3205287 If you could tell me when Tom will arrive, I'll go to the station and pick him up. CK 50228 The drama on TV was so popular that it stirred up people's interest in the period. CM 67123 The worried housewife heard the telephone ring and quickly picked up the receiver. mcq 804278 Tyler was born and grew up in the same part of Virginia as William Henry Harrison. Source_VOA 3279456 When I was a kid, there'd be nightly arguments about whose turn it was to wash up. patgfisher 39133 The grenade blew up before the terrorist could throw it, and his arm was blown off! Nero 2750872 "Are you and Tom still together?" "No, we split up at the beginning of last month." CK 329471 I'm told "idiot" is a bad word, but where I grew up it doesn't really feel that bad. fcbond 33706 It's fine to set up a web page, just be sure you don't infringe anybody's copyright. CM 22384 The company is turning to export markets to make up for a decline in domestic sales. CK 46862 The social worker was asked to follow up the information about the Stevenson family. CK 1858750 "Did Tom really tell you that he was breaking up with Mary?" "Not in so many words." CK 46538 The small country is making great efforts to keep up with other developing countries. CM 3001491 Tom is the first guy Mary has really been interested in since she broke up with John. CK 2112225 Unless we find some way to drum up more business, bankruptcy will be our only option. darinmex 327372 Do you intend to throw away in one instant what our family has painstakingly built up? CM 287211 I'm not sure what his number is. You'll have to look it up in the telephone directory. papabear 68257 The girl had grown up without any money and when she married she became a spendthrift. CM 2958114 Tom shook up a can of beer and then walked into the living room and handed it to Mary. CK 27763 It has been raining since the day before yesterday, but it may clear up this afternoon. CK 3319237 Tom knelt down next to Mary, checked for a pulse, and then looked up and shook his head. CK 3020387 As the iron was heating up, Mary poured distilled water into the reservoir to make steam. Delian 1101949 Please don't make me laugh. I did too many sit-ups yesterday and my stomach muscles hurt. CK 3223218 Tom sat there for a moment without saying anything, and then he got up and left the room. CK 1141310 A study found that almost 10% of men were obese in 2008. That was up from about 5% in 1980. Source_VOA 271961 Westerners, in general, prefer to avoid such topics unless the other person brings them up. CM 2750577 Tom usually wakes up at about six-thirty, but he doesn't usually get out of bed until seven. CK 267743 "Could you move over a little?" "Oh, sorry. I didn't realize I was taking up so much space." papabear 1398439 No matter how carefully you choose your words, they'll always end up being twisted by others. bart 2263539 Tom and Mary were snuggled up to each other and Tom was whispering something into Mary's ear. CK 24179 After tying up loose ends on the house, the carpenter gave the painter approval to begin work. CK 2488892 Recently we seem to just keep missing each other. I never seem to be able to meet up with him. CM 3238119 Tom and Mary's new puppy chews up everything he can get hold of, including Tom's new slippers. patgfisher 1174819 Sally was absent from school for two weeks, so she has to work hard to catch up with her class. CK 28283 The committee stayed up late last night trying to work out measures that would please everyone. CK 276125 When someone becomes neurotic about pens and paper clips, it's a sure sign they're cracking up. CM 1093042 Tom said that he doesn't want to hurt you, but if you come around here again, he'll beat you up. CK 3315468 Tom picked up the five cards he had been dealt and saw that he had a pair of aces and three kings. CK 1101950 I'm begging you. Don't make me laugh. I did too many sit-ups yesterday and my stomach muscles hurt. CK 667972 Giving up smoking is the easiest thing in the world. I know because I've done it thousands of times. CK 3238367 It took Tom years to work through all the issues caused by his growing up in a dysfunctional family. patgfisher 2458441 I woke up one morning to find that all the bills in my wallet had turned into two-thousand yen bills. CM 276689 If you buddy up to everybody and anybody, pretty soon people will think you're just a people-pleaser. Zifre 1955447 Please wait until the bus has come to a complete stop before standing up and retrieving your luggage. _undertoad 1725 "If you're tired, why don't you go to sleep?" "Because if I go to sleep now I will wake up too early." Swift 264156 Next time I switch jobs, I need work that will let me make use of the experience I've gained up to now. CM 1343812 Tom felt the stiffness in his joints as he stood up after sitting in the same position for a long time. Chrikaru 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 1953441 When I woke up today, I yawned, stretched, rubbed the sleep out of my eyes, and put on a pair of slippers. _undertoad 2974584 When Tom lost his job, he couldn't keep up his mortgage repayments and he was threatened with foreclosure. patgfisher