I can't see what it say here → I can't make out hereshe was miserable because it had been raining all weekend.
→she was miserable due to it had been raining all weekend
Somebody took my car keys while i ứa in the shop
→I had lost my car keys while i was in the shop
he isn't a famous actor but he acts like one
→he acts as though a famous actor.
Mike insists that i do the washing up.
→Mike insists me on doing the washing up