1. As he failed to reply in time, the organisers took his name _____ the list.

2. ____ first consulting us I don’t think he had any right to reach such an agreement ____ the strikers.

3. Plenty of evidence has come to light to prove that he has been involved ____ smuggling.

4. The high rate of inflation obviously puts a great strain ____ the majority of working families.

5. He invariably gets what he wants but unfortunately this is usually ____ the expense of others.

6. He looked ____ nervously ____ his shoulder hoping that no one was paying him any attention.

7. Most children are able to walk ____ holding on to anything when they are fifteen months old.

8. Even the chief engineer was impressed at the speed and efficiency ____

9. The influence _____ Freud _____ the generation that followed was even stronger.

10. There is nothing remarkable _____ the subject matter of his novels, but he will always be remembered _____ his delightfully vivid settings.