Set expression 1. Fill in the gaps
What ______ relief it is to be back home.
What a relief!
What ____ shame we missed the wedding.
What a shame!
He lost the use of both legs as __________ result of the accident.
as a result
I hate paperwork as _______ general rule.
as a rule
A shark can smell blood at ______________ distance of half a kilometer.
at a distance
He saw at _______________ glance what had happened.
at a glance
When her son finally left home, Emily felt completely at __________________ loss.
at a loss
When he is around she gets butterflies and all. Love at _____________ first sight.
at first sight
He is at __________ home sick in bed.
at home
At ___________last the guns fell silent.
at last
At _________night the flowers were open.
at night
Their son is still at _____ school.
at school
He used to descant critically on the dishes which had been at ______ table.
at table
I pay the rent at ________beginning of every month.
at the beginning of
The house is at _________ end of the road.
at the end of
Dad's at ___________work right now.
at work
The discovery was made almost by ___________accident.
by accident
It happened purely by ________chance.
by chance
She sews her own dresses by ___________________ hand.
by hand
She knew the poem by _____________ heart.
by heart
By _____ way, what's wrong with that?
by the way
It seems like you're catching _____ cold, Taylor.
catch a cold
You can go to the party, but promise me you won't cause _______________ any trouble.
cause trouble
Everyone who came into _____________ contact with Diana felt better for knowing her.
come into contact
It's a good idea to do ____________ research before you buy a house.
do research
Ella is about to do ________ work experience with a clothing manufacturer.
do work
I'd like to be by myself for _________ while.
for a while
I have _______ cold right now so I can't smell.
have a cold
Have _____ look at the menu and take your pick.
have a look
Let's have _______ rest and then we'll try again.
have a rest
Let's go and have ______ smoke.
have a smoke
We won't be going back there again in ______ hurry.
in a hurry
Dan put in _______ good word for you at the meeting.
in a word
The wind rose in _______ afternoon.
in the afternoon
She lives far out in ___________________ country.
in the country
In _______ evening we went to see a movie.
in the evening
He had no say in _______ matter.
in the matter
The roof is sagging in ________ middle.
in the middle
She went out early in _____ morning.
in the morning
I'd prefer to read it in _______ original.
in the original
In ____________________ past, many children died in infancy.
in the past
'Sheep' remains the same in __________ plural.
in the plural
He lives in ________________ present with no thought of tomorrow.
in the present
Should the verb be in ______ singular or____ plural?
in the singular
The laundry dries in _____ sun.
in the sun
Guess who I ran into in _____ town today!
in town
It is ________special pleasure for me to be here with you today.
it is a pleasure
It was _____________________ crying shame that they lost the game.
it is a shame
The police kept _________ eye on the football rowdies.
keep an eye on
It's a good idea — I'll keep it in ________mind.
keep in mind
Many people make ______ mess of handling money.
make a mess
He was afraid to make _____ move.
make a move
We will make ______use of her vast experience.
make use of
Come along, my dear, take______ seat.
take a seat
I encourage everyone to take ________sleep seriously.
take a sleep
Hire a man to take _______care of the garden.
take care of
Over 80 cars will take _______part in the race.
take part in
Staff meetings take _______place once a week.
take place
She takes _______________ responsibilities as a nurse very seriously.
take responsibility
He told _____ thumping lie.
tell a lie
All organs suffer, and to_______ greater extent - vital.
to а greater extent
We talked __________ all night long.
all night long
She sat down and had ______ good cry.
a good cry
