Please complete the following sentences with a “ had / have / has / having ”.
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1.
When I lent I
_______ a friend; when I asked, he was unkind.
2.
If God
_______ meant us to fly he'd _______ given us wings.
3.
The fox that
_______ lost its tail would persuade others out of theirs.
4.
A man can
never thrive who _______ a wasteful wife.
5.
You cannot
lose what you never had.
6.
My father
_______ always said that there are four things a child needs plenty of love,
nourishing food, regular sleep, and lots of soap and water, and after those,
what he needs most is some intelligent neglect.
7.
The friar
preached against stealing and _______ a goose in his sleeve.
8.
If we only
_______ some God in the country's laws, instead of being in such a sweat to get
him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.
9.
She firmly
rejected the suggestion that she _______ lied to Parliament.
10.
You _______
an accident,' he reminded her.
11.
When the
storm rose on the river, they _______ to bail out to reach the shore safely.
12.
Her wrists
chafed where the rope _______ been.
13.
She usually
_______ a smile on her face, but now she looked solemn.
14.
If I _______
known my life was going to turn out like this, I would _______ let them kill
me.
15.
When he said
that, I _______ to agree.
16.
The
bread/biscuits/cake _______ gone stale.
17.
The hamster
_______ got through the wire at the front of its cage.
18.
We _______ a
surprising amount in common.
19.
if I _______
a single flower for every time I think about you, I could walk forever in my
garden.
20.
It's the
worst food I've ever had.
21.
The town
_______ been besieged for two months but still resisted the aggressors.
22.
She was upset
that her husband _______ not come back.
23.
The
oppressive afternoon heat _______ quite tired him out.
24.
We should
_______ _______ a proper discussion before voting.
25.
Hospital
bills _______ made deep inroads into her savings.
26.
She _______
the combined talents of toughness, intellect, experience and unsullied reputation.
27.
His voice was
deep and mellow and his speech _______ a soothing and comforting quality.
28.
The young
heir's contingent of the estate was smaller than he _______ hoped for.
29.
She was
determined to avenge herself on the man who _______ betrayed her.
30.
With a look
of horror, he asked if the doctor thought he _______ cancer.
31.
There was
nobody behind/on the counter when I went into the bank, and I _______ to wait
to be served.
32.
We _______ to
eat some potatoes substituted as a meal.
33.
The awkward
boy I knew _______ metamorphosed into a tall, confident man.
34.
I _______ a
big argument with my mother this morning.
35.
Whatever
happens tomorrow, we've _______ today.
36.
She _______
discharged herself against medical advice.
37.
She _______
short brown hair and a pale complexion.
38.
Barry _______
obviously come in on the tail-end of the conversation.
39.
He _______
the drawer open and was thumbing through the files.
40.
The village
_______ been hurriedly deserted, perhaps because terrorists were in the area.
41.
By the time I
got there you two _______ already buggered off!
42.
My hair
_______ got all tangled.
43.
Harry _______
considerable success dapping with the natural fly.
44.
In the past
central government _______ a monopoly on television broadcasting.
45.
They _______
only a vague idea where the place was.
46.
Her
experiences _______ made her sensitive to other people's troubles.
47.
I _______ no
option but to ask him to leave.
48.
He behaved as
if / though nothing _______ happened.
49.
The gunman
_______ singled Debilly out and waited for him.
50.
He _______
been badly maltreated as a child.
51.
All in all,
just past. Ever had, only memories.
52.
He _______
spiky light brown hair, shaved at the sides and gelled on top.
53.
He _______ to
go to Germany.
54.
Several of
the books _______ fallen onto the floor.
55.
I was afraid
the sickness _______ sapped my strength.
56.
I've just
_______ a tooth out at the dentist's.
57.
I _______ no
alternative but to accept his offer.
58.
He _______
miscalculated how long the trip would take.
59.
We _______ a
bit of hard luck this season.
60.
The company
_______ undervalued the building by £20 000.
61.
The police
said they _______ no reason to suspect foul play.
62.
The island's
inhabitants _______ no immunity to the diseases carried by the explorers and
quickly succumbed.
63.
