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She is always standing ______ ______
her younger brother. |
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She is always standing
up for her younger brother. |
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In the museum, we tagged ______ a
guide who explained the history of the exhibits to us. |
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He is struck ______ ______
paralysis and is being taken care ______ by his wife and
children. |
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Reading ______ the lines, I knew
that my brother had run ______ debt. If my father knew, he would
tell him ______ properly. |
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We are not such fools that we can't
see ______ her plan. We can read more ______ her actions than
she thinks we can. |
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We shall win if we all stand ______
one another. We may even win ______ more supporters to our side. |
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The essay could be built ______ to
a thousand words if necessary. |
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He has run ______ his inheritance
and now sponges ______ his friends. His guardian often ticks him
______ but he never takes notice ______ any criticism. |
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The medical council struck ______
his name from the register, but he has set ______ a private
practice secretly. |
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At the fair I ran ______ two old
friends. We had a jolly time together and rounded ______ the
evening with a good dinner. |
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He was poor, but he rented a
mansion and set himself ______ as a millionaire. |
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The man, wearing brightly-colored
clothes, stood ______ clearly ______ the crowd. He was trying to
work ______ the crowd to stage a riot. |
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He tried to take us ______ with his
story, but we could see ______ his lies. |
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My advice was thrown ______ ______
him because he ignored it completely. So I decided to wash my
hands ______ him for ever. |
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A research worker may have to wade
______ many books to get a small amount of information. |
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He suggested that we start ______
the party with some singing. But some boys shouted him ______ ,
and he shut ______ for the rest of the evening. |
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She was struck ______ ______
malaria a few days before her twenty first birthday. |
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When his best friends spilt ______
him, he took the betrayal so much ______ heart that he fell
quite ill. |
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In this small town, there is no
library to speak ______ The inhabitants are trying to talk the
Town Council ______ providing one. |
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It is easy to see ______ his
motives and thereby show him ______ as the swindler that he
really is. |
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To avoid splitting the party, the
chairman offered to stand ______ . Before he left the conference
hall, he spoke ______ for the principles that he stood ______ . |
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They waited until the hurricane
blew itself ______ . A lot of their crops were damaged, but the
government gave them a sum of money to tide them ______ the
difficult period. |
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My expenses have run ______
considerably; I may have to dip ______ my bank account. |
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I'm not going to be run ______
before my friends by a person that I only sniff ______ . |
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I hope to talk them ______ agreeing
with my point of view and rope them ______ for the project that
I have in mind. |
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He worked ______ the ignorance of
the natives, getting them to work for him for nothing. However,
the officials who had been tipped ______ about his activities
sent out a warrant for his arrest. |
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In the museum, we tagged
onto a
guide who explained the history of the exhibits to us. |
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He is struck
down with
paralysis and is being taken care of by his wife and
children. |
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3. |
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Reading
between the lines, I knew
that my brother had run into debt. If my father knew, he would
tell him off properly. |
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4. |
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We are not such fools that we can't
see through her plan. We can read more
into her actions than
she thinks we can. |
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We shall win if we all stand
by
one another. We may even win over more supporters to our side. |
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The essay could be built
up to
a thousand words if necessary. |
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He has run
through his inheritance
and now sponges on his friends. His guardian often ticks him
off but he never takes notice
of any criticism. |
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8. |
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The medical council struck
off
his name from the register, but he has set
up a private
practice secretly. |
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9. |
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At the fair I ran
into two old
friends. We had a jolly time together and rounded
off the
evening with a good dinner. |
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10. |
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He was poor, but he rented a
mansion and set himself up as a millionaire. |
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11. |
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The man, wearing brightly-colored
clothes, stood out clearly
in the crowd. He was trying to
work up the crowd to stage a riot. |
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12. |
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He tried to take us
in with his
story, but we could see through his lies. |
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13. |
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My advice was thrown
away upon
him because he ignored it completely. So I decided to wash my
hands of him for ever. |
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14. |
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A research worker may have to wade
through many books to get a small amount of information. |
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15. |
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He suggested that we start
off
the party with some singing. But some boys shouted him
down,
and he shut up for the rest of the evening. |
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16. |
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She was struck
down with
malaria a few days before her twenty first birthday. |
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17. |
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When his best friends spilt
on
him, he took the betrayal so much to heart that he fell
quite ill. |
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18. |
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In this small town, there is no
library to speak of. The inhabitants are trying to talk the
Town Council into providing one. |
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19. |
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It is easy to see
through his
motives and thereby show him up as the swindler that he
really is. |
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20. |
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To avoid splitting the party, the
chairman offered to stand down. Before he left the conference
hall, he spoke up for the principles that he stood
for. |
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21. |
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They waited until the hurricane
blew itself over. A lot of their crops were damaged, but the
government gave them a sum of money to tide them
over the
difficult period. |
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22. |
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My expenses have run
up
considerably; I may have to dip into my bank account. |
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23. |
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I'm not going to be run
down
before my friends by a person that I only sniff
at. |
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24. |
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I hope to talk them
into agreeing
with my point of view and rope them in for the project that
I have in mind. |
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25. |
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He worked
on the ignorance of
the natives, getting them to work for him for nothing. However,
the officials who had been tipped off about his activities
sent out a warrant for his arrest. |
