(1) He had gone to the reception desk, presumably to check out.
(2) She wheeled sharply and headed for the check-out counter.
(3) The police had to check out the call.

(1) Her bed was crisply made, her clothes put away.
(2) "Yes, Mum," replied Cheryl as she slowly put away her doll.
(3) put away any valuable or breakable objects.

(1) On the morning before starting the fast, write down your starting weight.
(2) write down (in order of priority) the qualities you'd like to have.
(3) Please write down your name on the reverse side of the envelope.

(1) Good people be strict with themselves, bad people be strict with others.
(2) Parents must be strict with their children.
(3) We should be strict with children.

(1) We'll get together next week, OK?
(2) All the members of the family get together once a year.
(3) Villagers get together every year to keep this age - old tradition alive.

(1) The Convention set down rules for deciding which country should deal with an asylum request.
(2) Old Walter is setting down his memories of village life.
(3) The second passenger asked to be set down at the church.

(1) His only wish now is to be left in peace.
(2) Rhinoceroses and dragons for once will let us walk in peace.
(3) Please As someone who was once your friend, let me die in peace.

(1) Beside me were dozens of sandwiches and a box of candy.
(2) Sarah is never lonely because she has dozens of friends.
(3) Windows from dozens of nearby buildings were also and shards of glass littered the area.

(1) Dave was in a hurry to get back to work.
(2) Patrick often plays up when he knows I'm in a hurry.
(3) Eric left the barge in a hurry.

(1) They were almost completely cut off from the outside world.
(2) The view is cut off by the next building.
(3) The executioner cut off his head at one blow.

(1) There were always things to think about when she went walking.
(2) Give me a few hours to think about it.
(3) I think we need to go away and think about this.

(1) Let's send out for a pizza and watch The Late Show.
(2) send out a distress signal; the ship is sinking.
(3) All the stars send out light and heat.

(1) Predictably, it will split and fall apart by and by, though it may not crumble instantly.
(2) Things are bound to get better by and by.
(3) He'll come round by and by.

(1) It lets sunlight in but doesn't let heat out...
(2) Meer let out his breath in a long sigh.
(3) When she saw him, she let out a cry of horror.

(1) He is likely to get off with a small fine.
(2) At eight I said 'I'm getting off now.'
(3) I told you. get off the farm.

(1) Jane is determined to hold on to her fortune.
(2) Because he once loved her, she still has a hold on him.
(3) Firms are now keen to hold on to the people they recruit.

(1) No, I feel like doing something different today.
(2) If you feel like doing anatomy, will not try to mix it with the poses?
(3) Why do I have to break this news to him, I don't feel like doing it.

(1) I left my car in a lay-by and set off on foot.
(2) In a pinch, you could get home on foot.
(3) Some people came by car, others came on foot.

(1) He threatened to inform the government of his radical activities.
(2) Worries and tenseness can lead to insomnia.
(3) This suggestion will certainly lead to an argument.

(1) The ideological make-up of the unions is now radically different from what it had been.
(2) Using SCM and element make up of feedback network, buildup AC regulator.
(3) Wedding day make - up of the division which is better?

(1) Foam can help divert acid to reservoir layers most in need of stimulation.
(2) The law is in need of revision.
(3) Even sympathetic commentators say the SPD is exhausted and in need of a spell in opposition.

(1) AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome...
(2) What does EU stand for?
(3) The party is trying to give the impression that it alone stands for democracy...

(1) I've sent for the doctor.
(2) send for your free catalogue today.
(3) My mother is ill. We must send for a doctor at once.

(1) I never go on the bus into the town.
(2) On the law of averages we just can't go on losing.
(3) I'm all right here. go on with your work.

(1) I came across a group of children playing.
(2) We like to identify and celebrate women's success whenever we come across it.
(3) When sober he can come across as an extremely pleasant and charming young man...

(1) When can you give back the money that you owe?
(2) give back there. The express is due.
(3) The student who will graduate should give back the academic gown first.

(1) or else you are a liability as a manager.
(2) You must study harder ( or ) else you'll fail in the English examination.
(3) Hurry up or , else you'll be ` late.

(1) They will then have more money to spend on other things.
(2) What frustrates him is that there's too little money to spend on the project.
(3) She would pinch on food in order to spend on clothing.

(1) I like to think I'm relatively easy to get along with.
(2) It's impossible to get along with him.
(3) get along with you. It's a cock and bull story.

(1) They go in for tennis and bowls.
(2) They wanted me to go in for film work.
(3) Those who go in for intrigues and conspiracy are doomed to failure.

(1) I cannot resist slipping in a word of advice.
(2) Victor, in a word, got increasingly fed up.
(3) None of your business. Don't put in a word.

(1) Every time I mentioned taking a swim in the lake he would make a face.
(2) He quirked up his nose to make a face.
(3) Don't make a face. Eating vegetables is good for you.

(1) Any possible solution to the Irish question can only come about through dialogue...
(2) That came about when we went to Glastonbury last year...
(3) come about 4 o'clock. We'll have cocktails and grill steaks.

(1) The book, so far as I can judge, is remarkably accurate.
(2) This arrangement is quite satisfactory, so far as I am concerned.
(3) so far as I know, she has a faculty of housekeeping.

(1) in the end I just couldn't kick Jimmy when he was down.
(2) They prefer, in the end, to stick with what they know.
(3) in the end only three points separated the two teams.