We _______
gruel for the breakfast.
64.
His muse
_______ deserted him, and he could no longer write.
65.
The city
_______ faced racial crisis and come through it.
66.
He was
constantly reassuring himself that he _______ acted for the best.
67.
I worked for
two weeks, and fifty pounds was all I _______ to show for it.
68.
We _______ a
late dinner last night.
69.
I've _______
enough of your nonsense.
70.
A small fire
_______ started in the kitchen.
71.
Tom wanted to
kick back at the people who _______ written so unfavorably about his new book
in the newspapers.
72.
We _______
various problems on our journey, including a puncture.
73.
Spain was the
first foreign country she _______ visited.
74.
He _______
met his old lady when he was a house painter and she was a waitress.
75.
He _______
taken over an old company verging on liquidation.
76.
I'd been away
for a few days so I _______ a lot of post waiting for me.
77.
We _______ to
trudge up the track back to the station.
78.
Robin Hood
_______ no scruples about robbing the rich to give to the poor.
79.
The Congress
_______ agreed to reconsider its stance on the armed struggle.
80.
They must
_______ _______ someone on the inside to help them break in.
81.
She _______ a
decidedly down-at-heel appearance.
82.
He _______
been matriculated in the university.
83.
This is who I
am. Nobody said you _______ to like it.
84.
The meeting
seemed to be endless, but I extricated myself by saying I _______ to catch a
plane.
85.
Jack duked me
because he said I _______ insulted him.
86.
He _______
old-fashioned ideas and was easily shocked.
87.
you smiled
and talked to me of nothing and I felt that for this I _______ been waiting long.
88.
The pub
_______ dark wood panelling.
89.
The program
ran so slowly, I _______ to uninstall it.
90.
The old woman
_______ some difficulty straightening herself up.
91.
The UN
_______ been co-operating with the State Department on a plan to find countries
willing to take the refugees.
92.
The ship
_______ to be towed into the harbor.
93.
Gill _______
an extraordinary, incandescent personality.
94.
She _______
only a slice of bread and butter for breakfast.
95.
We all felt
that the chairman _______ too much power.
96.
He _______ to
sell his car to repay the bank loan.
97.
I feel happy
at times we _______ _______ angry words but these _______ been kissed away.
98.
The electric
fire _______ begun to singe the bottoms of his trousers.
99.
She _______
some exciting adventures in Egypt.
100.
Each afraid
to love woman, must _______ deep love looks like the poison not invade,
actually _______ the poison assault body.
101.
The new bourgeoisie,
which was created by the Industrial Revolution, _______ money to spend and
wanted to travel.
102.
He snatched
the photos out of my hand before I _______ a chance to look at them.
103.
_______ you
_______ your dinner already?
104.
She went to
the market to sell what she _______ made.
105.
He _______
always been reckless with money.
106.
The fishing
lines _______ become hopelessly entangled.
107.
A few pieces
of wood _______ washed ashore.
108.
He _______ to
conceal his identity to escape the police.
109.
He _______ to
pose wearing a laurel wreath.
110.
The doorway
was so low that we _______ to stoop to go through it.
111.
I _______ to
restrain her from hitting out at passers-by.
112.
He failed to
come as he _______ promised.
113.
Most people
who've _______ chicken pox once are immune to it for the rest of their lives.
114.
We _______ to
face up to the harsh realities of life sooner or later.
115.
Like most of
my generation, I _______ never known a war.
116.
There were
many hot spots in the region, where fighting _______ been going on.
117.
She realized
that he _______ been lying.
118.
The child
_______ a round face.
119.
The plan
_______ to be abandoned on grounds of cost.
120.
The villagers
believed a devil _______ taken control of his body.
121.
To make good
use of life.one should _______ in youth the experience of advanced years, and
in old age the vigor of youth.
122.
He that saves
his dinner will _______ the more for his supper.
123.
Liars _______
need of good memories.
124.
We _______ no
more right to consume happiness without producing it than to consume wealth
without producing it.
125.
I _______
long since abandoned the notion that higher education is essential to either
success or happiness. Hot houses of learning do not always grow anything edible.
126.
