1. She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
No sooner_______________________________________________________________
2. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
The officer wanted to know_________________________________________________
3. The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.
So many_________________________________________________________________
4. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s.
The destruction___________________________________________________________
5. He hasn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.
It is_____________________________________________________________________
6. Travelling by plane is much more expensive than traveling by train.
Travelling by train_________________________________________________________
7. I would love to be rich and famous.
If only___________________________________________________________________
8. It took a long time for them to decide to get married.
They____________________________________________________________________
9. “Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” the managing director asked the accountant.
The managing director wanted_______________________________________________
10. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
Only by_________________________________________________________________
1. She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents. No sooner__________________________________________________
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1. She just had time to put up her umbrella before the rain came down in torrents.
-> No sooner had she put her umbrella than the rain came down in torrents
2. “Why didn’t you report the incident to the police last week?” the officer asked the frightened witness.
-> The office wanted to know why the frightened witness had not reported the inciden to the police the previous week.
3. The Presidential visit attracted such an enormous crowd that all traffic came to a standstill.
-> So many people turned out to see the President that all traffic came to a standstill.
4. A fire destroyed most of the old city of London in the 1600s.
-> The destruction of most of the old city of London was brought about by a fire in the 1600s.
5. He hasn’t been back to his home town for over 20 years now.
-> It is over 20 years since he last went back to his home town.
6. Traveling by air is much more expensive than traveling by train.
->Traveling by train is much cheaper than traveling by air.
7. I would love to be rich and famous.
-> If only I were rich and famous.
8. It took a long time for them to decide to get married.
-> They considered very much about their marriage
9. “Is it, or is it not true that you have been misappropriating company funds?” the managing director asked the accountant.
-> The manager wanted to know if the accountant had been misappropriating company funds.
10. If you want to save your eyesight, we must operate immediately.
-> Only by operating immediately can we save your eyesight.