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1. I felt someone... at my coat. 2.... the chair into the corner, will you? 3. The bus... to a stop. 4. Tom... his suitcase under the bed with his foot. 5. Graham had to... the steering wheel to the left to avoid a crash. 6. He... the string and the light came on. 7. Roberta’s mouth... as she tried to stop herself laughing out aloud. 8.... her coat from the hook, she rushed out of the door. 9. Just wait your turn - there is no need to.... 10. The car made a strange noise and then... to a halt. 11. Just... those books aside and make some space for yourself on the desk. 12. He tried to suppress a smile but the corner of his mouth.... 13. She pulled one of the strings and the puppet’s arms... upwards. 14. “Why has she come?” he asked,... his head towards the woman who had just entered the room. 15. I felt a... at my sleeve. 16. There was a lot of pushing and... as people tried to get to the front. 17. … the chair into the corner, would you? 18. Some of the journalists shouted, swore, and... each other. 19. The policeman... the prisoner to his feet and marched him off. 20. The train moved off with a whistle and a.... 21. With a... of his thumb, he drew my atttention to the notice that said “No Smoking”. 22. She... her nose like a rabbit. 23. Give it a.... 24. She was jostled and... by an angry crowd as she left the court. 25. I’ve got a... at the corner of my eye - can you see it? 26. Would you help me give the piano a...? 27. It was my first parachute jump, and as I stood hesitating, the instructor gave me a... from behind. 28. The shock of losing his job... him out of his settled lifestyle. 29. As the train set off, I became aware of every... and jolt it was making. 30. She pulled the bush out of the ground with a sharp.... 31. Reporters pushed and... as they tried to get close to the princess. 32. It’s nearly in position. It just needs a couple more.... 33. I’ll just... this laundry in the washer before we go out. 34. You’ll feel something... the line when you get a fish. 35. The alarm clock went off and he woke up with a.... 36. One of the bank robbers... her against the wall. 37. At first we thought the cat was dead, then its tail …. 38. The train stopped with a.... 39.... his head towards the door, Mrs. Hartley said, “I don’t think she’ll be coming back here for a while”. 40. Armed police... the protesters aside to make way for the president’s car. 41. The knife was stuck but she pulled it out with a.... 42. If the door won’t open just give it a... 43. She pulled the dog back with a sharp... of his leash. 44. He bundled the papers together and... them into a drawer. 45.... anything you don’t want in that sack.
B) guilt, blame, fault
1. He’s got many..., but dishonesty isn’t one of them. 2. Davis eventually confessed because he found he couldn’t live with the.... 3. I don’t see why I should take the... for all your mistakes. 4. You can’t always shift the... onto your secretary. 5. “The dog’s escaped.” “That’s your.... You left the gate open.” 6. There can be no doubt about the... of a man who is found with stolen money in his pockets. 7. The children behave badly, but the... lies with the parents, who don’t care about their behaviour. 8. If this plan goes wrong we’ll both take the.... 9. Don’t moan at me. It’s not my... you’re in trouble. 10. His face showed..., though he said he had done nothing wrong. 11. For all his..., he was a good father. 12. We were ready to take the... for what had happened. 13. There was a sense of collective... in the community that the disaster had been allowed to happen. 14. The judge laid the... for the accident on the driver of the car. 15. “Whose... was the crash?” “Well, it wasn’t mine.” 16. She was tormented by feelings of... and shame over what she had done.