Children
_______ the qualities of the parents.
127.
What we lose
in hake we shall _______ in herring.
128.
One cannot
eat one's cake and _______ it.
129.
The ideals
which _______ lighted my way, and time after time _______ given me new courage
to face life cheerfully 19 _______ been kindness, beauty and truth.
130.
Desperate
diseases must _______ desperate cures.
131.
It is good to
_______ some friends both in heaven and hell.
132.
What I
_______ done is due to patient thought.
133.
Maids want
nothing but husbands, but when they _______ them they want everything.
134.
Fire and
water _______ no mercy.
135.
He should
_______ a long spoon that sups with the devil.
136.
All shall be
well, Jack shall _______ Gill [Jill].
137.
Creditors
_______ better memories than debtors.
138.
To make a
lasting marriage we _______ to overcome self-centeredness.
139.
Prove thy
friend ere thou _______ need.
140.
Better be
upright and want, than wicked and _______ abundance.
141.
You can't
_______ your cake and eat it.
142.
A child may
_______ too much of his mother’s blessing.
143.
The truth is
cruel, but it can be loved, and it makes free those who _______ loved it.
144.
Those that
make the best use of their time _______ none to spare.
145.
As empty
vessels make the loudest sound, so they that _______ least wit are the greatest
babblers.
146.
Fear not that
thy life shall come to an end, but rather fear that it shall never _______ a
beginning.
147.
The tragedy
of the world is that those who are imaginative _______ but slight experience,
and those who are experienced _______ feeble imaginations.
148.
To flee vice
is the beginning of virtue, and to _______ got rid of folly is the beginning of
wisdom.
149.
The more we
do, the more we can do; the more busy we are, the more leisure we have. William
Hazlitt
150.
With close
friends in their lives, people develop courage and positive attitudes. Teenagers
_______ the moral support to assert their individuality; the elderly approach
their advanced years with optimism and an interest in life.
151.
Bees that
_______ honey in their mouths _______ stings in their tails.
152.
You _______
no goats, and yet you sell kids.
153.
He that will
_______ a hare to breakfast must hunt overnight.
154.
A husband
must be deaf and the wife blind to _______ quietness.
155.
_______ no
doubts because of trouble nor be thou discomfited; for the water of life's
fountain springeth from a gloom bed.
156.
Home is the
place where, when you _______ to go there, it _______ to take you in.
157.
No matter how
strong you are how notable your attainments, you _______ enduring significance
only in your relationship to others.
158.
He who in
adversity would _______ succor, let him be generous while he rests secure.
159.
As soon as
you _______ drunk, you turn your back upon the spring.
160.
Beauty and
the lust for learning _______ yet to be allied.
161.
It is good to
_______ friends in trouble.
162.
I _______
nothing to offer but blood, toil tears and sweat.
163.
Make the
night night, and the day day, and you will _______ a pleasant time of it.
164.
We know not
what is good until we _______ lost it.
165.
You _______
to believe in yourself. That’s the secret of success.
166.
When two
friends _______ a common purse, one sings and the other weeps.
167.
It is with
narrow-minded people as with narrow-necked bottle; the less they _______ in
them the more noise they make in pouring out.
168.
The secret of
being miserable is to _______ leisure to bother about whether you are happy or
not.
169.
Words _______
a magical power. They can bring either the greatest happiness or deepest
despair; can transfer knowledge from teacher to students words enable the
orator to sway his audience and dictate its decisions .Words are capable of arousing
the strongest emotions and prompting all man's actions , Do not ridicule the
use of words in psychotherapy.
170.
Nought
venture, nought _______ [gain, win].
171.
If you cannot
_______ the best, make the best of what you have.
172.
He who sups
with the Devil should _______ a long spoon.
173.
Many great
men _______ arisen from humble beginnings.
174.
You can't eat
your cake and _______ it.
175.
We should
never remember the benefit we _______ offered nor forget the favour received.
176.
If you would
_______ a thing well done, you must do it yourself.
177.
He who will
not when he may, when he will he shall _______ nay.
178.
The family
you came from isn't as important as the family you are going to have.
179.
