1. Before we knew what had happened we had left our ________ village behind and were in the middle of the big city.

2. The police are very keen to talk to one particular man and have issued a ________ of him.

3. She certainly won't invest in that company again having lost a fortune it's a case of once bitten twice ________ .

4. It was a family that had had a long history but it came to a halt when George went because he died ________ issue.

5. I can't believe that he's turning against his own parents it's like biting the hand that ________ you.

6. I think he'll succeed but it's a lot of work and sometimes he feels he's bitten off more than he can ________ .

7. The value of one of the early copies of that book can be considerable if it happens to be a ________ issue.

8. As one of our party was over 60 she was ________ to a reduction in the price of the ticket.

9. I wish we could stick to the subject and just consider the topic ________ issue.

10. They were so angry with me they practically bit my ________ off.