We certainly don’t want any repetition of such a ridiculous spectacle ever again. repeated: | We certainly don’t want such a ridiculous spectacle to be repeated ever again. |
The plan was originally to complete the building by June. due: | The building was originally due to be completed by June. |
When I was a child, I was never allowed to play with the children next door. let: | When I was a child, my family never let me play with the children next door. |
She vaguely remembers that she was knocked down by a motorbike. She has vague memories of .... | being knocked down by a motorbike. |
It’s never very nice when people laugh at you. Being ... | laughed at is never very nice. |
Stewart was criticised for his extravagance and was more careful after that. Having ... | been criticised for his extravagance, Stewart was more careful (afterwards). |
I really wish I hadn’t been pushed into giving a speech. I really regret ... | being pushed into giving a speech. |
Because I was told it was quicker, I naturally took the mountain road. Having ... | been told it was quicker, I naturally took the mountain road. |
I can’t tell you what it feels like because nobody’s ever given me ₤100,000. Never ... | having been given ₤100,000 before, I can’t tell you what it feels like. |
Do not switch off unless the screen shows “Ready for Shutown”. This machine is only ... | to be switched off it the screen shows “Ready for Shutdown”. |
It’s over a year since anyone saw William. William ... | hasn’t been seen for over a year. |
It’s too early to send anything off to shareholders. Nothing ... | can be sent off to shareholders yet. |
The calculation would have baffled me completely if it had not been for your help. I... | would have been completely baffled by the calculation if it had not been for your help. |
We want justice and we need to see it carried out. Justice must not ... | only be done, it must also be seen to be done. |
I’d never let anyone use a photograph of my children in an advertisement. I’d never have ... | a photograph of my children used in an advertisement. |
The driver was fined especially heavily because of his several previous convictions. Having been ... | convicted several times previously, the driver was fined especially heavily. |
The manageress often made us stay behind after closing time to do extra work. We ... | were often made to stay behind after closing time by the manageress to do extra work. |
The investigators think a fault in the fuel lines caused the crash. A fault ... | in the fuel lines is thought be the investigators to have caused the crash. |
They’ve had to fax the insurance company three times for a decision. The insurance company ... | had had to be faxed three times for a decision. |
The accused became very emotional. overcome: | The accused was overcome with emotion. |
Naturally, they will deduct points if you arrive late. penalised: | Naturally, you will be penalised by having points deducted if you arrive late. |
The model’s clothes lat all over the floor. strewn: | The floor was strewn with the model’s clothes. |
Our new Director wants you to call her “Madam”. addressed: | Our new Director wants to be addressed as “Madam”. |
I can’t say I enjoy it when people tear my writing to pieces in front of me. having: | I can’t say I enjoy having my writing torn to pieces in front of me. |
We’ll have to make up our minds by the end of the week, won’t we? be: | A decision will have to be made by the end of the week, won’t it? |
It’s just possible the hotel may need more staff in the summer. ruled: | The possibility of the hotel needing new staff in the summer can’t be ruled out. |
Surely nobody likes it when people make fun of them in public. being: | Surely nobody likes being made fun in public. |
Never forget that the customer is always right. borne: | It should be borne in mind that the customer is always right. |
This school-leaver’s qualifications are not adequate for such a demanding job,areThey?sufficiently: | This school-leaver is not sufficiently qualified for such a demanding job, is he/she? |
Let me know when you’re coming and I’ll be able to book the seats. Unless ... | you let me know when you’re coming, I won’t be able to book the seats. |
Without your help we couldn’t have got the car started. If it ... | hadn’t been for your help, we couldn’t have got the car started. |
So long as you drive carefully, you should have plenty of petrol to get you home. Drive carefully or | you won’t have enough petrol to get you home. |
“Don’t keep doing that or I’ll leave”, she told him. She told him she ... | would leave if he kept on doing that. |
You won’t get there before four o’clock however fast you drive. Even if ... | you drive incredibly, you won’t get there before four o’clock. |
We’ll start at three as long as you’re all on time. Provided ... | that you’re all on time, we’ll start at three. |
But for his bravery, several people might have been killed. If it... | hadn’t been for his bravery, several people might have been killed. |
Even if you disagree with her, she’ll still carry on. You ... | may disagree with her, but she’ll still carry on. |
If you hadn’t come at the right time, we’d have been in trouble. Had ... | you not come at the right time, we’d have been in trouble. |
We must be prepared, in case the worst happens. Should.... | the worst happen, we must be prepared. |
We really should be leaving, shouldn’t we? It’s high ... | time we left, isn’t it? |
It’s a pity you told everyone what we were up to. I’d rather ... | you hadn’t told everyone what we were up to. |
An appeal against her conviction might change everything. Were... | there to be an appeal against her conviction, it might change everything. |
Inviting him to dinner would have meant my cooking all afternoon. If... | I had invited him to dinner, I would have been cooking all afternoon. |
Should there be no qualified paramedic on the premises, call this number. In the ... | event of there being no qualified paramedic on the premise, call this number. |