ANSWERS
IDIOM | CROSS YOUR MIND |
To come into your mind: It never crossed my mind that they might lose. |
PASSIVE VOICE (PAST CONTINUOUS) + PHRASE | BEING + PAST PARTICIPLE + AT THE TIME |
AT THE TIME OF SOMETHING => the particular minute, hour, day etc when something happens or should happen: She was two months pregnant at the time of David's death. |
PHRASE | TO THE BEST OF SOMEBODY'S KNOWLEDGE |
Used to say that someone may not know the true facts: To the best of my knowledge, the boss has not asked for a full report on this |
IDIOM + PHRASE | AT A LOSS + AS TO HOW |
AT A LOSS => not knowing what to say or do: Detectives are so far at a loss to explain the reason for his death. |
THIRD CONDITIONAL | HAD IT NOT BEEN FOR |
Used to say who or what prevents or prevented something from happening: Had it not been for him, I should have drowned. |
VERB + PREPOSITION | RESULT FROM |
To happen because of something else that happened first: The arrests resulted from an anonymous phone call. |