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It was foolish of him to turn ______
such a good offer. |
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It was foolish of him to turn
down such a good offer. |
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At the last minute their plans fell ______, so they had to stay
home. |
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We cannot move this furniture by ourselves. Let's rope ______
those boys to help us. |
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He said that he had never roller-skated before, but he took ______
it as a duck takes ______ water. |
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When she first went to stay at the college, she lost two
kilograms but now she is picking ______ . |
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We talked our teacher ______ giving us a free period to prepare
for the test. |
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The thief broke ______ Mr Wilson's house and got ______ with
2,000 dollars in cash and jewellery. |
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Although the two boys met only an hour ago, they have hit ______
very well. |
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That businessman tried to put me ______ with excuses but I stuck ______
my demands. |
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Although the doctors have given ______ hope of her son's
recovery, she believes that he will pull ______ . |
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He made ______ his villa to the orphanage and also set ______
some money for its maintenance. |
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The missionary called ______ the natives to give ______ their
rituals and traditional rites. |
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"Please stay to hear me ______," he said. "I'm sure that this
idea of mine will work ______." |
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The gardener hit ______ a good plan to get rid ______ the huge
heaps of rubbish in the garden. |
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"Bear ______ me for a few minutes more," the old man said. "I've
knocked ______ the world a great deal and can advise you." |
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"How did you come ______ this wallet ?" the policeman asked him.
"I came ______ it while I was walking through the park," he
replied. |
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Marie called ______ me yesterday but I was out. I'll drop ______
at her house today to find out what she wanted. |
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He agreed to carry ______ our plan after we had brought him ______
to our way of thinking. |
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When the prefect saw the latecomers, he pounced ______ them and
called ______ an explanation. The pupils cast ______ for an
excuse for their lateness. |
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That man took us ______ completely. We thought that he was a
gardener but he turned ______ to be a doctor. |
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She toyed ______ her food for she had no appetite after being
run ______ by her teacher in front of her friends. |
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At the last minute their plans fell
through, so they had to stay home. |
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2. |
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We cannot move this furniture by ourselves. Let's rope
in those boys to help us. |
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3. |
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He said that he had never roller-skated before, but he took
to it as a duck takes
to water. |
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4. |
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When she first went to stay at the college, she lost two
kilograms but now she is picking up
. |
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5. |
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We talked our teacher into
giving us a free period to prepare for the test. |
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6. |
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The thief broke into Mr
Wilson's house and got away
with 2,000 dollars in cash and jewellery. |
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7. |
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Although the two boys met only an hour ago, they have hit
off very well. |
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That businessman tried to put me off
with excuses but I stuck to
my demands. |
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9. |
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Although the doctors have given up
hope of her son's recovery, she believes that he will pull
through . |
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10. |
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He made over his villa to
the orphanage and also set aside
some money for its maintenance. |
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11. |
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The missionary called on the
natives to give up their
rituals and traditional rites. |
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12. |
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"Please stay to hear me out,"
he said. "I'm sure that this idea of mine will work
out." |
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13. |
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The gardener hit upon a good
plan to get rid of the huge
heaps of rubbish in the garden. |
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14. |
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"Bear with me for a few
minutes more," the old man said. "I've knocked
about the world a great deal
and can advise you." |
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"How did you come upon this
wallet ?" the policeman asked him. "I came
across it while I was walking through the park,"
he replied. |
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Marie called on me yesterday
but I was out. I'll drop in
at her house today to find out what she wanted. |
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He agreed to carry our our
plan after we had brought him over
to our way of thinking. |
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18. |
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When the prefect saw the latecomers, he pounced
on them and called
for an explanation. The
pupils cast about for an
excuse for their lateness. |
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That man took us in
completely. We thought that he was a gardener but he turned
out to be a doctor. |
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She toyed with her food for
she had no appetite after being run
down by her teacher in front of her friends. |
