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32. Why doesn't she just tell you what she thinks?
37. Do be reasonable.
54. May she never know a day's peace as long as she lives!
93. God bless this ship and all who sail in her.
134. The tooth fairy takes your tooth and leaves you $3.
143. Honestly, from the way she behaves you'd think she was the Queen.
144. To be frank, I don't think that is the right way to solve the problem.
149. Look! I'm not giving you any more money, and that's final.
174. The old couple next door have been married for more than 60 years.
200. Ronald got a punishment exercise for being rude to his teacher.
213. You get a lovely view from the top of that hill.
238. The car had been abandon by the thieves several miles away.
242. Traffic moves very slowly along the roads during the rush hour.
244. The old lady chased the dog out of her garden.
284. I am on holiday.
293. What was once an important port now a village nearly a mile from the sea.
294. What were once warehouses and now just empty ruins.
320. Only a small minority of all members have voted against strike action.
324. The rest of the children were rescued by the fire brigade.
336. Numismatics is a fancy word for the study of coins and medals.
341. The mathematics are clear: the cost of a refill can be as low as the 10th are the cost of a
new cartridge.
345. The youth of today are less interested in playing sport than we were at their age.
347. The clergy add forever complaining about the morals of young people today.
360. The general public know very little about the causes of inflation.
383. Three squadrons of fighters have been sent to the Middle East.
388. A thousand of his supporters are learning too much through the town in protest.
422. Have they said anything to you about the next week's meeting?
424. A friend of mine had a heart attack when he was only 33.
432. Find the company a solution to this problem and you will be well rewarded.
434. This project offers unemployed people a chance to train for new jobs in information tech-
nology.
435. George kicked the ball angrily.
478. She was speaking to someone on the phone when I saw her.
495. We won.
500. She was so tired after working all day in the garden.
506. They felt really stupid when they saw what we had done.
509. That girl's my daughter and that's her boyfriend over there.
545. Pour the mixture into the dish and pat it flat.
561. The girl next door is a dedicated follower of all the latest fashions and fads.
584. Tom and Nancy built Nancy’s parents are bungalow in their back garden.
601. She always achieved top grades, both at school and at university.
636. Confidentially, he's not the right man for the job.
639. Fortunately, she didn't hurt herself badly when she fell.
657. I don't want to take you to the pictures. I don't have time to, anyway.
658. I don't really have time to go with you. However, I will if you want me to.
659. We sold all the paintings and made record profits. All in all, it's been a most successful
exhibition.
