Collocations in Use – Part 63

Rewrite the underlined part of each of these extracts from conversations to make them sound more like extracts from newspaper reports

N1. An increasing number of crimes per head of the population have been recorded in the last twelve months
N2. Why should young criminals get away without being punished for crimes just because of their age
.N3. The lawyers disagreed with the court’s decision
.N4. The judge threw out the case because he felt the evidence was not strong enough
.N5. John Jones said he didn’t know anything about the robbery
.N6. The judge said that the trial would now take place next month

:Answers

.N1. Soaring crime rates have been recorded in the last twelve months
?N2. Why should young criminals escape punishment for crimes just because of their age
.N3. The lawyers contested the verdict of the court
.N4. The judge dismissed the case because he felt the evidence was unreliable
.N5. John Jones denied all knowledge of the robbery
.N6. The judge adjourned the trial until next month