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Question
Choose the appropriate phrase to insert in the gap, to make the sentence meaningful. Use the appropriate form of the verb.
The minister ______ his personal body-guards.
Options
to appraise
to be relieved of
to draw the curtain
to escort
to be likened to
to have butterflies in one's stomach
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Solution
The minister was escorted by his personal body-guards.
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