1. None of the phones were left when we got to the shop.

time
.............. the shop, all the
phones had been sold.

2. I didn't know it was Carl until he took off his hat.

when
Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . his hat did I
recognise Carl.

3. Don't waste your time asking Bryan to come with us.

worth
It's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . to come with
us.

4. Perhaps John heard the story from Pippa.

have
Pippa might .............
. story.

5. Until they fire me as manager here, I'll run the company my way.
long
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . the boss, I'll run
the company my way.

6. The school's management are investigating allegations of teacher

brutality.
into
Allegations of teacher brutality . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. the school's management.
7. It's not possible that you saw Mary last night, she was with us!
have
You . . . . . . . . . . . . . . last night,
she was with us!

1. Many delegates stole pens from the conference room.

were
A lot of .............. the
conference room by delegates.

2. Immediately after Bess arrived home, the phone rang.

sooner
No .............. home than the
phone rang.

3. If his expensive divorce hadn't happened, Bill would still be a rich

man.
for
If it .............. divorce, Bill
would still be a rich man.

4. "You won't get lost along the country lanes if you always have the
map open."
long
He told them they wouldn't get lost .

............. had the map open.

5. My brother has great ideas all the time.
comes
My brother always .............

. ideas.

6. If that passing woman hadn't arrived, we would have been

completely lost.
for
Had it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , we would
have got completely lost.

7. If I lose this job, nobody will let me forget it.

live
I'll . . . . . . . . . . . . . . if I lose this job.

1. A phone call was the first we heard about them withdrawing from the
concert.
pulling
The first we heard about ..........

.... of the concert was a phone call.

2. We need to run or the train will leave before we get there.

time
Unless we run, the train ...........

... we get there.

3. "You really must stay for dessert," Kate's brother said to him.
staying
Kate's brother . . . . . . . . . . . . . . for
dessert.

4. "A massage would do you a lot of good," Jake told Amy.

from
"You .............. a massage,"
Jake told Amy.

5. Even if it's very far, they want to go to Paris for a weekend break.
may
Far . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , they want to
go to Paris for a weekend break.

6. The town's population surrendered as soon as the enemy arrived.

than
No sooner had the enemy arrived ...

........... surrendered.

7. This building stands a very good chance of being closed as unsafe by

the council.
highly
It's .............. will be closed
by council due to being unsafe.

1. I'm just about to give up this diet because it's not working at all.
point
I'm .............. this diet up
because it's not working at all.
2. Please do those photocopies whenever you have the time.
happen
Please do those photocopies if .....

......... the time.

3. If you really want to spend the whole night studying, there's nothing I
can do.
insist
If you . . . . . . . . . . . . . . the whole
night, there's nothing I can do.

4. The match will be postponed if it keeps raining.

mean
Further rain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . postponement of the match.

5. "I can't stand what his assistant said about me," said Barbara.
objected
Barbara .............. the
assistant said about her.

6. "Ian took the money, not his brother Dylan," Susan said.
it
According to Susan, . . . . . . . . . . . . .
. took the money, not Dylan.

7. The shop was closed for a week while they decorated it.
done
While it . . . . . . . . . . . . . . , the shop
was closed for a week.