Ex. 3 Add these phrases to the following sentences. Some phrases can be used more than once.

Example: Football fans were acting like a herd of wild animals.

ball of, column of,spurt of, spot of, troupe of, drop of, team of, band of, herd of

1 Once again, the weapons inspectors were turned back at the border
2 The milicia occupied a substantial .......... territory in the north of the of a
3 I'm sure I just felt a....... rain
4 A ......... soldiers was marching down the road.
5 The aeroplane exploded in a .......... flames.
6 A ... smoke rose into the air.
7 He got a sudden ...of energy going down the back straight
8 I thought we were in a bother then for a minute.
9 Her first real job was managing a .......... actors touring Europe.
10 Would you like a milk in your tea?
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