272696 A burglar broke into the convenience store last month, but I heard the police caught him yesterday. CK 300993 He was out of shape when he took a long hike with his sons, and he was stiff and sore the next day. CM 2043631 The press has been hounding the president nonstop about reneging on his promise not to raise taxes. darinmex 3340500 Tom was by far the brightest student in his class and he breezed through every exam with top marks. patgfisher 3044379 When the police entered the basement, they found Tom tied to a chair with duct tape over his mouth. CK 386723 After eight months passed and his broken heart healed, George eventually started dating girls again. CK 868777 Despite the government's protection, he was the victim of an assassination attempt which killed him. alexmarcelo 847254 He insists on things being done in the most efficient way and he usually does them that way himself. Source_Benedict_1921 3238367 It took Tom years to work through all the issues caused by his growing up in a dysfunctional family. patgfisher 3024001 The judge asked the defendant if he knew the difference between telling the truth and telling a lie. CK 3009018 Tom forgot his shopping list and only got half of what he had intended to get when he went shopping. patgfisher 1092318 Tom was unsure what Mary would be like and he wondered whether she would get along with his friends. CK 26139 As an Englishman, he is particularly sensitive to the differences between English and American usage. NekoKanjya 2949921 I don't think Tom would like it very much if I used his electric beard trimmer without his permission. Hybrid 3099012 To tell you the truth, my biggest worry is what Tom will do if he finds out that Mary has been killed. CK 3068479 Tom got in with the wrong crowd during his teenage years and was arrested for car theft several times. patgfisher 1093030 Tom said that he thought Mary wouldn't want to visit the place where her father had committed suicide. 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 34017 Chris could not conceal his sadness when he heard that Beth had been unable to find his valuable watch. CM 1343812 Tom felt the stiffness in his joints as he stood up after sitting in the same position for a long time. Chrikaru 3119347 Tom is finding his new job very demanding, and he often finds it difficult to find time for his family. patgfisher 1093116 Tom promised to do everything within his power to ensure that this kind of thing wouldn't happen again. CK 847256 Between meals, he usually manages to stow away a generous supply of candy, ice cream, popcorn and fruit. Source_Benedict_1921 3271020 Tom left step-by-step instructions for the person who would be filling in for him while he was on leave. patgfisher 2148982 My friend likes to live in the city, but his wife prefers to live in their little cottage in the country. Dreamk33 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 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 1092972 Tom seems to be unwilling to accept advice from native speakers who try to help him with his translations. CK 2974584 When Tom lost his job, he couldn't keep up his mortgage repayments and he was threatened with foreclosure. patgfisher 2775319 "Do you not like Tom?" "It's not that I don't like him, I just have trouble dealing with people like him." CK 516339 Because his family traveled from place to place, Cesar Chavez attended more than thirty schools as a child. CK 378631 He began to suspect something was wrong when the seller didn't allow him to test the item before buying it. CM 289277 He got tired of being the devil's advocate and now agrees with every idea they suggest, no matter how dumb. CM 3293502 It was a no-brainer that Tom would renew his contract, given the huge amount of money he was being offered. patgfisher 2926906 Tom thought his violin was a Stradivarius because the name Stradivarius was on the label inside his violin. CK 1854139 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for the rest of his life. CK 286327 I have a hard time seeing the logic of this latest decision of his. He just isn't as sharp as he used to be. CM 1027519 I talked with Tom for over an hour before he said something that made me realize he wasn't a native speaker. CK 3054167 "Is that Tom calling again?" "Yes. He calls every evening these days. I shouldn't have given him my number." WestofEden 286258 I don't think there is any excuse for his behavior. At the same time, we should listen to what he has to say. CM 3344597 Tom was faced with an enormous task when his mother died leaving a badly cluttered house for him to clean up. patgfisher 3351555 Tom didn't read the fine print on his insurance policy, and was shocked to find that his claim wasn't covered. patgfisher 3147909 Tom drove across town to a supermarket that sold things at cheaper prices than the supermarket near his house. CK 320887 With his mother out of the way, Duke was able to proceed with his plan to embezzle the money from the company. CM 302279 From the moment he arrived there, he kept on bothering his doctor to tell him when he would be able to go home. CM 2027769 Tom was obsessed by the belief that, one by one, everyone around him was being abducted and replaced by aliens. halfb1t