660. I'm not buying you a new bike for two reasons. Firstly, we can't afford it. Secondly, you
662. I missed my train phone stop I therefore had to stay another night.
663. On the one hand, we could go abroad for our holiday. On the other hand, it might be bet-
665. The dog was obviously friendly, yet it was afraid of us.
667. I'm not buying you a new bike, firstly because we can't afford it and secondly because
669. The dog was obviously friendly, and yet it was afraid of us.
670. We could go to France for our holidays or,on the other hand, we could go to Spain.
671. You'd better leave now or else you might miss the bus.
675. I did the job myself. Otherwise, it would never have got done.
689. We've been trying to persuade her to change her mind, but so far without success.
695. Briefly, what happened next was that someone started a fight.
702. We lay awake in bed all night wishing the rain would stop.
718. We don't mind in the least that you are coming with us.
723. If you come round to our house tonight, we can talk about the wedding then.
724. If you come to my office, then we can discuss the matter face to face.
726. As doctor Johnson said while kicking a stone, I prove the existence of the stone thus.
728. That was a good throw, but I think I could throw the stone even further.
729. The government has made several mistakes, and furthermore, it has been desperately try-
730. Incidentally, who was that man I saw you talking to over there?
745. Be quiet!
767. They consider him the best man for the job.
777. And me and your you - and we'll simply never agree about politics.
811. Mrs Wang pinned her granddaughter's pictures on the kitchen wall.
829. You stand there, Jack, and Mary, you stand over there.
847. The plumber’s bill should have been paid last week.
864. Team sat down and poured himself a very large whiskey.
865. You must take a lot more exercise.
868. The bull's death could have been caused by any of anumber of things.
890. There was a lot of noise coming from behind the door.
891. Some very odd-looking creatures crawled out from under the stones.
893. From what John said, I don't think he was very pleased.
898. The dog was wagging its tail from side to side.
903. The play had to be cancelled due to the illness of the leading lady.
912. In all fairness, I don't think we can blame her for what happened.
913. You're not going diving. For a start, you can't swim.
914. In the first place, you don't know how to dive. For another thing, you can't afford it.
940. At this very moment there are people who are dying of hunger.
951. She shows the right skill for such a young girl.
965. Her grandmother was sitting in an armchair with old, frayed cushions.
967. I ran mother was sitting in an armchair with a cup of tea in her hand.
974. On behalf of my family, I would like to thank you all for your good wishes.
977. Would increasing alarm, she looked to see if the men were still there.
981. To their horror, the vase slipped from his grasp and fell to the floor.
982. She studied the picture for a few minutes with great interest.
986. The Smiths live in the house on the corner of the street.
991. If you pull and I push at the same time, we should manage to move the car.
997. The men on the bus was wearing a tattered old coat.
1017. Pat the fruit completely dry with some kitchen paper.
1039. A first past the post voting system means that the candidate who gets the most votes.
1040. The most sensible way of going about this would be to borrow the money from the bank.
1041. This is the all in one solution to all your decorated problems.
1054. There's a tall, good looking man outside who wants to talk to you.
1059. He picked up the ornately decorated wine-glass and took a small sip.
1066. I don't have much food left and we don't have enough money to buy anymore.
1074. All the people concerned have been informed of the change of plan.
1086. They had grasped the impossibility of escaping from the island.
1089. The entire male population of the village was in love with her.
1107. I'll show you how to fix it. You do it this way.
1109. They watched the river level rising with growing alarm.
1110. Do you stop scrapping your knife and fork on your plate.
1113. I'm not the least bit worried about where she is.
1117. She was carrying the eggs in a cardboard brown square box.
1118. I've got all the names in my little black book.
1132. Best known for her poetry, she is also an excellent sculptor.
1137. The Prime Minister proposed that people file drunk should be fined on the spot.
1138. The police said that on the spot fines were not feasible.
1142. His mother had a What are you doing here look? On her face.
1154. Mr and Mrs Lee went to New Zealand for their summer holiday.
1156. The bridesmaids were wearing Pretty Little white lace dresses.
1162. There's such a demand, we can't make these pens fast enough.
1163. She could so easily have believed what he was telling her.
1164. Please walk more quickly.
1170. She plays well but her brother plays even better.
1177. Very sensibly, she didn't give the man her address.
1178. I know you only wanted to help. Even so, I don't think you should have got involved in
the argument.
1180. She may not disapprove of what we're doing but even then she may not actually help us.
1195. Every night she would go to sleep hoping never to wake up again.
1219. Did the two of them play better the next week?
1220. Were her parents waiting anxiously for her to come home?
1247. I don't know why you put up with this noise every day.
1250. Your mother phoned while you were out. She wants you to call her back.
1251. Let's swim as far as that rock and then swim back again.
1256. She looked up the road to see if her husband was coming.
1267. I'm the one who has to pay for the wedding.
1271. You will need to flatter her if you want her to help you.
1281. Should I put these tools in the garage or in the garden Hut?
1284. I told him politely but firmly that I didn't want to buy double glazing.
1287. Abdullah went to the shop to buy a melon, bananas, two lemons, and some oranges.
1291. To match the wallpaper, the curtains will have to be either orange or yellow.
1295. Mary, her husband, and his cousin Alec were all at the wedding.