You must reap
what you _______ sown.
180.
He that would
eat [have] the fruit must climb the tree.
181.
If you would
_______ a thing well done, do it yourself.
182.
See a pin and
pick it up, all the day you'll _______ good luck; see a pin and let it lie, bad
luck you'll _______ all day.
183.
To make your
life a sound structure that will serve others and fulfil your own potential,
you _______ to remember that strength, however massive , can't endure unless it
_______ the interlocking support of others. Go it alone and you'll inevitably
tumble.
184.
Nothing
venture, nothing win (or _______ or gain).
185.
Beauty may
_______ fair leaves, but bitter fruit.
186.
Better spare
to _______ of thine own, than ask of other man.
187.
A willful man
will _______ his way.
188.
To travel
through the world it is necessary to _______ the mouth of hog, the legs of a
stag, the eyes of a falcon, the ears of an ass, shoulders of a camel, and the
face of an ape, and overplus, a satchel full of money and patience.
189.
Never say of
another what you would not _______ him hear.
190.
Little
pitchers _______ great (or large) ears.
191.
The great and
the little _______ need one of another.
192.
If God
_______ meant us to fly he'd _______ given us wings.
193.
Drunken days
_______ all their tomorrows.
194.
Nothing
venture, nothing _______ [gain, win].
195.
Poor men's
words _______ little weight.
196.
Hedges
_______ eyes, and walls _______ ears.
197.
When we
_______ gold we are in fear; when we _______ none we are in danger.
198.
You can
_______ too much of a good thing.
199.
Do unto
others as you would _______ them do to you.
200.
The mountains
_______ brought forth a mouse.
201.
To youth I
_______ but words of counsel -- work, work, work.
202.
To _______
money is a fear, not to _______ it a grief.
203.
We always
_______ time enough, if we will but use it aright.
204.
I would
rather _______ my people laugh at my economies than weep for my extravagance.
205.
We need in
politics man who _______ something to give, not men who _______ something to
get.
206.
Do not sell
the bear’s skin before you _______ caught the bear.
207.
The only way
to _______ a friend is to be one.
208.
_______ no
fear of perfection ---- you'll never reach it.
209.
Idle folks
_______ the least leisure.
210.
He that would
_______ eggs must endure the cackling of hens.
211.
He who spends
more than he should, shall not _______ to spare when he would.
212.
Eat one's
cake and _______ it.
213.
If we cannot
get what we like, we _______ to like what we can get.
214.
You cannot
_______ two forenoons in the same day.
215.
It never will
rain roses. When we want to _______ more roses we must plant trees.
216.
A good
surgeon must _______ an eagle’s eye, a lion’s heart, and a lady’s hand.
217.
How sharper
than a serpent's tooth is to _______ a thankless child.
218.
Better to
_______ loved and lost than never to _______ loved at all.
219.
We shall
never _______ friends if we expect to find them without fault.
220.
Oh, I am not
going to die, am I? He will not separate us, we _______ been so happy.
221.
The important
thing in life is to _______ a great aim, and the determination to attain it.
222.
What good
shall I do this day? What good _______ I done today?
223.
Scanderbeg’s
sword must _______ Scanderbeg’s arm.
224.
The people
may safely be trusted to hear everything true and false, and to form a correct judgment,
were it fall to me to decide whether we should _______ a government without
newspapers of newspapers without a government, I should not hesitate a moment
to prefer the latter.
225.
I _______ but
one lamp wait which my feet are guided; and that is the lamp of experience I
know of no way of judging of the future but by the past.
226.
The fiercest
agonies _______ shortest reign.
227.
Death when it
comes will _______ no denial.
228.
It is good to
_______ money to buy things that money can buy, but it is better not to lose
things money cannot buy.
229.
Children and
fools _______ merry lives.
230.
Liberty is
the only thing you cannot _______ unless you give it to others.
231.
A boisterous
horse must _______ a rough bridle.
232.
You _______
to believe in yourself, that’s the secret of success.
233.
It is no use
doing what you like ; you _______ got to like what you do.
234.
Liars should
[ought to] _______ good memories.
235.
Creditors 4
_______ better memories than debtors.
236.
