| at | ... your INSISTANCE we withdrew the complaint |
| to | ... EVERYBODY'S ASTONISHMENT the room was full of students willing to listen to the talk |
| for/in | Margo, who usually criticised politicians, ... ONCE finds herself ... STEP with the latest proposals |
| at | Go to your room ... ONCE! |
| without | I wish these letters to be sent ... delay |
| at/into | Mary must have been driving ... FULL SPEED; otherwise she wouldn't have CRASHED ... a tree. |
| out | person who is SINGING ... OF TUNE |
| at | Don't take his remarks seriously. Can't you see that he is just POKING FUN ... YOU? |
| on | She spilt coffee on her essay ... PURPOSE so that nobody'd find out about her problems with spelling |
| out of | I had to wait for book because it WAS ... STOCK |
| in/with | ...REGARD to your suggestion to change the schedule, I regret to inform you that I don't agree |
| beside | He misunderstood our letter comletely and his remarks WERE ... THE POINT |
| on | The doctor will not see any more patients today ... ACCOUNT of a demanding operation |
| from | After he went bankrupt he had to START his business ... SCRATCH |
| under | Your ARE ... ARREST and whatever you say may be used against you! |
| by/with | As long as you LEARN all the dates...HEART, you'll PASS THE EXAM ... FLYING COLOURS |
| on | I'm afraid I can't ask her for help because we AREN'T ... SPEAKING TERMS |
| against | Don't forget that smoking in pubs is ... THE LAW in Ireland |
| out of | We're planning to go to Greece in October because hotels are cheaper ... SEASON |
| on | When I noticed that library WAS ... FIRE I begean to cry. |
| off | Everything I'm telling you about now is ... THE RECORD,so turn your recorder off. |
| under | They were working ... THE DELUSION that they'd be paid accordingly |
| on | I have two pieces of softwer ... ORDER. Hopefully,they'll be sent to me soon. |
| on | I can't drink alcohol because I'm ... DUTY. |
| on | Peter thanked the professor for such an inspiring series of lectures ...BEHALF OF EVERYONE. |
| in | Sarah fainted because her diet was LACKING ... IRON. |
| for | Polan failed to QUALIFY ... THE FINAL ROUND. |
| with | Kids cried when they were FORCED TO PART...THEIR MOTERS. |
| about/on | Monica was NERVOUS...GOING...A BLIND DATE. |
| for | I'm HOPING ... another chance. |
| on | Pinning all his HOPES ... such an unreliable person was his chief mistake. |
| off | I tried to contact you 5 times yesterday, but your phone WAS...THE HOOK all day. |
| to/for | It is an HONOUR ... me to introduce to you such an eminent historian. |
| of | Don't expect her to show any compassion, she has a HEART...STONE. |
| from | Gary was EXPELLED...univeristy for plagiarizing his MA thesis. |
| at | We should not have chosen Maria as our treasurer;she is HOPELESS...NUMBERS |
| in | There has been a considerable INCREASE...salaries recently. |
| from | I wonder what happened to Sylvia, I haven't HEARD...HER for a long time. |
| on | According to recent police reports crime is ...INCREASE in this part of the town. |
| to | He is KEEN...BECOME a doctor. |
| on | Unfortunately,he is not very KEEN...BIOLOGY. |
| on | Every year we spend 2 week in mountains ... AVERAGE. |
| against | The jewels look beautiful ... the BACKGROUND of black velvet. |
| on | ... BALANCE our company managed to maintain its financial footing. |
| in | If you spend your afternoons drinking beer in front of the TV,you'll never BE...SHAPE. |
| for | Ma name is William, or Bill ... SHORT. |
| in | After spending so much time...EXILE,he longed to see his familt. |
| at | I managed to win his support...LAST |
| out of | My wife left me and the dog ran away. I seem to BE...LUCK. |
| in | They prefer to KEEP their employees ... THE DARK |
| by | ... HIS OWN ACCOUNT, the fish was two meters long. |
| on | You must ... NO CONDITION LET HIM see this photo. |
| under/in | ...no circumstances should you switch on the electricity. |
| on | You don't have to pay now. You will PAY...DELIVERY. |
| into | Research...the origins of life on Mars will develop significiantly. |
| on/by | Three kilometres...FOOT and two ...CAR |
| under | There will be no late night parties ... MY ROOF. |
| in | I've been working 20 days ... A ROW. |
| in/at | We went bargain hunting ... THE SALES. |
| to | You can stay or you can go - it's all the same ...ME. |
| about/of | Last night I DREAMT..childhood in the countryside. |
| at | Being unemployed for several years, Mike SNATCHED...every opportunity to get a job. |
| from | His dedication to work was ABVIOUS TO everybody ... THE OUTSET. |
| out of | I had to buy a second-hand copy because the book ...PRINT. |
| against | Dont'r prop your bike...the wall;there're already some scratches on it. |
| for | Unfortunately, there are few jobs PROSPECTS...ambitious young people. |
| of | PROSPECTS...clinching the deal are very slight. |
| under | This contract is not valid, as the menager signed it ... PRESURE. |
| off | She was...WORK for six months after she gave birth. |
| from | Jackson was BANNED...the following matches for foul play. |
| up to | Don't expect him to FACE...the FACT that he is no longer the boss. |
| in | Who is ...CHARGE OF this company? |
| on | I decided to quit my job as a surgeon when I began losing grip...MY DUTIES. |
| for | Harry is not ELIGIBLE...THE POST. He hasn't worked for the company long enough. |
| for | Your performance was satisfactory. yet there is still ROOM ... IMPROVEMENT,so keep on practising. |