1. The Government ________ said the Prime Minister was sick and tired of papers disappearing from his office.

2. At last she's made her mind up and decided to throw her hat in the ________ and become a candidate.

3. In view of the special efforts our coach driver has made today, I think it would be nice to ________ round the hat for him.

4. I do take my hat ________ to the new director for having pulled the company back from bankruptcy.

5. This was of course very embarrassing for the P.M. and ________ of the speech he told funny stories.

6. On a Friday morning at the beginning of the campaign, the phone ________ in the Orpingtons'house at 6.30 in the morning.

7. I regret I cannot continue with the news because someone has ________ the next page.

8. Giving extravagantly to causes in which you believe is remarkably ________ .

9. The idea behind the scheme is to try and ________ stealing in the country.

10. Whatever you do take no notice of him because he's not thinking straight he's talking ________ his hat.