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but, although, though or even though. |
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She looked out ______
saw Edward walking down the street.
She looked out
and saw Edward walking down
the street. |
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I looked into the room, ______ it
was too dark to see anything. |
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The man said that he would come the
next day, ______ he was right on time. |
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He may be a very clever boy, ______
that doesn't mean he needn't work hard. |
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______ it was raining very heavily,
he insisted on going out with his friend. |
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______ the rock was very heavy, we
managed to push it off the road. |
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It started to drizzle, ______ the
boys continued with the football game. |
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I kept as quiet and still as
possible ______ my nose was beginning to itch. |
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I gave him the letter ______ told
him to post it. |
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I haven't forgotten her at all,
______ she doesn't even remember my name. |
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The man unlocked the drawer ______
took out a loaded revolver. |
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He was all alone in the forest,
_______ daylight was fading; ______ he wasn't frightened at all. |
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I could not reach the tin of
biscuits on the shelf ______ I was standing on a chair. |
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She gave me the book ______ left at
once, saying that she was in a hurry to get home. |
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We were waiting for them the whole
day, ______ they didn't turn up. |
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The thieves broke open the lock
______ entered the house, ______ they did not find anything
valuable. |
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______ he is only a child, he is
very intelligent ______ can solve very difficult problems within
a few minutes. |
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I stopped her on the road ______
questioned her, ______ she denied knowing anything about it. |
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The thief managed to escape from
the police ______ fled to a hideout near the jungle, ______ the
police followed his trail ______ caught him after a brief
gunfight. |
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I looked into the room,
but it was too dark to see
anything. |
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The man said that he would come the
next day, and he was right
on time. |
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3. |
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He may be a very clever boy,
but that doesn't mean he
needn't work hard. |
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4. |
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Although
it was raining very heavily, he insisted on going out with his
friend. |
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5. |
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Even
though the rock was very heavy, we managed to push it
off the road. |
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6. |
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It started to drizzle,
but the boys continued with the football game. |
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I kept as quiet and still as
possible even though my nose
was beginning to itch. |
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8. |
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I gave him the letter
and told him to post it. |
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I haven't forgotten her at all,
though she doesn't even
remember my name. |
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10. |
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The man unlocked the drawer
and took out a loaded
revolver. |
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He was all alone in the forest,
and daylight was fading;
but he wasn't frightened at
all. |
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I could not reach the tin of
biscuits on the shelf even though
I was standing on a chair. |
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She gave me the book
and left at once, saying
that she was in a hurry to get home. |
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We were waiting for them the whole
day, but they didn't turn
up. |
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The thieves broke open the lock
and entered the house,
but they did not find
anything valuable. |
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Even
though he is only a child, he is very intelligent
and can solve very difficult
problems within a few minutes. |
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I stopped her on the road
and questioned her,
but she denied knowing
anything about it. |
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The thief managed to escape from
the police and fled to a
hideout near the jungle, but
the police followed his trail and
caught him after a brief gunfight. |
