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We can't afford ............ you a new car this year.(give)

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We can't afford to give you a new car this year.

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My boss agreed ............ me a salary increase.(give)

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My boss agreed to give me a salary increase.

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There appears .......... no solution to this problem. (be)

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There appears to be no solution to this problem.

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I have arranged .......... my accountant next Wednesday afternoon.(see)

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I have arranged to see my accountant next Wednesday afternoon.

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He asked ............. the report but I told him that it was confidential.(see)

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He asked to see the report but I told him that it was confidential.

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The company claims ........... the largest employer in the retail sector in the UK.(be)

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The company claims to be the largest employer in the retail sector in the UK.

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I have decided ........... for a new job.(look)

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I have decided to look for a new job.

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The shareholders demanded .......... why the dividend was so small.(know)

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The shareholders demanded to know why the dividend was so small.

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They don't deserve ........... such a large market share. (have)

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They don't deserve to have such a large market share.

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We expect ................ our sales volume next year quite substantially.(increase)

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We expect to increase our sales volume next year quite substantially.

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We failed ................ our sales targets last year.(achieve)

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We failed to achieve our sales targets last year.

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Please don't hesitate ............. me if you if you change your mind.(call)

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Please don't hesitate to call me if you if you change your mind.

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He hopes ................... the negotiations next week.(complete)

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He hopes to complete the negotiations next week.

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I must go ............. the dentist. I have toothache.(see)

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I must go to see the dentist. I have toothache.

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We intend ............... a new factory in three years' time.(build)

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We intend to build a new factory in three years' time.

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She learned ............. Italian when she was a teenager.(speak)

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She learned to speak Italian when she was a teenager.

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I managed .............. a much lower price by increasing the size of the order.(get)

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I managed to get a much lower price by increasing the size of the order.

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We need .............. costs dramatically in all departments.(cut)

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We need to cut costs dramatically in all departments.

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I offered ............... him to the airport.(take)

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I offered to take him to the airport.

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We plan .............. a holiday at the beginning of September.(take)

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We plan to take a holiday at the beginning of September.

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I am just preparing ................ into my new office.(move)

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I am just preparing to move into my new office.

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He pretended ......................... but I don't think that he had really been listening.(understand)

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He pretended to understand but I don't think that he had really been listening.

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My boss promised ............. me more responsibility but I don't think he likes to delegate.(give)

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My boss promised to give me more responsibility but I don't think he likes to delegate.

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Our C.E.O. refused .................. his bonus last year because of the poor results.(accept)

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Our C.E.O. refused to accept his bonus last year because of the poor results.

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He seems .............. a lot of unnecessary risks.(take)

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He seems to take a lot of unnecessary risks.

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The company is struggling ................. at the moment.(survive)

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The company is struggling to survive at the moment.

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I tend .............. moderate risks when investing my personal finances.(take)

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I tend to take moderate risks when investing my personal finances.

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The current economic situation threatens ................ a lot of small retail businesses.(close)

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The current economic situation threatens to close a lot of small retail businesses.

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He volunteered ............. early retirement.(take)

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He volunteered to take early retirement.

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I was planning to buy some gold but now I will wait ............... what will happen next week.(see)

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I was planning to buy some gold but now I will wait to see what will happen next week.

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We want .............. for a salary increase but this is not the right time to do it.(ask)

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We want to ask for a salary increase but this is not the right time to do it.

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I would like ............. to a new department.(move)

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I would like to move to a new department.

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I began ............. the report yesterday. (write)

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I began to write the report yesterday. I began writing the report yesterday.

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We will continue ................ the project. (fund)

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We will continue to fund the project. We will continue funding the project.

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I hate ............. overtime at the weekends. (work)

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I hate to work overtime at the weekends. I hate working overtime at the weekends.

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They like ................ projects on time. (finish)

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They like to finish projects on time. They like finishing projects on time.

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I love ............... to Asia.(travel)

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I love to travel to Asia. I love travelling to Asia.

