I, Rewrite the sentences, starting with the words given: 1, The only reason we won the contract was Debbie’s fantastic presentation. → We wouldn’t have ___________________________________________ . 2, The eventual arrival of the ferry prevented a fight from breaking out amongst the passengers. → If it hadn’t been for ___________________________________________ . 3, I made a slight mistake at the beginning, so my whole answer to the maths problem was wrong. (slipped) → My answer to the maths problem would have been right _______________________________________ at the beginning. 4, None of the passengers was injured because of the driver’s quick reaction. → But _________________________________________________________ . 5, Mr. Jones would be quite lonely if he didn’t have his daughter’s visits. → Were it ________________________________________________________ . 6, The doctor’s advice was to just wait and see what happened and the baby would be fine. (nature) → The doctor said that we should _____________________________________ and the baby would be fine. 7, In his autobiography, the famous singer did not mention how his first teacher had influenced him. (reference) → In his autobiography, the famous singer of ______________________________________ his first teacher. 8, It is quite obvious that we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time. (escaping) → There is _________________________________________ we shall have to work faster in order to finish the project on time.