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The young man ______
the grey suit walking ______ the store seems to be looking
______ someone. |
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The young man
in the grey suit walking
about the store seems to be looking
for someone. |
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He started work ______
six ______
the morning and continued right up ______
five ______
the evening. |
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Those who were ______
the motion gathered ______
the room to talk ______
the topic. They talked ______
great length but arrived ______
no conclusion. |
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There's a 'NO ENTRANCE' sign pinned ______
the door. If you go in ______
permission, you'll get ______
trouble. |
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He has just written a book ______
the growing ______
plants ______
the tropics. He draws most ______
his information ______
reliable sources. |
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That man who was walking unsteadily ______
the road was ______
the influence ______
alcohol. The children who were playing ______
the roadside ran ______
their mothers ______
the sight ______
him. |
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The boys were not ______
favor ______
going to Windy Hill but as we insisted ______
going, they had to give in ______
our suggestion. |
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He was born ______
a good family ______
that town but now he has degenerated ______
little more than an animal. He is addicted ______
drugs and indulges ______
gambling and drinking. |
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His illness is a mere pretext ______
his continued absence. He loathes going ______
school and seizes ______
any chance to play truant. His bad results are not to be
wondered ______
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Children ______
sixteen years ______
age are barred ______
seeing this film. |
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Water is leaking ______
a hole ______
the roof. I have put a container directly ______
the hole for the time being. You'll have to see ______
it later. |
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The stranger inquired ______
the housing agent ______
the price ______
the house ______
the corner ______
the road. |
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That man is an authority ______
ancient customs. If you have any doubts ______
them, you can always go ______
him ______
clarification. |
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He has little confidence ______
himself. He despairs ______
success even as he tries his hand ______
a project. |
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The area ______
our house is infested ______
mosquitoes. We must get rid ______
all their breeding places before the situation gets worse. |
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His friends felt sorry ______
him ______
his bereavement. It must have been a great shock ______
him for he seemed oblivious ______
anyone or anything ______
weeks. |
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I don't agree ______
you ______
that matter. ______
my opinion, there are more advantages to be gained ______
compulsory education. |
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He is to sail ______
a ship bound ______
New Zealand ______
the second ______
this month. He has made arrangements ______
everything and has nothing to worry ______
now. |
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The scouts went ______
house ______
house to collect money ______
a project that they intend to work ______
later ______
the year. They met ______
splendid co-operation ______
the local residents. |
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The little boy ran ______
the road ______
troubling to look out ______
on-coming traffic. His mother watched him ______
the house and felt ______
ease only when he was safely ______
the other side. |
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We traveled ______
Merritown ______
Gayland ______
train and arrived ______
our destination ______
the evening. We stayed the night there ______
a friend. |
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He started work
at six
in the morning and continued right up
to five
in the evening. |
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Those who were
against/for the motion
gathered in the room to talk
about the topic. They talked
at great length but arrived
at no conclusion. |
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There's a 'NO ENTRANCE' sign pinned
on the door. If you go in
without permission, you'll
get into trouble. |
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He has just written a book
about the growing
of plants
in the tropics. He draws
most of his information
from reliable sources. |
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That man who was walking unsteadily
across/along the road was
under the influence
of alcohol. The children who
were playing by the roadside
ran to their mothers
at the sight
of him. |
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The boys were not
in favor
of going to Windy Hill but
as we insisted on going,
they had to give in to our
suggestion. |
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He was born
to a good family in
that town but now he has degenerated
into little more than an animal. He is addicted
to drugs and indulges
in gambling and drinking. |
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His illness is a mere pretext
for his continued absence.
He loathes going to school
and seizes on any chance to
play truant. His bad results are not to be wondered
at. |
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Children
below sixteen years of
age are barred from seeing
this film. |
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Water is leaking
from a hole
in the roof. I have put a
container directly under/below
the hole for the time being. You'll have to see
to it later. |
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The stranger inquired
of the housing agent
about the price
of the house
at the corner
of the road. |
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That man is an authority
on ancient customs. If you
have any doubts about them,
you can always go to him
for clarification. |
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He has little confidence
in himself. He despairs
of success even as he tries
his hand at a project. |
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The area
behind our house is infested
with mosquitoes. We must get rid
of all their breeding places
before the situation gets worse. |
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His friends felt sorry
for him
at his bereavement. It must
have been a great shock for
him for he seemed oblivious to
anyone or anything for
weeks. |
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I don't agree
with you on
that matter. In my opinion,
there are more advantages to be gained
from compulsory education. |
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He is to sail
on a ship bound for
New Zealand on the second
of this month. He has made
arrangements for everything
and has nothing to worry about
now. |
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The scouts went
from house
to house to collect money
for a project that they
intend to work on later
in the year. They met
with splendid co-operation
from the local residents. |
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The little boy ran
across the road
without troubling to look
out for on-coming traffic.
His mother watched him from
the house and felt at ease
only when he was safely on
the other side. |
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We traveled
from Merritown to
Gayland by train and arrived
at our destination
in the evening. We stayed
the night there with a
friend. |
