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"There isn't ______
tea left, I'm afraid," she said. "Won't you have ______ coffee
instead ?"
"There isn't
any tea left, I'm afraid,"
she said. "Won't you have some
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He said that he would give ______
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"If you do ______ like that, ______
people will take you for a scoundrel," he told his friend. "You
mustn't do ______ rash." |
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Please boil ______ more water.
There isn't ______ left in the kettle. |
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"I haven't eaten ______ since
morning. Have you got ______ cakes left ?" Andy asked his
mother. |
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You said that you saw ______
darting into the shadows but I can't see ______ out there. There
must be ______ wrong with your eyes. |
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Don't ask Henry ______ about this
incident. He doesn't like ______ to know about it. |
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"Do have ______ soup," she urged
me. "Put ______ pepper in it; it will add to the taste." |
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If you're going ______ near the
market, do get me ______ onions. There aren't ______ left in the
house. |
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He is not liked by ______ . He does
his work ______ and does not bother to take ______ care over it. |
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Edward has ______ to show you. It's
a valuable stamp that he found on ______ old envelope. Do you
know ______ interested in buying this stamp ? Edward hopes to
get ______ money out of it. |
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______ is screaming away. ______
terrible must have happened. Let's see if we can be of ______
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time on a remote island in the Pacific. He did not meet ______
all the time that he was there except for ______ fishermen. |
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"I'll be at home then," he said.
"You can drop in at ______ time you like. I'll be glad to answer
______ queries that you may have." |
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______ time last night. The police will welcome ______
information of his whereabouts. |
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We don't have ______ time to do
______ further now. We'll continue at ______ other time. |
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A war correspondent reported that
______ hundred rebels had mustered in the desert. The army will
have ______ trouble routing them out. |
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We waited ______ forty minutes
before Mary arrived. She said that she had been delayed by
______ else, but hadn't had ______ intention of being so late. |
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He thought that he knew the way,
but ______ he got lost. Fortunately, he met ______ hunters who
gave him ______ to eat before showing him the way out. He vowed
never to go ______ near the jungle again. |
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upset her. Has ______ here said ______ rude to her ? |
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I'm sure that I've seen that man
______ before but I don't have ______ clear recollection as to
the exact place. Do you have ______ idea who he is ? |
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He said that he would give
anything for a peaceful
life. |
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"If you do
something like that, some
people will take you for a scoundrel," he told his friend. "You
mustn't do anything rash." |
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Please boil
some more water. There isn't
any left in the kettle. |
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"I haven't eaten
anything since morning. Have
you got any cakes left ?"
Andy asked his mother. |
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You said that you saw
someone darting into the
shadows but I can't see anyone/anybody
out there. There must be something
wrong with your eyes. |
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Don't ask Henry
anything about this
incident. He doesn't like
anyone/anybody to know about it. |
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"Do have
some soup," she urged me. "Put
some pepper in it; it will add to the taste." |
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If you're going
anywhere near the market, do
get me some onions. There
aren't any left in the
house. |
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He is not liked by
anyone/anybody. He does his
work anyhow and does not
bother to take any care over
it. |
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Edward has
something to show you. It's a valuable stamp that
he found on some old
envelope. Do you know anyone
interested in buying this stamp ? Edward hopes to get
some money out of it. |
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Someone
is screaming away. Something
terrible must have happened. Let's see if we can be of
any help. |
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Last year Mr Fraser spent
some time on a remote island
in the Pacific. He did not meet anyone
all the time that he was there except for
some fishermen. |
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"I'll be at home then," he said.
"You can drop in at any time
you like. I'll be glad to answer any
queries that you may have." |
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A criminal broke out of prison
some time last night. The
police will welcome any
information of his whereabouts. |
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We don't have
any time to do anything
further now. We'll continue at some
other time. |
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A war correspondent reported that
some hundred rebels had
mustered in the desert. The army will have
some trouble routing them out. |
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We waited
some forty minutes before Mary arrived. She said that
she had been delayed by something
else, but hadn't had any
intention of being so late. |
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He thought that he knew the way,
but somehow he got lost.
Fortunately, he met some
hunters who gave him something
to eat before showing him the way out. He vowed never to go
anywhere near the jungle
again. |
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She is crying;
something must have upset
her. Has anyone/anybody here
said anything rude to her ? |
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I'm sure that I've seen that man
somewhere before but I don't
have any clear recollection
as to the exact place. Do you have any
idea who he is ? |
