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She takes ______ her mother in
beating ______ the bush. |
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She takes
after her mother in beating about
the bush. |
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I felt that she was far ______
pleased to see me again. |
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Do you know who is going to take
______ the regiment now that the captain has retired ? |
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They made a resolution to bring
______ some reforms in the mining industry. |
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"Oh, we can cook," assured Mary,
"but only ______ a fashion." |
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You can't push me ______ as you do
your wife and children ! |
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When I mentioned her name, a change
came ______ her, and she turned her face away. |
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They are ______ us in this matter;
we can totally rely on their support. |
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He looked ______ for a quiet girl,
______ a view to marriage. |
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How ______ inviting our new
neighbors ______ to our place for lunch ? |
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He is always hanging ______ on the
street; one day, he will get into trouble ______ the law. |
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He asked ______ my father and
promised to come ______ one day to see him. |
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I do know my way ______ here well,
but you can come along ______ me if you want to. |
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The streets were covered ______
water, so we sat ______ the fire and talked about our childhood. |
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It came ______ that the rebels had
planned to do away ______ the old government and set up a new
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As ______ this moment, you will no
longer go ______ to his place, for he is a bad influence. |
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I felt that she was far
from pleased to see me
again. |
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Do you know who is going to take
over the regiment now that
the captain has retired ? |
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They made a resolution to bring
about some reforms in the
mining industry. |
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"Oh, we can cook," assured Mary,
"but only after a fashion." |
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You can't push me
about as you do your wife
and children ! |
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When I mentioned her name, a change
came over her, and she
turned her face away. |
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They are
with us in this matter; we can totally rely on their
support. |
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He looked
about for a quiet girl, with
a view to marriage. |
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How about
inviting our new neighbors over
to our place for lunch ? |
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He is always hanging
about on the street; one
day, he will get into trouble with
the law. |
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He asked
after my father and promised to come
over one day to see him. |
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I do know my way
about here well, but you can
come along with me if you
want to. |
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The streets were covered
with water, so we sat
about the fire and talked
about our childhood. |
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It came
about that the rebels had planned to do away
with the old government and
set up a new one. |
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As from
this moment, you will no longer go over
to his place, for he is a bad influence. |
