1. Never had she expected she was so successful./ such success.

2. Charming as/ though Tony/ he is/ may be, I wouldn't trust him/ Tony.
3. Rather than disturb the meeting, I left without saying goodbye.
4. In case of emergency, ring this number.
5. The thieft almost certainly came in through the window.
6. However experinced a driver you are/ you are as a driver, driving at that speed is
dangerous.
7. Unlike other languages, Esperanto has no irregular verbs.
8. Nowhere will/ can you find a more dedicated worker than Mrs Jones.
9. Such is the popularity of the play that the theatre is likely to be full every night.
10. All dogs are thought (by experts) to have evolved from wolves.

1. If it hadn't rained heavily last Sunday, our picnic woudn't have been cancelled.
2. Whatever attractive advertisement they used, they couldn't deceive customers.
3. Because of the proper combination of the chemicals, the prescription has brought
about the expected result.
4. Hundreds of people were reported to have died in the earthquake last week.
5. I object to people criticising me unfairly.
6. Years ago women didn't have (enough) free time to take part in social activities.
7. It is 200 years since "The Times" was first printed.
8. John was the fastest runner in the race.
9. In spite of his tiredness, he managed to finish the marathon race. 10. My suit
needs cleaning before the interview.

1. Nowhere in the world would you find a more affectionate animal.

2. What Liz said to her father at the party was unforgivable.
3. Only much later did I realize that I had been Swindled.
4. There is little likehood of his being convicted of the offence.
5. Without phoning them, you won't/ can't find out if they are open.
6. The tennis match was rained off.
7. With a view to earning more money, he applied for a abroad.
8. There is more fog tonight than there usually is.
9. Whether it rains or shines, the fete will take place on Sunday.
10. You must either pay the bill at once or return the goods.

1. It was not so much a discussion as an argument.

2. Had her uncle not died and left/ given her (a lagacy of) $15,000, she would not
have have been able to buy the house she wanted.
3. There is no footballer (that/ who/ whom) I admire more than Batigol.
4. Throughout his life the man was very poor/ suffered from great poverty.
5. Never before had a/ any/ the King resigned.
6. Before these machines were invented people had to queue.
7. Lam Dong has more hills than Tien Giang.
8. We are completely (sold) out of jeans, Miss!
9. You won't be able to buy/ get a house in this district (for) less than/ under
$100,000.
10. She can't see the attraction of spending all day on the beach.

1. Not a great deal/ amount of damage was done/ caused to my car in/ by the
collision.
2. What conclusion have you drawn/ come to from/ as a result of/ because of
this experience?
3. I whiked away my time (by) looking through some magazines.
4. The very thought of his face at that moment makes me laugh.
5. Nothing short of a full apology from the manager will satify me.
6. Charming as Tony maybe, I wouldn't trust him.
7. I cast my mind back to what had happened all those years before.
8. I came very close/ near to giving up at one point.
9. He attributed his win/ vitory/ success to good luck.
10. Enormous efforts have been made (by scientists) to find a cure for this disease.

1. No formal announcement of the dicision eill be made.

2. The robbers are believed to have got into the bank through the roof.
3. It was Karajan who first recognised her extra-ordinary musical gift.
4. Unlike other languages, Esperanto has no irregular verbs.
5. Had it not been Laura's support, I would not have been able to finish the project.
6. If he hadn't been (so) over-confidence, he would'n have been beatn in the
Wimblendon final.
7. It is 5 years since they moved to/ went to live in Germany.
8. This is the first time I have been to Paris.
9. I have no intetion of accepting his offer.
10. Marry suggested to her brother that he should buy/ buy/ bought a new coat.

1. In his recent article, Bob Lee was critical of the government's new transport policy.
2. The company's recruitment policy has been under review for the last three
months.
3. He couldn't possibly have taken the money by mistake.
4. Only after he had done a lot of research did he begin to write the book.
5. The excuse for the declairation of war was the defence of their territorial rights.
6. I feel like a fish out of water in the new office.
7. The average skyscraper in the USA is taller/ higher/ bagger than anywhere else in
the world.
Or : The average height/ size of skyscraper in the USA is greater than anywhere else
in the world.
8. Impressed as we were by the new cinema, we found it rather expensive.
9. Julian was last seen (more than) a fortnight/ two weeks ago.
10. Complete application forms must be handed in/ returned/ redeived/ submitted by/
no later then 3. 00 p. m on Friday, 18th December.