Combo with EX 34 - Writing Sentences and 10 others

Despite her disappointment at his decision, Karen did not think badly of him

Although she was disappointed, Karen bore him no bad feelings over his decision

Upset as she was, there was never any question of revenge

Although she was upset, revenge was the last thing on her mind

Apparently, he applied to take leave but his boss said no

Apparently, his application to take leave was turned down by his boss

It is a good idea for parents to overlook their children's minor misdemeanours

As a parent, it helps if you turn a blind eye to your children's minor misdemeanours

They pulled out all the stops for their daughter's wedding

As far as their daughter's wedding was concerned, nothing was much for them

At night, our neighbors would always keep their cat in for fear it would get run over

At night, our neighbors's cat used never to be allowed out in case it got run over

If I hadn't been made redundant from my job, I wouldn't have found out that I had some talent as an artist

But for being laid off from my job,

Although it's quite difficult living in such a congested city as Athens, I wouldn't move for anything

Difficult though it is to live in such a congested city as Athens,

If you get the opportunity, do try to see the cherry trees in Kyoto

Do try to see the cherry trees in Kyoto, should the opportunity arise when you are there

Don't tell Henry anything about it

Don't breathe a word of it to Henry

Don't you remember anything about your lifetime in London as a child

Don't you have any recollection of your lifetime in London as a child

Having three children to look after everyday had taken its toll on Elke

Elke was worn out by the daily grind of looking after three children

Gerald never had enough to live on until he married that rich business-woman

Gerald had been short of money until

Greeks consume more cheese per capita than any other Europeans

Greece has the highest per capita consumption of cheese in Europe

If you have children, you have to change your whole lifestyle

Having children means that you have to change your whole lifestyle

He deals calmly with everything

He calmly takes everything in stride

He is back from York after three days there

He has been to York for three days

He's not sure whether to go or not

He is in two minds about going

He even divulged the secret of good feta

He went so far as to divulge the secret of good feta

He gets his audiences laughing uncontrollably with his funny jokes

His jokes are so funny that his audiences end up in hysterics

What explanation can we offer for this sudden drop in temperature

How can we account for this sudden drop in temperature

I always end up crying in romantic comedies, however funny they are

However funny they are, romantic comedies never fail to bring tears to my eyes

I bought it without thinking about it first

I bought it on the spur of the moment

I was mystified by the whole thing

I found the whole thing baffling

I seriously doubt whether this will work

I have serious doubts about whether this will work

I need as many people to encourage me as I can get

I need as much encouragement as I can get

Working independently is sometimes a great advantage, I reckon

I think it is sometimes a great advantage to work independently

I was told the film would be very good

I was led to believe that the film would be very good

I will not hesitate to leave if I'm not paid more

I will have no hesitation in leaving

I've considered the advantages and disadvantages and I've decided not to go

I've weighed up the pros and cons

We ought to leave the party now if we are to catch the train

If we don't want to miss the last train, we ought to leave the party now

Do not try to impose things on people as this will normally result in opposition

Imposition will normally result in opposition

He is very likely to come

In all probability, he will come

I wanted to tell her what I really felt, but in the end decided not to

In the end, I stopped short of telling her my real feelings

I never considered buying an English newspaper while I was on holiday

It never occurred to me to buy an English newspaper

My mother always insisted that we learnt how to cook

It was my mother's insistence that

It was doubtful whether he could make the cake in time for the wedding

It was touch and go whether the cake will be made in time

I really think she should stop ignoring me in meetings

It's about time she stopped giving me the cold shoulder in meetings

Le Corbusier had a great influence on architectural styles

Le Corbusier was influential in architectural styles

I have often found that product re faulty after I've bought them

Many's the times I've found that products are faulty

My brother finds it totally impossible to write legibly when he has to take notes

My brother's writing is totally illegible when he has to take note

I've tried everything, but he still doesn't deliver the punch line properly

No matter what I've tried, I can't get him to deliver the punch line properly

Everyone must have noticed the change in temperature

No one could have failed to notice

She fell asleep and immediately some dogs started barking

No sooner had she fallen asleep than some dogs started barking

To appreciate the beauty of the lake you really need to be in a boat

Only in a boat can you really appreciate how beautiful the lake is

Now that the computer network is so extensive, the coast guard is able to send information instantly

