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Ok. Letīs see how youīve done.

  1.  Nothing has been decided yet.
  2.  This report needs to be finished / done / ready by 8.
  3.  The plans have been stolen.
  4.  This will have to be cleaned up by the end of the working day.
  5.  Itīll probably not be ready on time.
  6.  These windows havenīt been cleaned for weeks.
  7.  Nothing was agreed upon at the last meeting.
  8.  Itīs generally considered to be impossible.
  9.  Informal clothes must not be worn.
  10.  The meeting is being held today at 5.00
  11.  My house is being painted.
  12.  We were told we could wait here.
  13.  Supper was being served when we got there.
  14.  A lot of their phone conversations are recorded.
  15.  English has always been spoken here.
  16.  This must not be leaked to the press.
  17.  This rumour was started (by our main competitors) in an attempt to destabilise the market.
  18.  Hard hats must be worn at all times.
  19.  More than 25,000 units have been produced this year.
  20.  That option is not currently being considered.
  21.  It has never been regarded as the easiest of options.
  22.  The introduction of the new model is being postponed until June.
  23.  It is felt that now is not the best time to make major changes.
  24.  The shareholders have been behind us all the way.
  25.  More could be done if we had more funds at our disposal.
  26.  More could have been done if we had had more funds at our disposal.
  27.  That option has always been regarded as a last resort.
  28.  Something should have been done earlier.
  29.  It hasnīt been ruled out yet.
  30.  Iīm not going to the party because I havenīt been invited.