Converse of object

• do: I also do things like flying kites at Ashton Court, play cricket with all the family, go for walks along the coast.

• say: The RISK is in getting the wrong person to say the wrong thing.

• think: Am I alone in thinking these things are great?

• put: The responses are a prism that puts several things in perspective.

• see: Don't just see a static photo - see the real thing.

• keep: Both supplies should be enough to keep things running for less than 10 minutes, which is a long time to be without power.

Adjective modifier

• bad: The worst thing is the food in the canteen!

• same: I find the same things in my original sources.

• whole: I was shocked at how controlled the whole thing was.

• such: Tilbury was well within the range of a Sherman: they knew about such things.

• good: The best thing to do is either grass over any beds you can or fence them off to keep your child away.

• important: There are more important things in life than gambling.

Modifies a noun

• footie: The Season's Not Started Until... ...the first all things footie awards of the 2002/2003 season are here.

Noun used with modifier

• living: No living thing exists in isolation; each lives within an ecosystem a community of organisms interacting with one another and their environment.

• fun: We had lots of fun and made fun things!

• way: It turned up everywhere where anybody was trying to describe the way things work in nature.. .

Preposition: in

• morning: The crag gets very little sunshine except first thing in the morning.

• perspective: The responses are a prism that puts several things in perspective.

• life: With most things in life you get what you pay for!

Preposition: of

• past: Grossmann declares that the cash shortages are now " a thing of the past " .