Owing to the extension of computer network,

Pamela isn't sorry she decided to move to Florida

Pamela has no regret about deciding to move to Florida

It is rare to get food service in shops these days

Rarely do you come by good service in shops these days

The traffic ground to a halt just after they joined the freeway

Scarcely had they joined the freeway when the traffic ground to halt

he hasn't stopped for a break in the five hours she's been here

She has been on the go since she arrived

She could hardly see

She was virtually blind

It is impossible for her to keep an appointment with Mrs Brown

She will have to cancel her appointment

Dr Potter will definitely be appointed to the Art gallery board, if all goes according to plan

The art gallery is bound to appoint Dr Potter to their board

The exam was very easy and I made no mistake

The exam was a piece of cake

The first violinist decided to pay no attention to the conductor

The first violinist made the decision to take no notice of the conductor

Responsibility for the greater incidence of crime on some large estates should lie with the government

The government should be held responsible for the greater incidence of crime

The houses that were very close to the blast were badly damaged

The houses in the immediate vicinity of the blast were badly damaged

The organizers went out of their way to help

The organizers were nothing if not helpful

There is a remarkable similarity in how the two sisters dress

The two sisters are remarkably alike in the way they dress

You can try to get Tim to lend you his car but you won't succeed

There is no point in trying

The gas board decided to stop all supplies of gas to their house when they didn't pay their bill

They have their gas supplies cut off

In a nutshell, the masn's an idiot

To put it bluntly,

He lives for the others and he finds his life meaningful

Unless he lived for other, he wouldn't find his life meaningful

Fortunately, we were all eyewitnesses to this historical event

We were all fortunate to witness this historic event

How do you think the present negotiations will turn out

What do you think the outcome of the present negotiations will be

It's not your fault

You are not to blame

He admits he's not one of the important members of the organization

a cog in the machine

The plans for the construction of the new market have not yet been published

are still in secret

The police never actually accused Thomas of committing a crime

at no point did the police accuse

Paul's son was driving the car when the accident happened

at the time of the accident

Did the football team play any better last week

did the football team make any progress in the way they played

decorate

do up

Several members of the committee said they were worried about the chairman's proposals

expressed their concern about

I daren't turn on the TV because they baby might wake up

for fear of waking up the baby

The new ambassador is well-informed about current affairs

has a wide knowledge of current affairs

We have more important things to do at the moment

have a bigger fish to fry

He always makes everything look so difficult

he always makes heavy weather of everything

Music is the most important thing in his life

he lives for music

His ideas are out of date

his ideas are behind the times

The child's illness has been caused by malnutrition

is the result of malnutrition

Having to get up early in the morning is irritating

it is a pain in the neck having to get up early

Every possible effort was made by the orphanage to find the boy's parents

left no stone unturned to find

I think you should be tolerant of other people's weaknesses

make allowances for

He is unlikely to carry out the plan

put the plan into practice

We don't agree on how to raise children

see eye to eye on

She is good student at math

she has a head for figures

They have discovered some interesting new information

some interesting new information has come to light

Some people say that the politician lied to the minister

the politician is alleged to have lied to the prime minister

The policeman insisted that the travel group followed him out of the building

the travel group had no alternative but to

You are absolutely forbidden to smoke anywhere in the factory

there is a total ban on smoking anywhere in the factory

It's impossible to predict how long it will take to do this

there is no telling how long

Neither of these carpets is any better than the other

there's nothing to choose between these 2 carpets

These books have been lent by the British council

these books are on loan from the BC

They've always been allowed to do what they want

they have always been given the freedom to do what they want

They said they thought your cooking was wonderful

they were full of praise for your wonderful cooking

It is absolutely essential to get this parcel off today or we will lose the contract

this parcel must be despatched to day without fail or we will lose the contract

It was a secret, so I promised not to tell anyone else about it

to keep it under my hat

In particular, the school library was criticized by the inspectors because of its poor lighting

was singled out for criticism because of its poor lighting

It didn't take us long to finish doing the accounts

we made short work of doing the accounts

You've been deceived by them

you've been taken for a ride