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Mark was definitely
up to no good. |
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Spare me the details, please. |
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He may be poetry
in motion on the basketball court, ........ |
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You actually
laid bets
on whether or not Collete would go out
with Gary ? |
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No, I refuse to have anything to do with this
tacky scheme of
yours. |
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Beth :
If he asked one of you to the prom, would you go ?
Audrey : Hmmmm.
That's a tough call.
(
a
difficult decision to make )
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He had a short
attention span, and it didn't take much to distract him. |
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Mark said you could
get me in shape
for the prom. |
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Gary just needs some pointers
on how to get his girl. |
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Unfortunately, my
brother was wise to my tactics. |
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I am going to drag you into my family
squabbles. |
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I don't know exactly
what weakened my resolve. |
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In a world full of
guys all trying to act super cool, Gary's total lack of
pretension was a refreshing change. |
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Gary had never struck
me as any kind of a genius, but since I was barely
squeaking
by
with C's, I couldn't afford to be choosy.
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...... I put the car
in reverse instead of forward ...... |
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The only trouble is, she's so beautiful that I get all
choked
up
and can't think of anything to say. |
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...... those guys usually had other
attributes that made up for
their shortcomings, like style or charisma. |
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..... when she drew up even
with me, I nodded for Gary to make
his move. |
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Yes, lately it seems as if we've been
having weather every
day. |
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Mark's bed was
unmade, ............. |
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I think I am
beginning to catch on. |
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.... your room is a
health hazard
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..... they were made
for durability, not style. |
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You're in for the surprise of your life. |
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I am terrible
at algebra. |
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I'll keep him in mind, if I ever
get desperate. |
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It might be best to
level with
him right away. How do you know you're not setting
him up for a bigger disappointment later on. |
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Guys just aren't sensitive
about that sort of thing. |
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Until I paid him
off, I'd
have to continue with Gary's tutoring. |
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I look quickly
away,
confused by my reaction to his nearness. |
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My nervousness grew
with
every passing minute. |
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Whenever there is work to be done, my brother has a habit of
disappearing. |
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Colette's already gotten her hooks
into him. |
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If Gary was willing to
shell out that kind of money for a trial
run, he must have high hopes for prom night. |
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I can tell you've a lot of experience
bossing guys around. |
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The rest of the evening seemed sort of
anti-climatic after all
we'd been through. |
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I was quiet during the
drive home, .......... |
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.... you both handled
the situation with a lot of maturity. |
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..... to tell you the truth, this wasn't my first
brush with
the law. |
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Gary is prime-time in love with her. |
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I couldn't hold it
in any longer. |
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I'll pay off
your debt
to Mark, and you can make the rest of
the payments to me. |
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Beth, do you mind if we have another look at that
sale rack. I
just had a sudden urge to buy a party dress. |
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She's away for the weekend. |
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Colette is his for the asking. |
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All my fighting spirit
faded away
at the sight of her. |
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He's probably just
bashful. Gary's still not used to being the
center of attention. |
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Gary looked just as good
up close as he had from a distance. |
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I hate disappoint you, but I am
claiming all of Gary's slow
dances. |
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Eddie's thinking of asking your friend Jan to the prom, and he
wants to know if you'd put in a good word for him. |
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