The dress doesn't fit. I'll have to have it ___ .

If people must smoke in bed, then they should at least take the precaution of buying ___ sheets and blankets.

Although my father has ___ hearing, he still refuses to wear a hearing aid.

The baby ___ when its mother clapped her hands in front of its face.

Where were you ___ to be a teacher?

My brother is studying to be an ___ engineer.

I do wish you'd grow up, John! You're so ___ at time.

There's a ___ going round in the office that Mr Burgess and Ms Gibson are getting married.

I wonder if you would like to ___ with me on a book I'm thinking of writing about famous women in politics.

I couldn't care less one way or the other. I'm completely ___ .

I hear that Manchester United beat Liverpool two-___ in last night's cup match.

There is a very strong ___ that man will land on the planet Mars before 2050.

South Wales was once a flourishing coal-mining area, but today there are hundreds of ___ coalmines scattered throughout the valleys.

My uncle has just got a divorce, which is very strange since he is a marriage guidance ___ .

I'm afraid the boot is full. There is no ___ for any more suitcases.

I'll see you next week, ___ on Friday.

The tennis match was held up for ten minutes when the ___ fainted.

Any idea what the present Government's ___ is on defence?

They climbed up the steep stone ___ leading to the old church.

I hope he's got a good ___ to represent him in court. Robbing a bank is a very serious offence.

His ___ worries were solved when he suddenly won £250,000 on the Football Pools.

My new flat is just around the corner from my office, which is very ___ for me.

The house I've just bought is in a very good residential area, close to shops, schools and other local ___ .

It's much too hot. Let's go and sit in the ___ for a while.