Lazy folks
[people] _______ the most labour.
237.
Eternal
truths will be neither true nor eternal unless they _______ fresh meaning for
every new social situation.
238.
I am not now
that which I _______ been.(I am not what I used to be.).
239.
Do not all
you can, spend not all you have; believe not all you hear; and tell not all you
know.
240.
A wise man
cares not for what he cannot have.
241.
Every man
_______ his own habit.
242.
A man _______
two ears and one mouth that he may hear much and speak little.
243.
He knows not
what love is that _______ no children.
244.
A horse
stumbles that _______ four legs.
245.
Man _______
not a greater enemy than himself.
246.
Thy friend
_______ a friend and thy friend's friend _______ a friend so be discreet.
247.
Every heart
_______ its own sorrow.
248.
He who
_______ not tasted bitter knows not what sweet is.
249.
The tongue
breaks bone, though itself _______ none.
250.
A man _______
his hour, and a dog _______ his day.
251.
A man _______
choice to begin love, but not to end it.
252.
Nothing great
in the world _______ been accomplished without passion.
253.
Sell the
bear’s skin before one _______ caught the bear.
254.
Music _______
charms to soothe a savage breast, to soften rocks or bend a knotted oak.
255.
Lie in (oron)
the bed one _______ made.
256.
He is rich
enough who _______ true friends.
257.
Work _______
a bitter root but sweet fruit.
258.
The day
_______ eyes, the night _______ ears.
259.
The black ox
_______ trod on his foot.
260.
Success
_______ many fathers, while failure is an orphan.
261.
The brightest
of all things, the sun, _______ its spots.
262.
Success
_______ many fathers, but failure is an orphan.
263.
It's a poor
mouse that _______ only on hole.
264.
Everybody
_______ his merits and faults.
265.
Politics, as
a practice, whatever its professions, _______ always been the systematic
organization of hatreds.
266.
He that
_______ a full purse never wants a friend.
267.
Reap as (or
what) one _______ sown.
268.
Of all the
possessions of this life fame is the noblest; when the body _______ sunk into
the dust the great name still lives.
269.
Being a
well-dressed man is a career, and he who goes in for it _______ no time for
anything else.
270.
Home is the
place where, when you _______ to go there, it _______ to take you in.
271.
Every cloud
_______ a silver lining.
272.
Pleasure
_______ a sting in its tail.
273.
Every man
hath [has] his faults.
274.
He that would
know what shall be must consider what _______ been.
275.
A wise man
never loses anything if he _______ himself.
276.
He that
_______ [hath] been bitten by a serpent, is afraid of a rope.
277.
He best can
pity who _______ felt the worse.
278.
The man who
_______ made up his mind to win will never say "impossible ".
279.
A growing
youth _______ a wolf in his belly.
280.
The hungry
belly _______ no ears.
281.
He who
_______ no shame _______ no conscience.
282.
It's no use
locking the stable door after the horse _______ bolted.
283.
I don't wait
for moods. You accomplish nothing if you do that. Your mind must know it
_______ got down to work.
284.
To make your
life a sound structure that will serve others and fulfil your own potential,
you _______ to remember that strength, however massive , can't endure unless it
_______ the interlocking support of others. Go it alone and you'll inevitably
tumble.
285.
Every person
_______ two education, one which he receives from others, and one, more
important, which he gives himself.
286.
He who
_______ health, _______ hope, and he who _______ hope, everything.
287.
If a friend
tells a fault, imagine always that he _______ not told the whole.
288.
He that
_______ no children knows not what is love.
289.
He dies like
a beast who _______ done no good while he lived.
290.
A man can
succeed at almost anything for which he _______ unlimited enthusiasm.
291.
The tiger
_______ once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it.
292.
Science
_______ no enemy but the ignorant.
293.
Music _______
charms to soothe the savage breast.
294.
The sea _______
fish for every man.
295.
The wolf
_______ a winning game when the shepherds quarrel.
296.
It is too
late to shut the stable door after the horse _______ been stolen.
297.
Whatever man
_______ done man may do.
298.
Every family
_______ a skeleton in the cupboard.
299.
