| There’s a very good chance that the company ran up those debts intentionally. The company could ... | well have run up those debts intentionally. |
| My salary is half what it would be in the job I was offered in January. If I had ... | taken the job I was offered in January, I would be on twice the salary I am now. |
| It’s a long time since anyone gave my car a proper service. I haven’t ... | had my car serviced for a long time. |
| It would have been common courtesy to let me know you were coming. You might... | have let me know you were coming. |
| She went before I realised what was happening. By the ... | time I realised what was happening she had left. |
| It’s time we were planning our next holiday, isn’t it? Don’t think we ... | should be planning our next holiday? |
| We’ve had lots of arguments with that particular harbour master before. This isn’t ... | the first time we’ve had arguments with that particular harbour master. |
| It was wrong of you to take what he said for granted. shouldn’t: | You shouldn’t have taken what he said for granted. |
| His exam results will determine what choice he has for further education. dependent: | His choice of further education is dependent on his exam results. |
| If by chance you’re arrested, you don’t have to say anything. under: | If by chance you’re arrested you are under no obligation pressure to say anything. |
| The new minister seems to be excellent at fielding awkward questions. flair: | The new minister seems to have flair on fielding awkward questions. |
| People often find their first experience of sky-diving rather sickening. common: | People are common in finding their first experience of sky-diving rather sickening. |
| We couldn’t hear most of what he said. inaudible: | Most of what he said is inaudible for us. |
| Their exclusion from union meetings stems from their shocking behaviour at the last one. since: | Since their shocking behaviour at the last one, they have been excluded from union meetings. |
| Generally, the majority of the audience is made up of school children.comprise: | Generally, school children comprise the majority of the audience. |
| The car completely destroyed my motorbike. My motorbike... | was completely destroyed by the car. |
| Second prize was awarded to an unknown author from Patras. An unknown author from Patras... | was awarded second prize. |
| The judge refused him permission to appeal against the decision. He... | was refused permission to appeal against the decision. |
| Blur have earned several million pounds from their new album. Blur’s new album .... | has earned them several million pounds. |
| They suggested we try a new method of checking how much we were spending. We... | were recommended to try a new method of checking how much we were spending. |
| Leaving that dress in the sun has made it fade. That dress ... | has faded in the sun. |
| We watched the men sail the boat into the harbour. We watched the boat... | sailing into the harbour. |
| I dropped the glass and cracked it. The glass cracked ... | when I dropped it. |
| I added flour to the sauce and thickened it. The sauce ... | thickened when I added flour. |
| They’re selling a lot of copies of that new single. That new single ... | is selling a lot of copies. |
| They made me tell them everything I knew. I ... | was made to tell them everything I knew. |
| Nobody ever let me study the piano at school. I ... | was not allowed to study the piano at school. |
| It is often said that Shakespeare never revised anything he wrote. Shakespeare .... | is often said never to have revised anything he wrote. |
| There were once thought to be canals on Mars. It ... | was once thought that there were canals on Mars. |
| From what we understand, there was an attack last night in the vicinity of the beach. There is .... | thought to have been an attack last night in the vicinity of the beach. |
| It’s a widespread assumption that George was wrongly accused. George ... | is widely assumed to have been wrongly accused. |
| You have to clean these football boots until they shine. These football boots are ... | to be cleaned until they shine. |
| Under no circumstances should you cross this line. This line is ... | not to be crossed under any circumstances. |
| She wants it to be clear to people that she’s fair. seen: | She wants to be seen to be fair. |
| He often says to people how much of his success is down to you. heard: | He is often heard to say how much of his success is down to you. |
| The theory is that she fell overboard at night and drowned. fallen: | She is supposed to have fallen overboard at night and drowned. |