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She is in poor health after working for three years without a break. |
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She is after working for three years without a break. |
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The village is so small that we are always meeting our friends accidentally. |
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The village is so small that we are always our friends. |
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It is the first time that he has encountered any opposition. |
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It is the first time that he has any opposition. |
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Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you ask for his job? |
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Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you his job? |
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Peter's leaving Maxtor Ltd. Why don't you his job? |
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There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better summon an electrician. |
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There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better
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There is something wrong with the television set; we'd better
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A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be contented in an office job. |
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A man who has always led an open-air life would find it difficult to be
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I am feeling rather tired today because I stayed out of bed later than usual last night waiting for her to come home. |
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I am feeling rather tired today because I for her. |
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I am feeling rather tired today because I for her. |
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You are not allowed to offer yourself for election to Parliament if
you are under eighteen, |
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You are not allowed to
Parliament if
you are under eighteen, |
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He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they
continued to |
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He lost his reputation and all his money but he had good friends and they him. |
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The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son resembles him. He has already been in the courts for stealing. |
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The father was thoroughly dishonest and the son
him. He
has |
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He started playing golf as he thought it would help him socially. |
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He golf as he thought it would help him socially. |
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I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in deceiving me. |
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I used to believe his tall stories; now he rarely succeeds in me. |
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It is silly to abandon a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen. |
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It is silly to a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen. |
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It is silly to a good job like yours just because you don't like the coffee in the canteen. |
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They rejected her application because they preferred a man for the job. |
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They her application because they preferred a man for the job. |
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They her application because they preferred a man for the job. |
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The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it produced precision instruments for aeroplanes. |
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The factory normally makes clocks and watches but during the last war it precision instruments for aeroplanes. |
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The chairman brought his speech to an end by thanking the staff for their hard work. |
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The chairman by thanking the staff for their hard work. |
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Take a pencil and paper and calculate how long it will take us to reach London from here. |
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Take a pencil and paper and how long it will take us to reach London from here. |
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He undertook evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely exhausted, and had to abandon it. |
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He evening work to make some extra money but at the end of the year he was completely , and had to it . |
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