The first
method for estimating the intelligence of a ruler is to look at the men he
_______ around him.
300.
An upright
judge _______ more regard to justice than to men.
301.
He who
_______ a mind to beat his dog will easily find a stick.
302.
The noble
soul _______ reverence for itself.
303.
He who
_______ done ill once will do it again.
304.
Many a fine
dish _______ nothing on it.
305.
It is a fairy
wood that _______ never a withered bough in it.
306.
He who stands
alone _______ no power.
307.
Whom a
serpent _______ bitten a lizard alarms.
308.
Humor _______
been well defined as thinking in fun while feeling in earnest.
309.
Whom a
serpent _______ bitten fears a lizard.
310.
He who
_______ burnt his mouth blows his soup.
311.
It is a long
lane that _______ no turning.
312.
The peacock
_______ fair feathers, but foul feet.
313.
Wealth is not
his who _______ it, but his who enjoys it.
314.
Every man
_______ his weak side.
315.
He that
learns a trade [an art] _______ a purchase made.
316.
A friend is
never known till a man _______ need.
317.
He who
_______ lost his good name is a dead man among the living.
318.
The wise man
_______ long ears and a short tongue.
319.
We can't all
be heroes. Somebody _______ to sit on the curb and clap as they go by.
320.
Bacchus
_______ drowned more men than Neptune.
321.
Who _______
never tasted bitter, knows not what is sweet.
322.
Stone dead
[Stone-dead] _______ no fellow.
323.
He that
_______ a full purse never lacks a friend. Even in a busy market, nobody cares
to know a poor person.
324.
Everything
_______ its time and that time must be watched.
325.
Every man
_______ the defects of his qualities.
326.
Every man
_______ the defects of his own virtues [his qualities].
327.
The cow knows
not what her tail is worth until she _______ lost it.
328.
He that
_______ a tongue in his head may find his way anywhere.
329.
The tiger
that _______ once tasted blood is never sated with the taste of it.
330.
The paramount
duty of Congress is to stop deficiencies by the restoration of that protective
legislation which _______ always been the firmest prop of the Treasury.
331.
Nature _______
given us two ears, two eyes, and but one tongue, to the end that we should hear
and see more than we speak.
332.
Wherever he
is satisfied with what he does, he _______ reached his culminating point--he
will progress no more.
333.
A man who is
his own lawyer _______ a fool for his client.
334.
In science,
the importance is something that _______ been reached out, not the researcher himself.
335.
A man who
_______ friend must show himself friendly.
336.
He is
immortal 6, not because he alone among creatures _______ an inexhaustible
7voice, but because he _______ a soul, a spirit capable of compassion 8and
sacrifice9 and endurance.
337.
The fool
_______ his heart on his tongue, the wise man keeps his tongue in his heart.
338.
He knows best
what good is that _______ endured evil.
339.
The longest day
_______ an end.
340.
One _______
lived too near a wood to be frightened by owls.
341.
It is a small
flock that _______ not a black sheep.
342.
I regard that
man as lost, who _______ lost his sense of shame.
343.
He who
imagines that he _______ knowledge enough _______ none.
344.
There is
nothing which _______ not been bitter before being ripe.
345.
There is no
man but _______ his faults.
346.
He that _______
a wife _______ a master.
347.
To feel that
one _______ a place in life solves half the problem of content.
348.
The man who
_______ made up his mind to win will never say " Impossible".
349.
The busy bee
_______ no time for sorrow.
350.
Every dog
_______ his day, and every man his hour.
351.
The creditor
_______ always a better memory than the debtor.
352.
He who
_______ never hoped can never despair.
353.
Education
_______ for its object the formation of character.
354.
Who minds his
own business _______ no time to mind other folks.
355.
If you would
_______ a good wife, marry one who _______ been a good daughter. Thomas Fuller
356.
Who _______
no haste in his business mountains to him seem valleys.
357.
The dog that
_______ been beaten with a stick is afraid of its shadow.
358.
When peace
_______ been broken anywhere, the peace of all countries everywhere is in
danger.
359.
Miracles
sometimes occur, but one _______ to work terribly for them.
