USE OF ENGLISH - PART 4 (examples) II

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The match will be played tomorrow unless it rains - LONG - The match will be played tomorrow as ........ any rain.	The match will be played tomorrow as LONG AS THERE IS NOT any rain. [AS LONG AS : Siempre que]
The party was so successful that most people didn't want to go home. - SUCH - The party was ............ that most people didn't want to go home.	The party was SUCH A SUCCESS that most people didn't want to go home. [SUCH before the indefinite article, A/AN]
They missed the appointment because the train was late. - RESULT - As a ............ late, they missed the appointment.	As a RESULT OF THE TRAIN BEING late, they missed the appointment. [As a result of + noun phrase]
Sometimes tiredness causes the machine operators to make mistakes. - BECAUSE - Sometimes mistakes ............. the tiredness of the machine operators.	Sometimes mistakes ARE MADE / HAPPEN BECAUSE OF the tiredness of the machine operators.
"It was Pierre who left the door unlocked!" said Mary. - ACCUSED - Mary ............... the door unlocked.	Mary ACCUSED PIERRE OF LEAVING the door unlocked. [ACCUSED sb OF sth / doing sth]
Naomi is the only person who wants to go to the cinema tonight. - NOBODY - Apart ............. interested in going to the cinema tonight.	Apart FROM NAOMI, NOBODY IS or THERE IS NOBODY interested in going to the cinema tonight.
I am absolutely sure we will win the match tomorrow. - DOUBT - There's absolutely ............. mind that we will the match tomorrow.	There's absolutely NO DOUBT IN MY mind that we will the match tomorrow.
I was angry when Sandra was rude to me this morning. - MADE - Sandra's rudeness ............. my temper this morning.	Sandra's rudeness MADE ME LOSE my temper this morning.
Patrick said he would not apologise to me and just walked away. - REFUSED - Patrick ............. sorry to me and just walked away.	Patrick REFUSED TO SAY sorry to me and just walked away. [REFUSE + TO 'INFINITIVE']
All the trees apart from that big apple tree were blown over in the strom. - ONLY - The big apple tree was the ........... be blown over in the storm.	The big apple tree was the ONLY ONE/TREE NOT TO be blown over in the storm.
Teachers don't earn nearly as much as lawyers. - FAR - Lawyers .................. teachers.	Lawyers EARN FAR MORE (MONEY) THAN teachers. [FAR MORE THAN: mucho más que] [AS MUCH AS: tanto como]
I had not expected that the play would be so funny. - TURNED - The play ................... really funny.	The play TURNED OUT TO BE really funny. [La obra resultó ser muy divertida]
Very wisely, my grandfather has decided not to drive any more. - GIVE UP - My grandfather's decision .............. is very wise.	My grandfather's decision TO GIVE UP DRIVING is very wise. [WISE: sabio, inteligente] [THE DECISION TO DO STH: la decisión de hacer algo]
I didn't take any notice of George's behaviour. - ATTENTION - I didn't pay ............... George was behaving.	I didn't pay ATTENTION TO HOW George was behaving.
To Alan's amazement, the passport office was closed when he arrived. - FIND - Alan .................... the passport office closed when he arrived.	Alan WAS AMAZED TO FIND the passport office closed when he arrived.
The top shelf was so high that the children couldn't reach it. - HIGH - The top shelf was ............... the children to reach.	The top shelf was TOO HIGH FOR the children to reach.
There's no point in asking George to help. - WORTH - It ................... George to help.	It IS NOT WORTH ASKING George to help. [BE WORTH + DOING: merecer la pena hacer]
Matthew didn't listen to what his doctor told him. - NOTICE - Matthew took .................. advice.	Matthew took NO NOTICE OF HIS DOCTOR'S advice.
Sheila had to finish the accounts and write several letters as well. - ADDITION - Sheila had to finish the accounts ............. several letters.	Sheila had to finish the accounts IN ADDITION TO WRITING several letters.
Heidi stayed with a friend when she went to London. - PUT - A friend ................ when she went to London.	A friend PUT HEIDI UP when she went to London. [PUT sb UP: alojar a alguien]
The singer dislikes people asking for his autograph in the street. - LIKE - The singer ......... people ask him for his autograph in the street.	The singer DOES NOT LIKE IT WHEN/IF people ask him for his autograph in the street.

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