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2042932	Children often want to do things that are dangerous without knowing that they are dangerous.	CK	1
1030038	Now that Tom and Mary have broken up, it's probably OK to ask her out on a date.	CK	1
1838112	Tom is usually the last to leave, but last night Mary left ten minutes after he did.	CK	1
1847733	Tom told the police that Mary had eaten at the restaurant in question before she died.	CK	1
1092738	Tom thought the music was too loud, but he was too tired to get up and turn the volume down.	CK	1
1095147	Tom couldn't completely rule out the possibility that he was going to get drafted.	CK	1
49056	The company provides health care and life insurance benefits for all of its employees.	CK	1
1026640	Tom converted about half of his yen into dollars and the other half into euros.	CK	1
1027574	I doubt that Tom had to sell his car in order to raise money for medical expenses.	CK	1
1028438	Tom killed Mary because he found out she had started the fire that had killed his family.	CK	1
1867854	Tom threatened me. He said if I didn't give him the money, he'd cut off one of my fingers.	CK	1
953444	I don't need to sound like a native speaker, I just want to be able to speak fluently.	CK	1
650174	I hate it when I work late and end up missing an episode of a show I'm following.	saeb	1
3011034	As you already know, I don't speak French very well, so I'd rather not give a speech in French.	CK	1
1095933	Tom and Mary were friends in high school and started dating a few years after graduating.	CK	1
1095752	Tom bought an engagement ring for Mary with money he inherited from his grandfather.	CK	1
886975	She asked him to help her father clean the garage, but he said that he was too busy to help.	CK	1
2311263	Tom offered to carry Mary's suitcase, but she told him she wanted to carry it herself.	CK	1
1027338	Since Tom is leaving for Boston tomorrow, today is our last chance to give this to him.	CK	1
1092878	Tom stared at Mary for a moment wondering if there was something she wasn't telling him.	CK	1
1096206	I imagine that Tom will eventually run out of money and have to go back home.	CK	1
1028210	Tom played a waltz on the piano using only his thumbs and Mary was very impressed.	CK	1
953583	I realize the effort you have put into this project and I really appreciate it.	CK	1
1025936	Tom doesn't think there is any advantage of doing it the way you suggest we do it.	CK	1
1027028	Tom began reading that book three weeks ago and he still has only read less than half of it.	CK	1
1092694	Tom told Mary to put the hammer back into the toolbox when she was finished using it.	CK	1
2318337	I don't know what Tom advised you to do, but I'd suggest that you don't tell Mary about it.	CK	1
2396312	Our fire alarm sometimes goes off when my mother is cooking something in the kitchen.	CK	1
1095995	Tom and Mary couldn't talk to each other then because they didn't speak a common language.	CK	1
2853106	Tom attended high school for three years without missing a single day or ever being late.	CK	1
1887751	I think we should all be worried a little bit about the way Tom has been acting lately.	CK	1
1094611	Tom didn't want to hear about all of Mary's problems, but he sat quietly and listened.	CK	1
1096265	By the time Tom realized what was going on, the police had already arrested Mary.	CK	1
1391775	Mary is 21 years younger than Tom, but Tom is 22 times richer than Mary.	Spamster	1
1950842	I can't believe that a guy like Tom was married to a woman as beautiful as Mary.	CK	1
953437	I don't think it makes him a bad person just because he's decided he likes to eat horse meat.	CK	1
1040553	Tom sprang out of bed, threw on some clothes, ate breakfast and was out of the door within ten minutes.	CK	1
952864	Tom pleaded guilty to drunken driving and his driver's license was suspended for six months.	CK	1
1095602	Tom can't decide whether to buy a new computer now or wait for a couple of more months.	CK	1
1095583	Tom can't go out drinking with the guys tonight. He has to stay home and take care of his mother.	CK	1
1025238	Tom hasn't yet heard anything definite about whether he got into Harvard or not.	CK	1
2451052	If I'd studied French harder when I was in school, I'd probably not be so bad at it now.	CK	1
1096279	A young boy, who couldn't have been more than five years old, asked Tom how to get to the post office.	CK	1
1095882	Tom asked Mary about the traffic accident she was involved in when she was five years old.	CK	1
1096243	Even though Tom didn't want to, he was too polite not to invite Mary to his party.	CK	1
2348751	I think it's highly unlikely that Tom would be interested in buying your old MP3 player.	CK	1
1109402	Tom managed to cut himself while trying to open a bag of peanuts with his pocketknife.	CK	1
1025536	Tom had to have his stomach pumped because he had accidentally eaten some rat poison.	CK	1
1027281	They took Tom to the hospital to have his stomach pumped because he ate something poisonous.	CK	1
2414085	Tom and Mary were sitting on the sofa as far away from each other as possible.	CK	1