to be in disgrace to change the subject
to describe with much detail (for) the greater part of the day
(in great detail) (the time; the year; of one's
as a matter of fact time) (more literary)
to picture to oneself (literary) (to look, to come, etc.) in one's
to come up to one's expecta- direction/in the direction of
tion (BE), to meet one's to be inclined to do smth
expectations (AE) to be in a tight corner (spot)
in the first (second, last) place to claim one's attention
to open on to (smth) (of a win- in comparison with
dow, door) to be in search of smb or smth
to be one pace (mile) away in one's haste of (doing) smth
from smb or smth
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1 The pattern is mostly used in interrogative and negative sentences.