1. She had a pretty good idea ofthe kind ofperson Lydia
was. 2. The boy took (great) pains to make his mother buy him
a puppy. 3. She made no comment. 4. Julia felt frustrated
because her parents’ health was failing and there was nothing
she could do about it. 5. The manager set a task to John/set
John a task. 6. Your actions played into Katie’s hands. 7. The
teacher felt frustrated because there was nothing he could do
to help his pupils. 8. The sums are rather difficult, but the pupils
have a pretty good idea ofhow to cope with them. 9. The young
mother felt frustrated because she thought her baby was developing
too slowly. 10. Pamela always plays into her friends’
hands. 11. She is too discreet to show her utter disrespect for
the fellow. 12. The doctor made no comment on the accident.
13. I have a pretty good idea ofher plans for the future. 14. In
fact we had a very pleasant voyage. 15. She feels frustrated
about the paintings. 16. I felt frustrated because I knew I wouldn’t
be able to keep them that way 17. Jane Pucell felt frustrated
because she couldn’t do anything about the tense atmosphere
in the class.