| FREQUENTLY FOUND STRUCTURES
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| A great many buildings / people…
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| A summit conference
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| According to sb
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| An alternative to
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| As / So long as
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| As a result of
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| As far as sth is concerned
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| As to / Considering / Regarding
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| At all costs / Without fail
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| At the expense of
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| But for the fact that / If it hadn’t been for the fact that
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| By all accounts
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| For fear of…ing
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| From the very beginning
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| I can personally vouch for the fact that
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| I object to…ing
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| I would (far) sooner…BI
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| I would have been better off…ing
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| If I had been / were in your shoes
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| In addition to…ing
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| In preference to
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| In proportion to
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| In terms of…noun
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| In the light of (this information) / In view of
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| It didn’t occur to me that
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| It is common knowledge that
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| It is worth…ing
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| It seems / looks / appears as if/though
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| It serves / served / will serve you right
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| It was / is alleged that
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| It was the first time…past perfect
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| It would be in your own / best interest to
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| It’s (high) time…simple past
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| It’s doubtful if / that
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| It’s no good…ing
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| It’s no use…ing
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| It’s the first time…present perfect
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| Known as…
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| Let alone (the fact that)
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| Much as = Although = Even though = Though
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| No reference was made to / Make reference to
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| On my first / second attempt
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| On sb’s arrival / departure
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| On second thoughts / On reflection
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| On the condition that
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| On the grounds that = Because of
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| Other than / Apart from / Except for…ing / noun
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| Rather than
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| Regardless of
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| Sth serves its purpose
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| Sth tipped the scales in his favour
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| The answer to / The key to / The solution to
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| The prospects of…ing sth
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| The small hours = After midnight early in the morning
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| There can be little / no doubt over sth
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| There is little / no likelihood that
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| There’s a demand for
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| There’s a good chance that
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| There’s a reduction / an increase in
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| There’s a risk that
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| There’s heavy / severe / harsh criticism of
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| There’s no excuse for sb…ing sth
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| There’s no guarantee that
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| There’s no point in…ing
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| To acquaint myself with (the rules)
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| To an / some extent / To such an extent that…
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| To be at a loose end
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| To be at a loss
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| To be at fault
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| To be bound to / To be certain to
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| To be cut out for …ing sth
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| To be cut out to be a (profession)
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| To be hard on sb
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| To be in mourning for sb
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| To be in need of…ing
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| To be in possession of
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| To be in the habit of…ing sth
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| To be in the hope of…ing
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| To be intent / determined on…ing
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| To be laid off (workers, clerks…) = To be made redundant
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| To be left speechless
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| To be on good / bad / equal terms with sb
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| To be on the dole
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| To be released on bail
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| To be resigned to the fact of…ing
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| To be susceptible to / prone to
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| To be taken aback by = To be taken by surprise
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| To be taken completely by surprise
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| To be under construction
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| To be under pressure
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| To bear a great / striking resemblance to
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| To break an engagement off
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| To cast doubt on sth / To cast an eye on sb (cast-cast-cast)
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| To cater for
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| To chair a meeting
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| To clash with (timing)
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| To commit myself to…ing sth
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| To comply with / to abide by / to conform to
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| To discourage sb from…ing sth
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| To distance myself from (another point of view)
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| To end up in…(prison)
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| To familiarise myself with
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| To focus attention on
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| To form an opinion
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| To get / be accustomed to…ing
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| To get the gist
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| To give an excuse for…ing
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| To give sb credit for …ing sth
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| To have a good / excellent command of…(language)
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| To have a monopoly on…ing
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| To have a narrow escape / To have a close shave
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| To have an (immense / great) effect on sb
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| To have little / great / no difficulty in…ing
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| To have no intention of…ing
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| To have no other choice / option / alternative but to…
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| To have sth at my disposal
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| To insist on…ing
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| To keep sb abreast of… = To inform sb on
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| To keep up to date
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| To lead to / to result in
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| To let off (some) steam
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| To make an impression on sb
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| To mutter sth under my breath
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| To prevent sb from…ing
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| To provide sb with
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| To pull out of (an agreement)
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| To pursue my own interests
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| To put paid to sb’s hopes = lose hope
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| To raise (an) objection(s) to…ing
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| To resign myself to an idea / of…ing sth
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| To resort to…ing / As a last resort
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| To seek approval from sb (seek-sought-sought)
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| To subject myself to
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| To succeed in…ing
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| To take any / no notice of
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| To take into account / into consideration
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| To take steps / course of action
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| To tell at a glance that
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| To the best of my ability
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| To transform sth into
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| To try / do my best
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| To work up an appetite
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| To write off debts
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| We are all in the same boat
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| We hadn’t bargained for / on
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| With the exception of = With / To the exclusion of
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| Without (any) doubt / Beyond a / the shadow of a doubt
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