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• I go to the cheapest hairdresser's in town.
• "I can't find my keys." "Have another check in your jacket pockets."
• He is one of the top chefs in Britain.
• She sat in the dentist's waiting room, nervously chewing at her nails.
• The chlorine in the pool makes my eyes sore.

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• He sings in the church choir.
• After years of chasing her dreams, she finally got a part in a film.
• Centre all the headings in this document.
• The camera work in some of these animal documentaries is fantastic.
• There's some wonderful calligraphy in these old manuscripts.

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• The bathroom gets chilly in the winter.
• I was told off for talking in class.
• I don't think we should expand our business in the current economic climate.
• Our costs have climbed rapidly in the last few years.
• Spain was admitted to the European Community in 1986.

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• I can run a mile in 5 minutes.
• There's no way I can type up this whole report in one morning!
• He explained the whole system in about 30 seconds - he doesn't waste words, does he?
• I didn't think they would get all the bedrooms redecorated in just one day.
• My letter arrived in two days, Mum said.

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• We've got two clear weeks to finish the decorating.
• Jim's car has clocked (up) 40 000 miles in less than two years.
• Anyone who's late for work three times in one week gets a written warning from the boss.
• He managed to pay off his debts in two years.
• I'll be seeing Pat in a few days/in a few days' time.

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• They were desperately in love to begin with, but I think it's starting to cool off now.
• He drove so fast that I really felt my life was in danger.
• Although I support the project in public, my private opinion is that it will fail.
• They clung together in terror as the screams grew louder.
• She watched in amazement as the fireworks exploded.

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• The document is written in plain English.
• All the lectures were in French.
• Please write your name in block capitals.
• He made his views known in no uncertain terms.
• The leaflet is available in a variety of languages.

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• It is illegal for public officials to solicit gifts or money in exchange for favours.
• I'd like to do something for you in exchange for everything you've done for me.
• Management have granted a 10% pay rise in response to union pressure.
• The changes are in response to demand from our customers.
• In reply to their questions, she just shrugged.

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• Kim's birthday cake was in the shape of a train.
• Luckily, help arrived in the shape of a police officer.
• The events came in quick succession.
• Most of Manhattan is laid out in a grid pattern with avenues going north-south and streets east-west.
• The replies came back in ones and twos.

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• He's probably in his late twenties.
• The temperature is expected to be in the twenties tomorrow.
• Her career only began to pick up when she was in her forties.
• My dad's in his fifties.
• She was well into her 90s when she died.

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• She's hoping to get a job in advertising.
• The troops receive training in a number of different types of warfare.
• She has a degree in French from Manchester University.
• Changes in atmospheric pressure are producing these strange weather conditions.
• There has been a lot of research done in that particular field.

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• You look strange in that outfit.
• You'll be too hot in that jacket.
• The children were dressed in identical uniforms.
• You are expected to arrive in the appropriate attire.
• The photograph showed local people in national costume.

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• One in five products was found to be defective.
• The gradient of the hill increases to one in ten.
• Only one in every 50 shoppers questioned had heard of the new proposals.
• The project only has a one in 20 chance of success.
• The chances of that happening must be one in a million!

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• In some ways, I preferred the old version.
• In terms of value for money, it's a good deal.
• The two teams are evenly matched in ability.
• The bag was green in colour.
• What's the difference in cost between the two cars?

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• In helping others, I'm indirectly helping myself.
• Man introduced the grey squirrel to these parts and in doing so effectively wiped out the red squirrel.
• In stepping up your exercise, you are also stepping up your calorie requirement.
• In a sense you are helping her but in doing so, you are also preventing her from helping herself.
• In attracting insects to your garden, you are also attracting birds.

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• Push the clutch in, put the car into gear, rev the engine and then gently let the clutch out.
• The goalkeeper was caught napping and the ball went straight in.
• We went in by the front door.
• Suddenly the door burst open and police officers carrying guns rushed in.
• You have to take the needle and push it right in.

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• The report has to be in by the end of the week.
• It's important that you get your application in on time.
• You should get your insurance claim in as soon as possible.
• All essays must be in by Friday 14 March.
• When does your tax return have to be in?

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• We'll have to wait until the tide comes in.
• Be careful not to get trapped when the tide come in.
• Is the tide coming in or going out?
• If the tide comes in, we'll be stranded on these rocks.
• The tug towed the damaged ship back in.

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• You can claim back the overpaid tax by filling in this form.
• I got on with the business of filling in the form.
• The children had to colour in the pictures.
• Fill in the gaps with the correct answer.
• Have you filled in the application form for your passport yet?