2987822 My teacher told me that I should've devoted more time to preparing my speech. CK 247606 Our teacher must have studied English hard when he was a high school student. CK 269037 Recently what with anxiety and lack of sleep, she has lost almost ten pounds. CM 282518 She left the store because she didn't have anything else that she had to buy. CM 671214 Since I hadn't seen Martha for several months, I went to visit her yesterday. CK 305071 Since they had no children of their own, they decided to adopt a little girl. CM 244428 Somebody told me that today's test was identical to the one we had last year. CK 1847004 The dispute over the islands has led to some anti-Japanese protests in China. Chrikaru 696365 The flowers don't look well. I'd like to water them. Is there a watering can? CK 267300 The position of women, over the years, has definitely changed for the better. CM 1309440 The priest frantically came into the church saying he had a message from God. CM 2662506 The problem is we don't have enough money to pay all of our bills this month. CK 682216 There has been a large increase in trade between the United States and China. Source_VOA 55758 This will go down in history as the greatest event that has ever taken place. CK 242462 Today we have more than three times as many vehicles as on the roads in 1950. CM 2798880 Tom left his parents' house this spring and has been living alone since then. AlanF_US 2537040 Tom wouldn't have asked you to do the job if he didn't think you could do it. CK 2709239 We had a dress rehearsal for the dance show the morning before opening night. orcrist 1334030 We had hoped some students would come, but there was no one in the classroom. CK 247761 We have a right to demand a safe future for ourselves and future generations. CM 1170386 We keep having the same old problem of people not paying their bills on time. CK 1265464 You don't need to memorize a dictionary to have good knowledge of a language. CM 2954723 You should be glad you didn't go with us last night. We didn't have much fun. CK 2662505 You've probably always thought your parents could help you solve any problem. CK 73916 "How about a cup of coffee?" "I'd like to, but I have a previous engagement." CK 26221 All students of English should have a good English-English dictionary at hand. Nero 1474122 Because her parents got divorced, the girl had little contact with her father. CK 266265 Because of the poor harvest, wheat prices have gone up in the last six months. CK 241066 Congratulations on being accepted to the school you've always wanted to go to. CM 279164 Even the repairman couldn't figure out what had gone wrong with the microwave. CK 3024421 Even though Tom hadn't yet opened the box, he had a good idea what was inside. CK 276075 Few, if any, Americans grasped the significance of what had been accomplished. CM 269761 Find things out for yourself instead of having a parent or a teacher tell you. CK 1559769 From a very young age, Jorge Luis Borges had serious problems with his vision. sam_m 69438 Have you ever been to Washington, the capital of the United States of America? CM 47204 He had been working in the factory for three years when the accident occurred. CK 288148 He solved the problem in five minutes that I had struggled with for two hours. CM 2042906 I do like Tom. I just don't want to have dinner with him four nights in a row. CK 279752 I had been in Tokyo only three days when I received news of my father's death. CK 244427 I might have done well on yesterday's test, but I do not know the results yet. CM 71953 I regret to say that the product you have asked for is currently out of stock. CM 2966175 I'll try to contact Tom by phone, but he's likely to have already left by now. patgfisher 2712494 I'm having a little get-together tomorrow at my place. Would you like to come? CK 1953417 I'm sorry that I haven't been able to be here for you like I should have been. CK 71950 I'm sorry, but I can't accept your invitation. I have other plans on that day. CK 953902 I've got 20 bucks that says we'll catch the escaped prisoners before daybreak. CK 35662 I've mistakenly deleted the party information and registration you sent to me. CM 376959 If you arrive home before me, please feel free to have a few drinks and relax. CK 279971 If you want to get elected, you're going to have to improve your public image. CK 3205285 If you'd stop telling me not to be nervous, I probably wouldn't be so nervous. CK