2.  I can’t believe you had to go through such an awful experience. You’re lucky the plane didn’t crash!  Frank said they had gone through all the toilet paper, but Bill didn’t believe they had used it all up

3.  It goes without saying that anyone who does not study for the final will fail it.  Almost always begins with IT and is followed by THAT  TO GO must be conjugated

4.  I don’t believe that the final has a hundred vocabulary words on it. The teacher must be putting us on.  You’re putting me on! There is no cat in my backpack!

5.  I admire her aplomb; she kept her head while everyone else was freaking out.  Change ONE’S to a possessive pronoun: his, her, my, our, etc.

6.  She must have completely lost her head, because no one in their right mind would wear that out in public.  If the politician hadn’t gotten stirred up and lost his head, he never would have spoken with such vitriol against his opponent.  Change ONE’S to a possessive pronoun

7.  She is so insular and narrow-minded I don’t know how she manages to function.  Narrow-minded people are often guilty of discrimination against groups of people with whom they have nothing in common.

8.  My car has stood up well to the effects of time and wear.  I can’t believe you stood me up last night! I was stuck waiting at the restaurant for a whole hour!  For usage 2, always use a noun or pronoun between stand and up.

9.  He might not seem very smart, but he’s tricky and he will easily get the better of you in a debate.  You are 18, and your brother is 10, but you always let him get the better of you in an argument!

10.  During a hurricane, boats often break loose of their mooring and drift away.  No matter how hard she tries, she can’t break free of her addiction to smoking.

11.  I don’t mean to snap at you, but this job interview really has me on edge.  I don’t like being around Jake when he’s on edge like that. I’m always afraid he’ll hurt someone.

12.  Don’t waste your breath trying to argue with him; he’s so narrow-minded he never sees anyone’s opinion but his own.  You’re wasting your breath complaining about the government.

13.  I was cut short by a phone call while trying to explain to my son why peanut butter and ketchup don’t go well together.  It is never pleasant when you have to cut your vacation short to deal with bad news from home.