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I prefer .............. in restaurants in the evening. (eat)

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I prefer to eat in restaurants in the evening. I prefer eating in restaurants in the evening.

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We started ................... cars in the 1940s. (produce)

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We started to produce cars in the 1940s. We started producing cars in the 1940s.

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He will never forget .......... in a jet for the first time.(fly)

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He will never forget flying in a jet for the first time.

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I forgot .......... you yesterday.(email)

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I forgot to email you yesterday.

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He went on ............. about his job all day.(talk)

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He went on talking about his job all day.

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He talked about his boss and went on .......... about his job.(talk)

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He talked about his boss and went onto talk about his job.

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My job means ............ a lot.(travel)

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My job means travelling a lot.

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I meant ........... you my email address.(give)

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I meant to give you my email address.

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She regrets ........... that our CEO had resigned because it was only a rumour.(say)

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She regrets saying that our CEO had resigned because it was only a rumour.

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We regret ........... that our CEO has resigned.(say)

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We regret to say that our CEO has resigned.

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I remember .......... my first presentation.(give)

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I remember giving my first presentation.

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I remembered ........... the door this morning.(lock)

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I remembered to lock the door this morning.

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She stopped ........ her cigarette when her boss came in.(smoke)

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She stopped smoking her cigarette when her boss came in.

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He stopped .......... a cigarette because he had not had a break.(smoke)

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He stopped to smoke a cigarette because he had not had a break.

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I tried ....... the fire extinguisher but the fire was too big.(use)

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I tried using the fire extinguisher but the fire was too big.

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I tried ....... the fire extinguisher but it was defective.(use)

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I tried to use the fire extinguisher but it was defective.

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This is my plan. I propose ............ the two teams.(merge)

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This is my plan. I propose to merge the two teams.

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I propose ......... the two teams. What does everyone think?(merge)

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I propose merging the two teams. What does everyone think?

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He admitted ............ the wrong decision when he employed five new members of staff.(make)

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He admitted making the wrong decision when he employed five new members of staff.

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We anticipate ............ downsize this business unit due to the recession.(have to)

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We anticipate having to downsize this business unit due to the recession.

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I want to avoid ........... anyone redundant.(make)

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I want to avoid making anyone redundant.

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The Board of Directors considered ............. our main competitor last year.(take over)

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The Board of Directors considered taking over our main competitor last year.

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We delayed ............. the final decision until we had received our preliminary results.(make)

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We delayed making the final decision until we had received our preliminary results.

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At the meeting, they discussed .......... a new branch in Paris.(open)

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At the meeting, they discussed opening a new branch in Paris.

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I dislike ....... quick decisions without consulting my colleagues.(make)

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I dislike making quick decisions without consulting my colleagues.

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She enjoys ......... joint venture projects.(manage)

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She enjoys managing joint venture projects.

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He finished ............ the report at about ten o'clock.(write)

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He finished writing the report at about ten o'clock.

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I want ......... skiing during my next holiday.(go)

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I want to go skiing during my next holiday.

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I can't imagine ........ in charge of the whole division.(be)

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I can't imagine being in charge of the whole division.

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My job involves ................ in regular video conferences.(participate)

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My job involves participating in regular video conferences.

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My secretary keeps .......... the same mistake with the figures.(make)

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My secretary keeps making the same mistake with the figures.

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She mentioned .......... to London next week but I don't remember on which day.(go)

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She mentioned going to London next week but I don't remember on which day.

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Would you mind .......... for a few minutes?(wait)

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Would you mind waiting for a few minutes?

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I am prepared to work later in the evenings but I will miss ............ my children.(see)

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I am prepared to work later in the evenings but I will miss seeing my children.

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She practised ................ questions for her interview well in advance.(answer)

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She practised answering questions for her interview well in advance.

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I wish that my boss would quit ................. my projects.(micro-manage)

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I wish that my boss would quit micro-managing my projects.

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I don't recall ......... anything like that.(say)

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I don't recall saying anything like that.

