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The sentences below are commonly used by
native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of
their speeches in their daily English conversation. |
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Unless Sally ruins my hair, in which case I will
call off my
date with Scott ... |
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A smile tugged
at his mouth. |
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Then, I am
off the hook ? |
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Hank walked over to the cashier to make his
purchases.
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My eyes occasionally
stray. No harm in looking, you know. |
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Darrin was good-looking, well-mannered, and he treated her
as
an equal ... |
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I was going to fix
the plug on D.C's heat lamp. The wires are starting to
fray. |
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Marty finally
made
good on
her threat ......... |
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Eight weeks is plenty of time to make some
headway ..... |
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Hank looks tough, but
on the inside, he's a real
softie. |
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The drone of an engine
drowned out their laughter. |
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They are hard to
spot
because they blend in with the woods and snow |
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It won't open
from
the inside. |
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The film was a
spy
thriller. |
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..... the car picked
up speed again and drove off before they could
catch up to it. |
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It's got to be
more than
the money. |
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Hank :
If you're going to keep seeing this guy, well then, maybe I'll
start looking around too.
Marty
: Suit yourself. There's already
too much of that going
around.
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.... it was up to her to
smooth
things over. |
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..... the flow of customers
slowed to
a trickle, then stopped altogether. |
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Hank : Are you any good at
puzzles.
Marty : I am
not too bad.
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Hank stared at her
with mock awe. |
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My fingers work
faster
to music. |
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Lila's the one who
gives me
grief. |
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.... why the
swift change
in him. |
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Confused, she tried to
sort out
her feelings. |
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But somehow, the
emotional tug
was no longer there. |
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Sally : But you two fight
like cats and dogs.
Marty : Yeah, well, It's all
a front,
( to be used for hiding a
secret or illegal activity )
for me at least.
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...... saying whatever
popped into
her head. |
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Marty was the one left out
in the
cold. |
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She is going to be
shorthanded if you don't go. |
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Nothing, exactly. Except Orin started acting
possessive, and
I'm just not into that. |
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.... he heartbeat quickened and her palms
grew damp. |
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I am not sure I know enough
to be much help. |
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You look like a
desperado. |
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It was raining
in sheets.
( a sheet of rain or fire is a very
large moving mass of it ) |
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The night
smelled fresh and clean. |
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There's absolutely no future
in it. |
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We can compromise,
can't we. If you insist on finishing
up here, I'll go home. |
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Tell her to give my check to Brenda, she'll
get it to
me. |
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Life could sure be a
bummer sometimes. |
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Maybe I should
run an ad in the paper. |
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I wouldn't want him to do me any
favors, ........ |
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He'd only used her to make Lila jealous and now he was using
DC to get back
into the good graces
( to be liked and approved
by someone at a particular time )
of that stuck-up blond ! |
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But I thought you and Hank were
pals. |
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Well, I've told you now.
Not that it makes any difference. |
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I've got him, Marty. Quick, let's
beat it. |
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Marty
rubbed the sleep from her eyes ........ |
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.... but she'd never had to worry whether anyone would ask her
to dance or who she'd talk to when everyone
paired off.
( to come together or bring two
people together to have a romantic relationship ) |
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Alone with her jitters, Marty
paced back and forth ... |
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Each second seemed like
an eternity. |
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..... when he smiled and took Marty in his arms, it almost
seemed like old times. |
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The traffic's bound to be awful, especially when the concert
lets out. |
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What did I do to
rate such
a terrific best friend ? |
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It was so soft from many
washings
and so faded ........ |
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Lila was the biggest question
of all. |
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Brenda's eyes twinkled as he
started
away. |
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So he's
under the impression I asked him out ...... |
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He must think I have
tons of nerve. |
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Let's find out seats
before they dim the lights. |
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This was all Brenda's
doing, wasn't it ? |
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I'll pay you
for it. |
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.... when it
came right down
to
it, we weren't right for each other. |
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I was just trying to help you
out. |
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Lila can't
compete
with you. |
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You made me feel good
about
myself. |
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