1910427 A middle-aged woman with a knapsack on her back seemed to be looking for a place to sit down. CK 29606 Because of Linda's outstanding grades last semester, I have arranged for her to visit Europe. Dejo 294776 Certainly he is handsome and intelligent, but there is something about him that I can't like. CK 52968 George was describing a 30 pound bass he'd caught recently after fighting it for three hours. CK 290734 He asked the policeman how many people had been killed in traffic accidents the previous day. CK 240562 I expect you can tell from the quoted text, but this is a book written in a colloquial style. Zifre 1421939 I hate to trouble you, but could you move over a bit so there's room for someone else to sit? CK 1177436 In Japan, it rains quite a bit during our rainy season which is from mid-June until mid-July. CK 67747 It isn't surprising that Africans may think of English as one of their continent's languages. CK 269737 Many parents are worried their children are not being given a basic understanding of numbers. CM 1398439 No matter how carefully you choose your words, they'll always end up being twisted by others. bart 266172 Rwandan rebels are pushing their offensive south as fighting continues in the capital Kigali. CM 2059127 Since this is your neck of the woods, maybe you can tell us where to find a good pizza joint. darinmex 281382 The Japanese public bathhouse was once used as a center of social life in one's neighborhood. CK 31779 The man in charge of the merry-go-round decided to make sure everything was working properly. CK 1069583 The only thing that matters is whether or not your teacher thinks your report is good enough. CK 55154 These figures indicate three in five college first-year students are indifferent to politics. CM 1090967 They say that a person who has perfect pitch can tell just by listening what pitch a note is. CK 33263 To Bob's disappointment, several of those who had promised to help him afterwards backed out. CM 2102026 To laugh at everything that is done or said is stupid, but not to laugh is even more foolish. AlanF_US 3232196 Tom and Mary haven't had a decent night's sleep since the birth of their baby six months ago. patgfisher 2263539 Tom and Mary were snuggled up to each other and Tom was whispering something into Mary's ear. CK 1095804 Tom became famous because he married a famous actress who had been married many times before. CK 237953 A business cycle is a recurring succession of periods of prosperity and periods of depression. CM 277984 A very elderly couple is having an elegant dinner to celebrate their 75th wedding anniversary. CK 241323 Abraham Lincoln, the 16th president of the United States, was born in a log cabin in Kentucky. CK 2790162 Both of Tom's parents died when he was just a baby, so he doesn't remember either one of them. CK 953162 Considering all I've eaten all day is just one slice of bread, I'm not really all that hungry. CK 3075087 Even though Tom eats mostly junk food, he rarely gets sick and his BMI is in the normal range. patgfisher 1951833 I can't help but feel that if we had gotten to know each other better, we'd have been friends. CK 1887458 I just wanted to tell you that the cookies you made for me the other day were very, very good. CK 275547 I understand the general approach, but I'm afraid that I'm getting bogged down in the details. CM 953701 I was just wondering if any of you are planning to go to our high school reunion this weekend. CK 667974 If we were supposed to talk more than listen, we would have been given two mouths and one ear. CK 22336 In conversation, one is likely to find out certain things about the other person quite easily. CK 53860 In Shakespeare's time, in the sixteenth century, tennis was very popular at the English court. CM 281438 It is often said that Japanese universities are difficult to enter, but easy to graduate from. CK 954044 It may seem like a minor thing to you, but for a lot of people this is really difficult to do. CK 954074 It's been reported that some men had killed and eaten some animals that were in the local zoo. CK 923813 It's hard to love somebody when you don't know whether they love you as much as you love them. Shiawase 1239144 It's no use confessing your sins to the priest if you don't think twice before repeating them. CM 328888 Just because there aren't any complaints, doesn't necessarily mean your customers are content. fcbond 1331538 Money can't buy happiness. However, it's more comfortable to cry in a Maserati than on a bike. CK 242453 More and more women have their own careers and are economically independent of their husbands. CM 954177 My aim is to learn enough English so I don't need to carry a dictionary with me when I travel. CK 2793931 Nothing is as dangerous to you as flattery. You know that she's lying and yet you believe her. patgfisher 941301 On Friday evenings, a group of us with spouses working overseas meet at Chuck's Bar and Grill. CK 328655 Recently there are a lot of young people who don't use respectful language to their superiors. fcbond 2488892 Recently we seem to just keep missing each other. I never seem to be able to meet up with him. CM 942832 That knife was so blunt I couldn't use it to cut the meat so I had to rely on my pocket knife. CK