Fill in the Blanks Gap fill - prepositionsOnline version Read this short article about a famous guitar owned by John Lennon. For each space complete with a preposition. by Closer English 1 in by of to up up of by of on on at along with in by than from at when for with The guitar John Lennon was playing he first met Paul McCartney could fetch up to £100 , 000 when it is put for auction by Sotheby's in London next month . The Gallotone " Champion " acoustic guitar is the earliest Beatles guitar to be offered auction . The 17 - year - old John Lennon was playing it while leading his band the Quarry Men a church fête in 1957 - watched the then 15 - year - old McCartney . Sotheby's Rock 'n' Roll specialist Stephen Maycock said : " This is the most important and significant piece of early Beatles memorabilia to come the market . " The cherry - coloured Dutch - made guitar has been fully restored and bears the " Champion " logo . It is also bears a brass plaque the inscription " Remember you'll never earn your living by it " . It refers a remark that Lennon's Aunt Mimi is thought to have made out of exasperation at the amount hours the young Lennon spent practising the guitar rather studying . But , her nephew was out to prove her anxiety wrong and if he had not been playing his guitar once again at the St Peter's church fête Woolton , Merseyside he might not have had that fateful encounter . A black and white photo the afternoon shows Lennon standing at the front the stage playing the Dutch - made guitar . Among the crowd of spectators was the teenage McCartney . The two were introduced later the day as the Quarry Men set up an evening session in the church hall . McCartney was impressed with Lennon's ability to play the guitar and remember lyrics from well - known rock 'n' roll songs . A former member of the Quarry Men recalled that Lennon bought the instrument mail order a month or so earlier , for only £10 . Forty - two years on , the guitar , which is being sold with Lennon's typewriter and records his early collection , is expected to sell for to £100 , 000 at the Rock 'n' Roll Memorabilia Sale at the Hard Rock Café . In September 1994 , a tape recording of John Lennon singing and playing the guitar the Quarry Men at the fête was bought EMI Records for £78 , 500 at the annual sale .
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