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He is getting ______ ______ years
and is banking ______ his children to support him. |
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He is getting
on in years and is banking
on his children to support him. |
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She is asking ______ trouble if she
goes on behaving like that. |
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"My friends will hear me ______ in
all that I have said," the accused told the judge. |
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The committee picked ______ a man
who would be looked ______ ______ by the workers. |
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Do not be cut ______ by their
disagreement; it will soon blow ______ . |
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The philanthropist made ______ a
large estate to the orphanage. He also laid ______ a huge sum of
money for its upkeep. |
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It is very difficult to get ______
______ a quarrelsome person. He will always kick ______ a fuss
about trivial matters. |
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The heavyweight champion was
knocked ______ by a young competitor. The champion was laid
______ for several days. |
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She tried to persuade her father
______ giving her a scooter. Her brother backed her ______ in
her appeal. |
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At first he held ______ but later
he gave ______ to his daughter's demands. He told her that she
would have to answer ______ anything that happened to her. |
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He advised the young men not to
hang ______ the town but to pull ______ to set up a small
factory of their own. |
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The subject was held ______ till
the next meeting because the problems had still not been ironed
______ satisfactorily. |
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He got ______ his examination
fairly well although his health had broken ______ a few days
before it started. |
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One cannot always go ______
appearances nor can one lap ______ everything that is said. |
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They played ______ the seriousness
of the situation in order to cover ______ the mistakes made. But
the police knew that someone was keeping ______ some information
and decided to look ______ the matter. |
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The children polished ______ a
plateful of sandwiches and asked their hostess for more. Their
mother pulled them ______ for eating too much and packed them
______ to play in the garden. |
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When he was sick, he lost a few
kilograms but he is now picking ______ . |
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"Oh, I am done ______ !" the man
cried. "If only I could get my hands ______ the man who cheated
me ______ my fortune." |
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Your story of alien spacemen won't
go ______ . Your listeners won't be able to make ______ what you
are talking about and may even poke fun ______ you. Leave ______
talking about it. |
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"Bear ______ me for a few minutes
more," the old woman said. "I want to let you ______ ______ a
secret that I have kept ______ myself for years. I want to tell
you because I may not pull ______ this illness." |
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Many persons were carried ______ by
the disease and the loss of livestock came ______ ______ a large
number. The health authorities tried to get the situation ______
control. |
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She was carried ______ by her anger
and called ______ impossible changes. |
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The fire gave ______ such dense
smoke that some firemen backed ______ from the burning building.
Those who tried to hold ______ had to fall ______ eventually. |
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That man tried to palm ______ some
forged notes. He failed because one of his neighbors gave him
______ to the police. The police promised to let him ______ if
he would reveal the names and whereabouts of the others
involved. |
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She was put ______ when I refused
her request for a loan and told her that she should be able to
make do ______ her allowance. |
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He has knocked ______ the world a
great deal, using money that he had laid ______ for traveling. |
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She is asking
for trouble if she goes on behaving like that. |
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"My friends will hear me
out in all that I have
said," the accused told the judge. |
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The committee picked
out a man who would be
looked up to by the workers. |
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Do not be cut
up by their disagreement; it
will soon blow over. |
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The philanthropist made
over a large estate to the
orphanage. He also laid aside
a huge sum of money for its upkeep. |
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It is very difficult to get
through to a quarrelsome
person. He will always kick up
a fuss about trivial matters. |
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The heavyweight champion was
knocked out by a young
competitor. The champion was laid up
for several days. |
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8. |
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She tried to persuade her father
into giving her a scooter.
Her brother backed her up in
her appeal. |
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At first he held
out but later he gave
in to his daughter's
demands. He told her that she would have to answer
for anything that happened
to her. |
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He advised the young men not to
hang round the town but to
pull together to set up a
small factory of their own. |
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The subject was held
over till the next meeting
because the problems had still not been ironed
out satisfactorily. |
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He got
through his examination fairly well although his
health had broken down a few
days before it started. |
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One cannot always go
by appearances nor can one
lap up everything that is
said. |
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14. |
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They played
down the seriousness of the situation in order to
cover up the mistakes made.
But the police knew that someone was keeping
back some information and
decided to look into the
matter. |
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15. |
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The children polished
off a plateful of sandwiches
and asked their hostess for more. Their mother pulled them
up for eating too much and
packed them off to play in
the garden. |
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When he was sick, he lost a few
kilograms but he is now picking up. |
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"Oh, I am done
for !" the man cried. "If
only I could get my hands on
the man who cheated me of my
fortune." |
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Your story of alien spacemen won't
go down. Your listeners
won't be able to make out
what you are talking about and may even poke fun
at you. Leave
off talking about it. |
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"Bear with
me for a few minutes more," the old woman said. "I want to let
you in on a secret that I
have kept to myself for
years. I want to tell you because I may not pull
through this illness." |
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20. |
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Many persons were carried
off by the disease and the
loss of livestock came up to
a large number. The health authorities tried to get the
situation under control. |
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She was carried
away by her anger and called
for impossible changes. |
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The fire gave
off such dense smoke that some firemen backed
down from the burning
building. Those who tried to hold out
had to fall back eventually. |
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That man tried to palm
off some forged notes. He
failed because one of his neighbors gave him
away to the police. The
police promised to let him off
if he would reveal the names and whereabouts of the others
involved. |
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She was put
out when I refused her request for a loan and told
her that she should be able to make do
with her allowance. |
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He has knocked
about the world a great deal,
using money that he had laid aside
for traveling. |
