they were hoping to do some shooting at night.
27. There don't seem to be any effective means of deterring young people ….. learning bad language.
28. Judith says she's thinking of committing herself ….. working for charity.
29. We still need some time to shape this project ….. an effective tool.
30. The head of the police is promising to do his best to rid the city ….. crime and drug abuse.
31. For years, I confided ….. my best friend Alan, not knowing that it was him who spread nasty gossips about me.
32. When it turned out that the baby was out of danger, his parents sighed ….. relief.
33. The speaker expounded ….. his theories for hours, but hardly any of the listeners understood what he was really talking about.
34. I'd rather you disposed ….. these obscene materials.
35. The tyrant said no to the UN resolution, which amounted ….. rejecting the proposal to limit his country's military resources.
36. You're adult now, John. I'm not going to wait ….. you any longer. You should learn to take care of yourself.
37. The famous actress has been credited ….. having contributed greatly to the preservation of this marvellous sanctuary of nature.
38. The coastal waters abound ….. various forms of sea life, most of which makes the basis of the local people's daily diet.
39. For many years, the man concealed the truth about his past ….. his wife and friends. Only after he died did they find out who he really had been.
40. The other day, I mistook some man ….. you. Imagine my embarrassment when it turned out he was someone else.
41. Are you obliged to report ….. your boss about your every strategic decision?
42. Every morning, I have to coax my baby ….. drinking the medicine by promising to take him to the fairground.
43. An assignment as hard as this demands a great deal … those who undertake it.
44. We all sympathized ….. Jason when his father died.
45. The hostages pleaded ….. the kidnappers to let the women and the children free.
46. When the news of the earthquake was broken, I feared ….. my brother and his family who were travelling somewhere in the region.
47. Greg's told me he's thinking of enlisting ….. a political party, but he hasn't decided which one to choose yet.
48. Nobody had warned the tourists ….. the risk of an avalanche and they got into serious trouble up in the mountains.
49. Working as a TV reporter at the front line, Steven was exposed ….. violence and brutality of the war.
50. The legal problems that arise ….. tax evasion may have many unpleasant consequences.
51. Installing the computer logging system will dispense ….. the need of signing the list upon entering and leaving the company.
52. It's interesting whether the story behind the film originated ….. real events or whether it's a fiction.
53. When he was laid off, Mark consoled himself ….. the thought that he would not have to work under his hard-to-please superiors any longer.
54. Upon being admitted in the organization I was pledged ….. secrecy.
55. The police investigators found it extremely hard to elicit any information ….. the captured member of the gang.
56. The losses that the company made last year are estimated ….. over one million.
57. 'Have you heard Mr Davidson is staying in hospital?' 'No, I haven't. What's he being treated …..?'
58. Over the time I had to spend waiting for my turn to be interviewed, I occupied myself ….. doing crossword puzzles.
59. The minister of education has announced that she's going to appropriate a certain sum of money ….. extra bonuses for the best teachers.
60. It's never too late to embark ….. a sports activity.
61. Let us consider some of the factors which discourage these people ….. getting married.
62. Businessmen invest vast amounts ….. profitable industries.
63. This small booklet is a useful handbook for anyone who aspires ….. make a career in salesmanship.
64. We insured ….. disappointment by making an early reservation.
65. Oscillating universe theory is the theory that the universe is oscillating ….. periods of expansion and collapse.
66. The lady has ticker. She didn’t opt ….. the soft life.
67. I think your hotel business is booming. For most of the year the area is teeming ….. tourists.
68. As it is well known, many prisoners, on being freed, revert ….. a life of crime.
69. The judge based his decision ….. constitutional rights.
70. In spite of the period of losses and the replacement of the coach, the team qualified for the finals.
71. A good teacher is one who can relate ….. the students, not one who has a lot of information.
72. Many children are deprived ….. a good education, simply because they live in the wrong place.
73. The crowd pelted the speaker ….. questions until the chairman had to stop them.
74. Pirates boarded the vessels and robbed the crew ….. money and valuables.
75. Once, in order to put food on the table, he swapped his watch ….. a pig!
76. He is an ideal accountant for your company. He may be trusted ….. large sums of money.
77. The chairman's opinion collided ….. that of the rest of the committee.
78. The moment I was going to leave I felt someone tugging ….. my arm.
79. After aiming carefully ….. the bird, he missed it completely.
80. What I’m convinced ….. is that the world’s population will grow to an unforeseen extent.
81. The story, expressly or by implication, alluded ….. a mystery in his past.
82. Jim had to contend ….. the world's best runners, and did well to come third.
83. Dependence on alcohol often emanates ….. unhappiness in the home.
84. However strong your rival might be, you must always strive ….. victory.
85. You know, I’m not envious at all, but after her marriage she is just wallowing ….. money.
86. The next morning all the newspapers commented on his being imprisoned for plotting ….. the government.
87. Mrs Page is still mourning ….. her dead son, a year after he was killed in the accident.
88. She brushed ….. him as she left the room, but he hardly noticed that.
89. I wish he would stop chasing about the town ….. young women, and spend his time more sensibly.
90. The singer's performance was so terrible that the crowd hissed ….. her.
91. The Government fought ….. suggestions that it should take full blame for the affair.
92. After he had died, all his paintings were consigned ….. the local museum.
93. Stylography is the art or method of writing, drawing, or engraving ….. a stylus or style.
94. Mr Claude Cheysoon regards the third world ….. his top priority.
95. What I will never believe in is that the government can be prevailed ….. to lower taxes?
96. A well-known local lawyer has been appointed to liaise ….. the employers and the union leaders.
97. Shakespeare was grappled ….. before our time, and has been predigested for us.
98. A lot of companies will profit ….. the fall in interest rates.
99. Poor mother clung ….. the hope that her son was not dead.
100. The Child-minders’ Action Movement has successfully campaigned ….. many improvements.
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