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I recommend ............ in some new machinery.(invest)

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I recommend investing in some new machinery.

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I don't recollect ............ a note of her email address.(make)

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I don't recollect making a note of her email address.

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He resents .............. write so many reports.(have to)

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He resents having to write so many reports.

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He couldn't resist ............ if I had received a salary increase.(ask)

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He couldn't resist asking if I had received a salary increase.

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We risk ............... the contract if we cannot get a better price for the materials.(lose)

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We risk losing the contract if we cannot get a better price for the materials.

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She suggested ........... the decision until we had more information.(delay)

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She suggested delaying the decision until we had more information.

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It's not worth ............ any more money on this brand because sales are in decline.(spend)

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It's not worth spending any more money on this brand because sales are in decline.

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There's no point .............. with him because he just won't listen.(disagree)

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There's no point disagreeing with him because he just won't listen.

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I can't help .............. that we have the wrong strategy.(think)

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I can't help thinking that we have the wrong strategy.

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The project manager spent a lot of time ................ to what the key users wanted.(listen)

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The project manager spent a lot of time listening to what the key users wanted.

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Do you fancy ........ a look through my report before I submit it to my boss?(have)

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Do you fancy having a look through my report before I submit it to my boss?

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My boss advised me ............ for a promotion.(apply)

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My boss advised me to apply for a promotion.

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The company doesn't allow us ........... holidays during June and July.(take)

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The company doesn't allow us to take holidays during June and July.

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My colleague, Mr Andrews, asked me ......... you his best regards.(send)

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My colleague, Mr Andrews, asked me to send you his best regards.

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Bad weather caused us .............. the meeting.(postpone)

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Bad weather caused us to postpone. the meeting.

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My boss has challenged me .............. tennis.(play)

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My boss has challenged me to play tennis.

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I managed to convince my boss ............... for the project.(tender)

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I managed to convince my boss to tender for the project.

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My father encouraged me .......... an MBA course at university.(do)

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My father encouraged me to do an MBA course at university.

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My husband expects me .............. for a salary increase during my next appraisal meeting.(ask)

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My husband expects me to ask for a salary increase during my next appraisal meeting.

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I forbid you ............... this to anyone.(mention)

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I forbid you to mention this to anyone.

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The Board of Directors forced us .............. budget cuts after our results were released.(make)

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The Board of Directors forced us to make budget cuts after our results were released.

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My secretary helps me ........... all of my emails.(deal with)

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My secretary helps me to deal with all of my emails.

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The company hired her .............. with the department reorganisation.(help)

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The company hired her to help with the department reorganisation.

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My boss has instructed me ................ departmental spending.(monitor)

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My boss has instructed me to monitor departmental spending.

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I have invited them .............. to the office party.(come)

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I have invited them to come to the office party.

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I need you .......... this form.(fill in)

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I need you to fill in this form.

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His doctor ordered him ........... a rest.(take)

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His doctor ordered him to take a rest.

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The law doesn't permit us ........... shares if we have insider information.(buy)

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The law doesn't permit us to buy shares if we have insider information.

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She persuaded her boss ......... her fly to Paris instead of having a video conference.(let)

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She persuaded her boss to let her fly to Paris instead of having a video conference.

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Please remind me .................. the bank on Monday.(telephone)

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Please remind me to telephone the bank on Monday.

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The lawyers have requested us ............ them some further information.(send)

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The lawyers have requested us to send them some further information.

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My mother taught me ................. French when I was a little boy.(speak)

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My mother taught me to speak French when I was a little boy.

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My boss told me ......... a holiday before starting my next major project.(take)

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My boss told me to take a holiday before starting my next major project.

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My negotiations coach trained me ......... tentative language when negotiating.(use)

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My negotiations coach trained me to use tentative language when negotiating.

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The CEO wanted me ............ responsibility for the HR department after the merger.(take over)

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The CEO wanted me to take over responsibility for the HR department after the merger.

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I warned you not ................. your boss's strategy.(challenge)

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I warned you not to challenge your boss's strategy.

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