key word transformations

The reporter said that the blast was so forceful that the car was blown right across the street.

According to the reporter, such was the force of the blast, that the car was blown right across the street.

Bob often mistrusts people when he first meets them.

Bob has a tendency to mistrusting people when he first meets them.

David praised her exceptionally goog choice of venue for the party.

David congratulated her on choosing such a good venue for the party.

Did anything about his behaviour seem unusual to you?

Did anything about his behaviour strike you as (being) unusual?

Did anything about his behaviour seem strange to you?

Did anything about his behaviour strike you as being strange?

Graham phoned his wife as soon as he arrived in Brazil.

Graham lost no time in phoning his wife on his arrival in Brazil.

Only the timely arrival of the police prevented the fight from escalating.

Had it not been for the timely arrival of the police, the fight would have escalated.

He said that he was sorry that he'd missed the meeting.

He apologised for not turning/showing [or having turned/shown] up at the meeting.

I didn't get the impression that he was at all upset.

He didn't strike me as being at all upset.

Her boyfriend impressed her parents on their first meeting.

Her boyfriend made a good impression on her parents when they first met.

I hope his story will help us to understand what happened.

Hopefully when he tells us his story it will shed some light on what happened.

I didn't turn the TV on because I didn't want to wake the baby.

I didn't turn the TV on in fear of waking up the baby.

I didn't find it hard to answer their questions.

I had no difficulty in answering their questions.

I don't intend to stop trying for a career in the police force.

I have no intention of giving up on trying for a career in the police force.

I don't intend to reply to his rude letter.

I have no intention of replying to his rude letter.

I wish he would stop criticising my work.

I wish he would stop finding fault in my work.

I can barely cook a meal for myself, so I certainly couldn't cook for eight people.

I would struggle to cook for myself, let alone for eight people.

I'd help you, but I have very little free time on my hands.

I'd help you, but I have hardly any free time on my hands.

Of course I did not agree to lend them the money.

It goes without saying that I did not agree to lend them the money.

I don't care which days you work next week.

It is of no consequence to me which days you work next week.

Finding the survivors is our number one priority.

It is of the utmost importance that we find the survivors.

One day she is going to lose her temper with him.

It is only a matter of time before she loses her temper with him.

I don't care if she doesn't write to me.

It makes no difference to me if she stays/keeps in touch or not.

It seems that the thieves escaped in a stolen car.

It would appear that the thieves got away in a stolen car.

Andrew has been thinking about it all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet.

It's been on Andrew's mind all day, but he hasn't made a decision yet.

Ben needs to clean his car.

It's high time Ben cleaned his car.

I'm not surprised he looks so tired if he only had three hours' sleep last night.

It's not surprising that he looks so tired given that he only slept for three hours last night.

Alan is a much better pianist than Jenny.

Jenny is nowhere as good at playing the piano as Alan is.

More than fifty guests came to the party.

More than fifty guests showed up to the party.

George had to try for months before he finally got a job.

Only after trying for months did George finally get a job.

You'll need to practise every day if you want to be a professional musician.

Only by practising every day do you stand a chance of becoming a professional musician.

Paul tends to play his music loudly when he's not feeling well.

Paul is in the habit of playing his music loudly when he is not feeling very happy.

She thought she might want to buy some souvenirs so she took some extra money with her.

She took some extra money with her in case she wanted to buy some souvenirs.

The government is so powerful that it can control people's lives.

Such is the power of the government that it can control people's lives.

She takes photograps as a hobby rather than as a job.

Taking photographs is not so much a job as a hobby for her.

The accident resulted in the serious injury of many of the passengers.

The accident left many passengers seriously injured.

Icy road conditions are thought to have caused the accident.

The accident seems to have been brought by the icy road conditions.

We were all surprised when she announced that she was engaged to be married.

The announcement of her engagement took us all by surprise.

The factory may be forced to close if demand doesn't increase.

The factory may be facing closure if demand doesn't increase.

The ferry timetable can alter depending on the weather.

The fire timetable is subject to alteration depending on the weather.

They could easily win the game.

The have every/a good chance of winning the game.

After what you've been through, it's only right that they help you out.

The least they can do is help you after all you've been through.

If I'm being honest, I have to say that the play wasn't as good ad I'd expected.

The play fell short of my expectations to be honest with you.

Women outnumber men by two to one on the art course.

There are twice as many women as men on the art course.

It is unlikely that Jim will get the promotion.

There is little chance of Jim being promoted.

John is unlikely to get the job that he applied for.

There is little prospect of Jim getting the job that he applied for.

I can't promise that you will get the job.

There is no guarantee that you will get the job.

They didn't trust each other at all.

There was a complete lack of trust between them.

It's no use trying to convince her to go.

There's no point in trying to convince her to go.

It's impossible to say who will win the match.

There's no way of telling who will win the match.

They concluded that there was nothing more they could do to save the business.

They came to the conclusion that the business was beyond help.

They say this company is one of the most reliable in the country.

This company is reputed to be one of the most reliable in the country.

Thomas didn't feel like going to the party.

Thomas was not in the mood for going to the party.

He's still planning on attending as far as I know.

To the best of my knowledge, he is still planning on attending.

Tom didn't feel like dancing that night.

Tom wasn't in the mood for dancing that night.

You should never leave the baby alone under any circumstances.

Under no circumstances is the baby to be left alone.

Whatever happens, I will never trust him again.

Under no circumstances will I ever trust him again.

In the end we did all the housework on Sunday.

We ended up doing all the housework on Sunday.

You definitely will not win the lottery.

You have got no chance of winning the lottery.

It doesn't make a difference to me what you decide to do.

Your decision does not matter to me.