Gala day=It was far too much of a gala day for the work of the little town to go forward with its usual regularity.
The club held a gala day to celebrate 10 years of shinty in the village in 2011.

Pull at=To hold onto and pull (something) repeatedly.
The child pulled at his sleeve to get his attention.

Respect the elders. (Passive) 

= The elders should be respected.

A new car was bought by karim. (Active) 

= Karim bought a new car.

The book is written by him. (Active) 

= He writes the book.

Someone will walk her dog. (Passive) 

= Her dog will be walked.

He killed a bird. (Passive) 

= A bird was killed by him.

Tell upon-To have an effect on someone or something, usually in a negative or detrimental way.

This over-working of the brain began to tell upon his mental health.

Momo is more beautiful than any other girl in the class   = No other girl in the class is as beautiful as Momo.

They elected him captain.   = He was elected captain by them.

The sooner the better.

There is no doubt about it.

I was supposed to go.

The chair is made of wood. 

The girl came to me crying.