360.
Our enemy
_______ made us human and civilized by forcing us to suppress our narcissistic
urges and desires for the good of all.
361.
Never embark
on what comes after without _______ mastered what goes before.
362.
There is more
trouble in _______ nothing to do than in _______ much to do.
363.
We're _______
an oral test this week.
364.
We didn't
reckon for _______ such bad weather.
365.
We were
_______ such a good time that we decided to prolong our stay by another week.
366.
The doctor is
quite definite about Tom _______ measles.
367.
He misses not
_______ enough books because he's an avid reader.
368.
I found it a
strain _______ to concentrate for so long.
369.
She won't relish
_______ to do the household chores every day.
370.
We all like
_______ you as our teacher. You _______ our respect and gratefulness.
371.
She hotly
denied _______ taken the money.
372.
The
Government deserves our wholehearted support for _______ taken a step in this
direction.
373.
She showed
her elation at _______ finally achieved her ambition.
374.
We're _______
new locks fitted on all the doors of the classrooms.
375.
He keeps
griping about _______ no money.
376.
Each of them
_______ their own room was the logical solution.
377.
He flatly
denied ever _______ met the woman.
378.
I felt
degraded by _______ to ask for money.
379.
He is _______
a sandwich triangle.
380.
It's an awful
nuisance _______ builders in the house all day.
381.
I half
regretted _______ left the work unfinished.
382.
He accused
foreign nations of _______ a hidden agenda to harm French influence.
383.
The minister confessed
to _______ experimented with cannabis in her youth.
384.
For a moment
I thought I was _______ hallucinations.
385.
The company
was publicly rebuked for _______ neglected safety procedures.
386.
_______ my
car stolen really taught me a lesson - I'll never leave it unlocked again.
387.
_______ heard
the notice, the reporters all squeezed into the hall.
388.
He's a
habitual smoker--he always _______ a cigarette while _______ dinner.
389.
For women,
the "biological clock" governs the time for _______ children.
390.
They haven't
been given these rights for eternity - they should justify _______ them just
like most other people _______ to.
391.
_______ my
mother living with us causes friction at home.
392.
Frank didn't
like _______ the cops know where to find him.
393.
We're _______
a party on Saturday. Would you like to come?
394.
_______
arrived unannounced for supper, we _______ to take potluck.
395.
She was used
to _______ her orders instantly obeyed.
396.
She is
exuberating in the knowledge of _______ contributed to victory.
397.
The government
is _______ to introduce some difficult changes, particularly in moving over to
a market economy.
398.
She is now a
senior executive _______ worked her way up through the company.
399.
I resented
_______ to work such long hours.
400.
_______
children can often unbalance even the closest of relationships.
401.
We're _______
a track and field meet.
402.
She is
_______ trouble with her teeth.
403.
We've been
_______ trouble getting staff.
404.
The accounts
department is/are _______ a Christmas party this week.
405.
How about
_______ a cup of tea?
406.
_______
bought the house, they couldn't afford to furnish it.
407.
_______ my
family around me means happiness to me.
408.
Are you
_______ a sit - down meal or a buffet at the wedding?
409.
He's in
hospital after _______ a coronary last week.
410.
Advertising
companies are always _______ to think up new ways to promote products.
411.
It's almost
15 years old. It isn't worth _______ it repaired.
412.
I'm tired of
_______ to pretend all the time.
413.
He is
accredited with _______ first introduced this word into the language.
414.
Women who put
off _______ a baby often make the best mothers.
415.
The soldiers
were diagnosed as _______ flu.
416.
She's been
_______ a tough time of it lately.
417.
She outgrew
her clothes so rapidly that Patsy was always _______ to buy new ones.
418.
_______
children gave her a broader outlook on life.
419.
The left
wing,_______ deployed into line, began to advance.
420.
I'm _______
doubts about his ability to do the job.
421.
It's so
annoying _______ to drag out the sewing machine every time I want to make a
dress.
422.
It was so
embarrassing _______ to sing in public.
423.
I'm _______ a
really bad day.
424.
These events
left her on the verge of _______ a nervous breakdown.
