It appears that the driver was asked to produce his licence, at which he became angry and excited.

1. He decided not to complete his university course. This was a great disappointment to his parents.

2. We've just installed central heating. This should make a tremendous difference to the house next winter.

3. John was ill in bed. This explains why he didn't turn up last night.

4. He blamed me for everything. I thought this very unfair.

5. I gave the message to your secretary. She was supposed to pass it on to you.

6. Few people attended last night's meeting. This was a pity, since several important matters were decided on.

7. My car's got to go in for repair. This means I'll have to take the train to work for the next few days.

8. He showed the contract to his lawyer. His lawyer advised him not to sign it in its present form.

9. Several people thought the speaker had dealt with the subject very thoroughly. This was hardly the impression I got.

10. He has given in his resignation. This was the best thing he could do in the circumstances.

11. The driver had no insurance and no current licence. In addition to this, he had crossed two sets of red traffic lights immediately before being stopped.

12. The singer returned to give yet another encore. The audience burst

into even wilder applause at this.

13. He lost two games early in the tournament. Despite this, however, he managed to carry off the championship.

14. The Company's newly-acquired subsidiaries will begin to contribute significantly to profits next year. Some allowance for this must be made when considering the long-term prospects.

15. The police discovered the thieves' hide-out two days later. By this time, however, the thieves had disappeared.

Where, when, why, and as

22. Replace the words in italics by when, where, why, or (Nos. 12-15) a construction with as.

1. The days in which you could travel without a passport are a thing of

the past.

2. In 1842, Charles Dickens went to America, in which country he advocated international copyright and the abolition of slavery.

3. There are times at which everyone needs to be alone.

4. Have you ever been in a situation in which you know the other person is right yet you can't agree with him?

5. He remembered several occasions in the past on which he had experienced a similar feeling.

6. Shakespeare arrived in London about 1586, and there, some time later, he became a member of the Lord Chamberlain's company of players.

7. I can't think of any reason/or which you should take all the blame or what happened.

8. The car showed its true qualities on Continental roads, on which it was possible to drive up to 500 miles a day without undue strain.

9. This Company has now introduced a policy under which premiums are related to the age of the driver.

10. The whole family wants to emigrate to a country in which there is more scope for individual enterprise.

11. The fire brigade arrived two hours after the alarm was first raised, and then it was too late to save much of the building.

12. If he doesn't want to join us {and this may well be the case) we can always ask someone else to make up a foursome.

13. John's a very lonely person, and the particular friends that he has tend to be rather odd characters.

14. You have exactly the problem with your new car that we had when we first bought ours.

15. We had completely misjudged the situation, which fact we later discovered.

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