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Suddenly, all the men were shooting
______ him _____ once. He felt a pain ______ his shoulder and
fell ______ the ground. |
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He stood ______ the judge and
confessed ______ the killing ______ the millionaire two months
before. |
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______ 20 May 1975, the three
brothers set sail _______ the tiny fishing village ______ search
______ adventure. |
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You look very short standing ______
him. He must be ______ least ______ 180 centimeters tall ? |
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This land is ______ 170 meters
______ sea level. |
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He works ______ an accountant's
firm ______ the first floor ______ this building. He has been
working there ______ three years. |
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The robbers divided the loot ______
themselves. The money ______ this crime was enough ______ each
______ them to settle ______ comfortably ______ another country. |
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He was standing ______ the
cupboard. ______ a second, he was ______ it. The cupboard had
fallen ______ top ______ him ! |
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They succeeded ______ getting
______ their books ______ their neighbor. |
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He threw the magazine ______ the
window. It landed ______ someone who was passing ______ _____
that time. |
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The seedlings are usually pulled
______ after ______ forty days ______ the nursery. |
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The roots ______ the seedlings are
cleaned, and the seedlings are tied ______ bunches. They are
then planted, three ______ a time, ______ the field. |
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She shouted ______ help ______ the
top ______ her voice, but no one came ______ her aid. |
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The steam-roller driving ______ the
road is holding ______ the traffic. The angry motorists are
sounding their horns ______ the diver. |
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The bridge is still ______ repair.
You'll have to go ______ another route ______ town. It's a
longer road, so make sure you don't run ______ of petrol. |
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She was resting ______ her room
when the children returned ______ school |
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Suddenly, all the men were shooting
at him
at once. He felt a pain
in his shoulder and
fell to the ground. |
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He stood
before the judge and confessed
to the killing
of the millionaire two
months before. |
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On
20 May 1975, the three brothers set sail
from the tiny fishing village
in search
of adventure. |
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You look very short standing
beside him. He must be
at least
over 185 centimeters
tall ? |
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This land is
about 190 meters
above sea level. |
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He works
in an accountant's firm
on the first floor
of this building. He has been working there
for three years. |
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The robbers divided the loot
between themselves.
The money from this
crime was enough for
each of them to settle
down comfortably
in another country. |
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He was standing
beside the cupboard.
Within a second, he
was under it. The
cupboard had fallen on
top of him ! |
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They succeeded
in getting
out their books
to their neighbor. |
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He threw the magazine
through the window. It
landed on someone who
was passing by
at that time. |
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The seedlings are usually pulled
out after
about forty days
in the nursery. |
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The roots
of the seedlings are cleaned, and the seedlings
are tied into bunches.
They are then planted, three at
a time, in the field. |
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She shouted
for help at
the top of her voice,
but no one came to her
aid. |
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The steam-roller driving
up the road is holding
up the traffic. The
angry motorists are sounding their horns
at the diver. |
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The bridge is still
under repair. You'll
have to go by another
route to town. It's a
longer road, so make sure you don't run
out of petrol. |
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She was resting
in her room when the
children returned from
school. |