425.
I've been
_______ a few problems with my car.
426.
They were
subjected to various indignities and discomforts, including _______ to get
dressed and undressed in public.
427.
The local
authority could find itself in the invidious position of _______ to refuse.
428.
All seeds only
come to life once _______ been buried.
429.
He was
attacked for _______ put his signature to the deal.
430.
We're _______
a lottery to raise money for homeless families.
431.
With love to
my wife. I'm grateful for _______ you always by my side. To know I _______ your
love means more than words can tell. To know you are happy makes me very happy
too. You're my everything. Happy birthday with all my love and best wishes.
432.
Be thankful
for what you have; you'll end up _______ more. If you concentrate on what you
don't have, you will never, ever _______ enough. Oprah Winfrey
433.
Of saving,
comes having.
434.
When the
options are unemployment or a boring job, _______ babies can seem like the only
means of self-fulfillment.
435.
Happiness is
about _______ each tiny wish come true.
436.
They were
_______ breakfast when I arrived.
437.
The strikers
were being unreasonable in their demands, _______ rejected the deal two weeks
ago.
438.
It's a hassle
_______ to travel with so many bags.
439.
The children
are _______ a frolic before bedtime.
440.
You are such
a talented and smart member of our team and we are truly grateful of _______
you. Though, you decide to walk an extra mile we are always here to support
you. We just wish you more success on your new endeavor. Thank you because the
way you motivate us is something remarkable.
441.
The nurse was
_______ trouble finding a vein in his arm.
442.
Physical fitness
is _______ a healthy body.
443.
_______ a car
in the city might prove a hindrance.
444.
To such poor
people, the idea of _______ a choice of food is barely imaginable.
445.
They were not
_______ a sexual relationship at the time.
446.
I prefer
_______ your accompanying for life-long time to the short-time tenderness.
447.
Most of
people are looking forward the crystal-like love—pure without any defect.
However the truth is most people are _______ the glass-like love.
448.
Don't slosh
too much water on the floor when you're _______ a bath.
449.
It's not
_______ what you want. It's wanting what you've got.
450.
The king was
regarded as _______ been a enlightened despot.
451.
It's only
common courtesy to tell the neighbours that we'll be _______ a party .
452.
_______
reached the final, the British _______ come a cropper against the more
experienced German team.
453.
She's _______
a tattoo done on her leg.
454.
Not _______
to get up early is just one of the perks of being retired.
455.
It was common
gossip that they were _______ an affair.
456.
Happiness was
an emotion that Reynolds was _______ to relearn.
457.
He bitterly
regretted ever _______ mentioned it.
458.
I'm _______
extreme difficulty in not losing my temper with her.
459.
_______ the
children _______ made his life more livable.
460.
He was
accusing my mum of _______ an affair with another man.
461.
I am _______
a skin graft on my arm soon.
462.
He returned
to Britain in 1939, _______ resided abroad for many years.
463.
I'm
giving/having/holding a party next Saturday night.
464.
Many people
are now _______ trouble making their monthly house payments.
465.
You can
insulate a house against heat loss by _______ the windows double-glazed.
466.
You're not
_______ much luck today, are you?
467.
He's tied
down by _______ to work every Saturday.
468.
_______ a kid
is a 24/7 job.
469.
Unfounded
rumours began circulating that Ian and Susan were _______ an affair.
470.
Oil spills
are _______ a devastating effect on coral reefs in the ocean.
471.
She was super
when I was _______ problems.
472.
Being simple
is not settling for less, it is being satisfied with _______ just enough.
_______ enough is not longing for more, it is being content with _______ you by
my side.
473.
Love means
never _______ to say you are sorry.
474.
Several
pupils were designated as _______ moderate or severe learning difficulties.
475.
There is no
inherent virtue in _______ read all the latest books.
476.
He grudgingly
acknowledged _______ made a mistake.
477.
Many
conscripts resent _______ to do their military service.
478.
_______ to
pay out unexpectedly for car repairs made a big hole in my savings.
479.
_______ to
wait hours came high on the list of complaints.
480.
The children
were _______ fun, chasing each other's shadows.
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