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We haven't ______
time left; we've only ______ minutes more.
We haven't
much time left; we've only
a few minutes more.
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He has got ______ debts to settle,
but he hasn't got ______ money. |
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It's not good to eat too ______
cakes even though they are delicious. You'll have to practise
______ self-restraint. |
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He doesn't have ______ liking for
her, but there are ______ occasions when he can't help admiring
her. |
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You can do ______ better if you put
in ______ more effort. |
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She bought only ______ records
because she hadn't brought ______ money with her. Besides, she
had ______ other things to buy. |
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______ competitors took part in the
Walkathon, but only ______ managed to reach the finish-line. |
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There's ______ trouble at the new
foundry because ______ of the workers there have threatened to
go on strike. |
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She hasn't ______ children but she
has ______ difficulty in making ends meet. |
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They encountered ______
difficulties because only ______ of them were really experienced
at mountaineering. The rest had only ______ experience. |
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There wasn't ______ dirt on the
floor, so she did not bother to sweep it. Moreover, she had
______ other things to do. |
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There aren't ______ biscuits left
in the tin but you can have ______ . |
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Most of the others have had their
lunch. There are only ______ pieces of fish and ______ soup left
for you. |
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The travelers have ______
kilometers to go but they have only ______ petrol left in the
car. |
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We don't hear ______ news about the
war at the front because not ______ reporters dare to travel
around there. |
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There are ______ advice notes at
the bottom of the page. Students are to read them before
answering the ______ questions in the exercise. |
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I have only ______ spare time left,
so I can give you only ______ minutes for your interview. |
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The children don't make ______
noise, and they need only ______ supervision in their lessons. |
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My brother doesn't read ______
books as he doesn't have ______ interest in them. |
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We'd better stop smoking so ______
cigarettes in this room. Our hostess will have ______ complaints
against us otherwise. |
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He has got
many debts to settle, but he hasn't got
much money. |
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It's not good to eat too
many cakes even though they
are delicious. You'll have to practise
a little self-restraint. |
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He doesn't have
much liking for her, but
there are a few occasions
when he can't help admiring her. |
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You can do
much better if you put in
a little more effort. |
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She bought only
a few records because she
hadn't brought much money
with her. Besides, she had a few
other things to buy. |
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Many
competitors took part in the Walkathon, but only
a few managed to reach the
finish-line. |
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There's a
little trouble at the new foundry because
a few of the workers there
have threatened to go on strike. |
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She hasn't
many children but she has
much difficulty in making ends meet. |
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They encountered
many difficulties because
only a few of them were
really experienced at mountaineering. The rest had only
a little experience. |
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There wasn't
much dirt on the floor, so she did not bother to
sweep it. Moreover, she had many
other things to do. |
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There aren't
many biscuits left in the tin but you can have
a few. |
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Most of the others have had their
lunch. There are only a few
pieces of fish and a little
soup left for you. |
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The travelers have
many kilometers to go but
they have only a little
petrol left in the car. |
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We don't hear
much news about the war at the front because not
many reporters dare to
travel around there. |
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There are
a few advice notes at the bottom of the page.
Students are to read them before answering the
many questions in the
exercise. |
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I have only
a little spare time left, so I can give you only
a few minutes for your
interview. |
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The children don't make
much noise, and they need
only a little supervision in
their lessons. |
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My brother doesn't read
many books as he doesn't
have much interest in them. |
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We'd better stop smoking so
many cigarettes in this
room. Our hostess will have many
complaints against us otherwise. |
