Use of English page 17

would rather + infinitive
would rather + object + past tense

would rather + infinitive
would rather + object + past tense

​She'd rather stay at home.
I'd rather stay at home.
I'd rather she stayed at home.

He'd rather come tomorrow.
I'd rather come tomorrow.
I'd rather he came tomorrow.

requested

requested
to be requested to do sth
to be requested not to do sth

You are requested to wait in the waiting room.
They were requested to wait in the waiting room.
She was requested to fill in a form.
Were they requested to make an appointment?
I was requested not to park there.
We were requested not to use phones.

on good terms with

to be on good terms with sb

He is not on good terms with his colleagues.
I am on good terms with my clients.
It is important to be on good terms with your boss.

account for

account for sth - wyjaśnić

He could not account for always being late for work.
How do you account for your wife's disappearance?
His boss accounted for the time spent online.
The government couldn't account for millions of dollars of the taxpayers' money.

account for sb - pilnować kogoś, kryć kogoś

Are you accounting for him?
Stop accounting for me. (Stop watching me.)

account for sth/sb - brać coś/kogoś pod uwagę

Why didn't you account for me when you planned the trip?
We will account for your experience when we decide who will get the job.

account for sth - stanowić część czegoś

High-tech companies account for 32% of the total value of the payrolls in the area.
Oil accounts for about 30% of this country's export.

account for sth - stanowić przyczynę czegoś

Long working hours account for decreased efficiency.
The poor weather may have accounted for the small crowd.

account for sth/sb - pokonać, zniszczyć, zabić

In 2015, Polish representation accounted for Georgia by 4-0.
Sauron was accounted for Frodo, the member of the Fellowship of the Ring.

account for sth - rejestrować coś, rozliczać coś

I am responsible for accounting for transactions in my company.
He accounted for buying the computers.

make sb do sth

make sb do sth

You make me laugh.
He made her cry.
Our boss made us stay late.
Don't make me do this.

the first.../the best... + perfect tense

the first.../the best... + perfect tense
(superlative)

This is the first time I've been here.
It was the first time I'd been there.

This is the worst film I've seen.
This is the third cake you've eaten this morning.

It was the worst trip I'd made.
It was the most interesting book I'd read.