Mercian diplomats have broken ………………….. all relations with Northumbria.

(a)  

According to the police report the thieves broke ………………… (a)   through the backdoor.

Please have a seat - the meeting is ………………….. to start.

(a)  

Scientists have broken …………………... in their fight against TB.

(a)  

There was mass panic when cholera broke ………………….. in the city.

(a)  

You aren’t allowed to leave the auditorium until the concert is ………………….. .

(a)  

They became annoyed with Sam who kept breaking …………………... their conversation.

(a)  

I’m not surprised Sally and Jim broke ………………… (a)   ; they kept quarrelling all the time.

Thousands of villagers fled when fire broke ………………… (a)   in the north of the country.

On seeing the pictures he broke ………………….. and confessed to his crimes.

(a)  

Can you break the report …………………... into five separate sections?

(a)  

By 1980, flared trousers were ………………… (a)   . Nobody seemed to like them any more.

He took a deep breath before breaking the bad news ………………… (a)   Mrs Jones.

This is a difficult task - do you think he will be …………………... It?

(a)  

We may be ……………………... a cold winter this year.

(a)