3024001 The judge asked the defendant if he knew the difference between telling the truth and telling a lie. CK 954380 There have been a lot of complaints from consumers that our products don't last as long as we claim. CK 954445 Unless you started learning English as a child, you're unlikely to ever sound like a native speaker. CK 954545 What I don't understand is why the children aren't being allowed to play outside on such a nice day. CK 1064366 You get tired of a beautiful woman after three days. You get used to an ugly woman after three days. CK 26139 As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage. NekoKanjya 953914 I've heard that people who eat vegetables and fruit every day are less likely to have a heart attack. CK 276689 If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser. Zifre 272612 If you whip the steering wheel around like that on a snowy road, the car is going to go into a slide. CM 1955447 Please wait until the bus has come to a complete stop before standing up and retrieving your luggage. _undertoad 3058238 Tom and Mary booked a room with two beds, but when they arrived at the hotel, there was only one bed. Hybrid 1164686 Why did I buy flowers? Why are you asking me such a question? I just bought them because I wanted to. CK 245863 Knowing how much school for my kids is costing, it's impossible to relax with a beer and take it easy. CM 954278 Some people consider it a waste of time to study languages such as Klingon, Interlingua and Esperanto. CK 954352 The iPad would be a perfect solution for me if it could properly display web pages with Flash content. CK 954381 There have been a lot of complaints from students about the amount of homework that Mr. Jackson gives. CK 3315549 Tom was glad that he'd bought a bottle of wine with a screw cap, since he couldn't find his corkscrew. CK 321348 You say I should know him quite well, but as a matter of fact, I was introduced to him only last week. CM 1858695 "Tom gave Mary a box of chocolates and one long-stemmed rose for her birthday." "That's really sweet." CK 2705744 I live in a country where the cost of a liter of gasoline is cheaper than the cost of a liter of water. CK 54690 I look for all the world like an athlete in this outfit, but the truth is I don't do any sports at all. CM 847267 I never see a library without wishing I had time to go there and stay till I had read everything in it. Source_Benedict_1921 954086 It's not as difficult to find a native speaker to help you with your language studies as it used to be. CK 566919 Some translators changed Alice's name to Sonya or Anya, even though Alisa is a widespread Russian name. CM 1343812 Tom felt the stiffness in his joints as he stood up after sitting in the same position for a long time. Chrikaru 34590 After fifteen years at a building firm, Bill Pearson was given the responsible position of area manager. CK 847256 Between meals, he usually manages to stow away a generous supply of candy, ice cream, popcorn and fruit. Source_Benedict_1921 38395 I get the feeling you still have an axe to grind. If you've got something to say come on out and say it. CM 3076558 Mary's post-operative abdominal pain was caused by the surgeon leaving a surgical instrument inside her. patgfisher 954286 Some people think that it is difficult for a native speaker of English to learn Chinese, but I disagree. CK 700481 Sometimes, if I look at a forest of trees, I get in a trance and don't even realize until minutes later. Zifre 954607 When I got out of prison, I couldn't find a job anywhere near my home since no one would hire an ex-con. CK 1091951 A lot of people would like to become famous. However, a lot of famous people wish they weren't so famous. CK 1141305 During hard times, people might not go on a trip, but they might be willing to pay extra for good coffee. Source_VOA 1103560 If this kind of music floats your boat, let me recommend a few other musicians you may want to listen to. CK 67201 If you watch the sun setting on a warm, damp day, you can see the moisture changing the shape of the sun. CM 1106931 Some superstitious people in America believe that if a black cat crosses your path, you'll have bad luck. CK 72814 The two men understood one another perfectly, and had a mutual respect for each other's strong qualities. CM 847261 Thomas A. Edison so loves his work that he sleeps an average of less than four hours of each twenty-four. Source_Benedict_1921 279573 He became bad-tempered, continually criticized his wife's cooking and complained of a pain in his stomach. CK 318675 He puts on a show of being impartial and unbiased, but I think he's just a guy with no opinion of his own. CM 1557017 I'd like to hold a staff meeting first thing tomorrow afternoon, so could you reserve the conference room? brymck 941296 If your spouse is a politician, then likely your name will also appear in the newspaper from time to time. CK 2271282 It's a lot of trouble to write my name, because it takes 50 strokes to write both my first and last names. Nero 53293 Jim's angry because his date for the movie stood him up and he wasted an hour waiting for her in the rain. CM 1093176 Tom once ate at an cheap restaurant and got food poisoning, so now he is very careful about where he eats. CK 1953441 When I woke up today, I yawned, stretched, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, and put on a pair of slippers. _undertoad 516339 Because his family traveled from place to place, Cesar Chavez attended more than thirty schools as a child. CK 694670 Incidentally, this room doesn't have anything like an air conditioner. All it has is a hand-held paper fan. CK 3293502 It was a no-brainer that Tom would renew his contract, given the huge amount of money he was being offered. patgfisher