(1) They appeared on the dot of 9.50 pm as always.
(2) The pm presided over a meeting of his inner Cabinet.
(3) The pm pledged to make life better for the poorest families.

(1) I've spoken to the manager about it.
(2) The President refused to speak to the waiting journalists.
(3) (especially North American English)Can I speak with you for a minute?

(1) white paint
(2) gloss/matt/acrylic paint
(3) The woodwork has recently been given a fresh coat of paint .

(1) Robin never really liked him at all...
(2) There were no roads at all...
(3) The general was an unattractive man to all but his most ardent admirers...

(1) You could tell that he had really done his homework (= found out all he needed to know) .
(2) I have to write up the notes for homework .
(3) How much homework do you get?

(1) We hope to be there within the hour (= in less than an hour) .
(2) We're four hours ahead of New York (= referring to the time difference) .
(3) Chicago is two hours away (= it takes two hours to get there) .

(1) Come over on Sunday afternoon.
(2) Where were you on the afternoon of May 21?
(3) Are you ready for this afternoon's meeting?

(1) our daughter/dog/house
(2) We showed them some of our photos.
(3) our main export is rice.

(1) Shall we walk or go by bus ?
(2) A regular bus service connects the train station with the town centre.
(3) a bus company/driver

(1) a jazz/rock musician
(2) He was a brilliant musician.
(3) ...one of Britain's best known rock musicians.

(1) a little house
(2) a little group of tourists
(3) a little old lady

(1) The club has moved its meeting to saturday, January 22nd.
(2) He easily overcame Garcia, saturday's conqueror of Ernie Els.
(3) I've asked Mum to sit for us next saturday.

(1) to play the piano
(2) playing jazz on the piano
(3) piano music

(1) We're going to go home and nurse our colds.
(2) I'll go home and pay an overdue visit to my mother.
(3) But Fred was bored and desired to go home.

(1) That's the best movie I've ever seen!
(2) She was one of the best tennis players of her generation.
(3) Is that your best suit?

(1) It was time for him to go to work.
(2) I go to work by bicycle as a rule.
(3) We haven't to go to work today.

(1) Why do we have to go to bed so early?
(2) I go to bed round 11:00 at night.
(3) I'm going to go to bed.

(1) Stay in bed extra late or get up specially early.
(2) They have to get up early in the morning.
(3) She waited for him to get up, but he didn't move.

(1) He's trying to get a job .
(2) She took a job as a waitress.
(3) His brother's just lost his job .

(1) Life was harder then because neither of us had a job.
(2) Things were very different back then .
(3) She grew up in Zimbabwe, or Rhodesia as it then was.

(1) There are few sellers in the market, so price remains high.
(2) I shall have to read up on this subject if I am to give a talk about it.
(3) I am overwhelmed with work.

(1) I'll see you tomorrow evening.
(2) Come over on Thursday evening.
(3) What do you usually do in the evening ?

(1) jerry is an amateur who dances because he feels like it.
(2) Today I will do what others won't, so tomorrow I can accomplish what others can't.--jerry Rice
(3) The place is a bit jerry-built.

(1) hotel rooms/guests
(2) a two-star/five-star, etc. hotel
(3) a luxury hotel

(1) You cannot go to your Aunt alicia's looking like that.
(2) Katie, along with alicia and Angelina, joined the DA ( OP 17 ).
(3) Mussaenda hybrida cv. alicia is an ornamental with high view value.

(1) why were you late?
(2) Tell me why you did it.
(3) ‘I would like you to go. ’ ‘ why me? ’

(1) Are you supposed to do homework every day?
(2) I got him to do homework.
(3) He forgot to do homework on occasion.

(1) to trumpet sb's achievements
(2) Their marriage was trumpeted as the society wedding of the year.
(3) The government has been trumpeting tourism as a growth industry...

(1) We are not far from my home now.
(2) stray dogs needing new homes
(3) (figurative)We haven't found a home for all our books yet (= a place where they can be kept) .

(1) scott was obviously inebriated by the time the dessert was served.
(2) scott's muscle atrophied, his leg became stunted, and he was left lame.
(3) "She thinks you're a spy," scott said matter-of-factly.

(1) a paintbrush
(2) a hairbrush
(3) a toothbrush

(1) Research shows that a high-fibre diet may protect you from bowel cancer...
(2) He was arrested at his home in Southampton after a breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving...
(3) Figure 4.1 shows the respiratory system...

(1) I can't swim.
(2) The boys swam across the lake.
(3) They spent the day swimming and sunbathing.

(1) She usually sings in the shower.
(2) I just can't sing in tune!
(3) He was singing softly to the baby.

(1) Is your sister older or younger than you?
(2) Are you coming or not?
(3) Is it a boy or a girl?

(1) Brahms' violin concerto
(2) Lizzie used to play the violin.
(3) ...the Brahms violin concerto in D.

(1) The idea is to encourage people to get to know their neighbours.
(2) I have to get to the bottom of this mess.
(3) Was she ever going to get to the point?

(1) He'll go to school in the latter part of the year.
(2) Children need some orientation when they go to school.
(3) We don't have to go to school on Sundays.

(1) after an hour I went home (= when an hour had passed) .
(2) after winning the prize she became famous overnight.
(3) They arrived shortly after 5.

(1) They drilled through several layers of rock to reach the oil.
(2) a cave with striking rock formations (= shapes made naturally from rock)
(3) The tunnel was blasted out of solid rock.