(1) There is no room left other than a room in first floor.
(2) other than specimen dispatch, the figure in 2008 also includes unit count for other miscellaneous items.
(3) She has no close friends other than him.

(1) The players are in defiant mood as they prepare for tomorrow'sgame.
(2) Orders went out to prepare for the evacuation of the city.
(3) The radio alert ed the citizens to prepare for the hurricane.

(1) a checkout assistant/operator
(2) At checkout, your bill will be printed for you.
(3) ...queuing at the checkout in Sainsbury's.

(1) The result was that the engine ended up at the bottom of the canal...
(2) She fled with her children, moving from neighbour to neighbour and ending up in a friend's cellar.
(3) If you don't know what you want, you might end up getting something you don't want...

(1) He had managed to arrange to stay on in Adelaide.
(2) Sheila and David arrange to go over to the factory to meet John Edwards.
(3) Sheila agrees and they arrange to meet at one o'clock outside the canteen.

(1) He wants to push himself forward and be different from the others.
(2) The emotions it registered would be different from the ones he felt.
(3) Binding process may be different from the wire in the process.

(1) the bus queue
(2) I had to join a queue for the toilets.
(3) How long were you in the queue ?

(1) It was a difficult time. apart from everything else, we had financial problems.
(2) You've got to help. apart from anything else you're my brother.
(3) apart from their house in London, they also have a villa in Spain.

(1) The photographer stopped clicking and hurried around the corner.
(2) My new place is just around the corner.
(3) He ran around the corner, cannoning into a group of kids.

(1) advanced industrial societies
(2) There were only three of us on the advanced course.
(3) an advanced student of English

(1) The Prime Minister is scheduled to arrive at noon.
(2) When the visitors arrive at your office, would you send them round?
(3) The boat is due to arrive at 12.

(1) So you wouldn't consider this to be a normal rescue procedure.
(2) Berths on steamships can be booked a long while in advance.
(3) All bookings will be made 3 days in advance.

(1) Ted might benefit from hearing his own voice recorded and played back.
(2) There is little doubt that skin does benefit from exfoliation.
(3) I might benefit from getting my teeth fixed.

(1) medical/historical/scientific, etc. research
(2) to do/conduct/undertake research
(3) He has carried out extensive research into renewable energy sources.

(1) He walked towards the summerhouse, at first furtively, then with more confidence.
(2) Dart, who had at first been very tense, at last relaxed.
(3) at first I really didn'tcare whether he came or not.

(1) Is she a vegetarian?
(2) Are you vegetarian?
(3) a vegetarian diet (= with no meat or fish in it)

(1) in general, fabrics made by the twill weave interlacing are strong and durable.
(2) in general, we should definitely exhort them to not repeat the mistake change for the better.
(3) in general, the more rural the community more uniform are the customs of child upbringing.

(1) The company manufactures a range of innovative light-weight cycles.
(2) They talked amiably and easily about a range of topics.
(3) The 120mm mortar has a range of 18,000 yards.

(1) The oboe and the clarinet have got certain features in common.
(2) The word "undertaker" had long been in common usage.
(3) Ideologically, there was nothing in common between them.

(1) To be close to your friend, but closer to your enemy.
(2) She feels good to be close to the nature.
(3) Everyone wants to be close to her.

(1) of course, not all alcoholics and drug abusers produce deviant offspring.
(2) of course, now she is away at boarding school.
(3) of course, the British will suffer such daily stresses patiently.

(1) a bird/wildlife sanctuary
(2) to take sanctuary in a place
(3) The government offered sanctuary to 4 000 refugees.

(1) Be careful crossing the main road .
(2) the main course (= of a meal)
(3) We have our main meal at lunchtime.

(1) generally speaking, they are " intermediate " in some aspects between apes and men.
(2) generally speaking, people like colour TV sets rather than whiteblack ones.
(3) generally speaking, this may be true.

(1) in spite of his injuries, the young man stuck it out.
(2) He has modern ideas in spite of his great age.
(3) We admire him for his continuance of work in spite of illness.

(1) The first plane-loads of food, children's clothing and medical supplies began arriving.
(2) Having loads of children takes it out of you.
(3) I used to read loads of Asterix books.

(1) Ischia is a popular seaside holiday resort.
(2) a popular continental holiday resort
(3) Yesterday Lynmouth was a peaceful holiday resort. Today it is a ruin.

(1) We turned to see the approaching car slow down.
(2) slow down! Whoa!
(3) You have to slow down your car at the crossing.

(1) ...the way that building societies deal with complaints...
(2) In dealing with suicidal youngsters, our aims should be clear...
(3) She saw a psychiatrist who used hypnotism to help her deal with her fear...

(1) He rescued a child from drowning.
(2) They were eventually rescued by helicopter.
(3) The house was rescued from demolition.

(1) She lay at the bottom of the stairs, whimpering in pain.
(2) The correct answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.
(3) Answers can be found at the bottom of page 8.

(1) Venice is one of the great tourist attractions of the world.
(2) There are many wonderful tourist attractions.
(3) It is one of the top tourist attractions in Vienna.

(1) Why should a great community like a university be afraid of nihilism?
(2) Don't be afraid of speaking up.
(3) There's no need to be afraid of him—he's a big softie.

(1) He wolfed down the rest of the biscuit and cheese.
(2) His legs were pitifully thin compared to the rest of his bulk.
(3) The news from Body Shop rattled the rest of the retail sector.

(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.

(1) We all hope to take advantage of the opportunity to promote our cooperation.
(2) Computer Aided Instruction ( CAI ) represents all kinds of teaching activities that take advantage of computers.
(3) One of my employees decided to take advantage of Teddy and a few others.

(1) Follow the instructions on the packet carefully.
(2) The plant comes with full instructions on how to care for it.
(3) Always read the instructions before you start.

(1) Attempts to find a solution have failed.
(2) There's no simple solution to this problem.
(3) Do you have a better solution?

(1) She dabbed a drop of the musky perfume behind each ear.
(2) a drop of rain landed on my head.
(3) a drop of milk diffused in the water.

(1) I'll get round to mending it eventually.
(2) She hopes to get a job on the local newspaper and eventually work for ‘The Times ’.
(3) Our flight eventually left five hours late.