°His work provided him with the opportunity for a lot of foreign travel.

°The teacher called the roll to see if any students were absent.

°Ever since was formed in 1968, the company has been at the forefront of computer development.

°I can't conceive how anyone could behave so cruelly.

°He has dedicated his life to scientific research.

°Our latest model of phone has several new features.

°The steel framework supports the copper covering.

°During the 1980s, the amount of ozone in the stratosphere above Europe decreased by about 8%.

°Your contract will set out the terms and conditions of your employment.

°The social and political upheaval in the 1960s

°She used to borrow money and not bother to pay it back.

°This report is nonsense and nothing but a waste of paper.

°The sight of so much blood made him shudder.

°He hopes to be made a knight for his work at the Bank of England.

°150 guests were invited to the wedding.

°He hung his suit in the wardrobe.

°His time here is certainly improving his fluency.

°An electric/pneumatic drill

°The system includes a motor with appropriate gear transmission and a damper.

°She crooned a lullaby.

°The Wizard of Oz

°At 20 he was already going bald.

°What are you two girls whispering about?

°Can I have a doughnut with sprinkles?

°I'm having doubts about his ability to do the job.

°They have a lot of antique furniture.

°He gathered some wood to build a fire

°He regularly goes to the races and bets heavily.

°The prisoners had been tortured and made to wear hoods.

°Jam sandwiches

°In most families, two salaries are essential to cover the cost of (= pay for) raising a family.

•I can't wear wool - it makes me itch.

•He picked up a piece of chalk and wrote the answer on the blackboard.

°She is her own sternest critic.

°His front teeth are crooked.

A swarm of bees

°They consist of a small packet of sherbet, with a lollipop sealed into the bag.

°"I'll never find another job at my age," she said glumly.

°A beefy football player

°A bike with a squeaky wheel

°I closed the window and drew the bolt

°A thick rope

°The dog's snoozing in front of the fire.

° Don't shuffle your feet like that! Walk normally.

°The drummer follows the tempo, if not the musical patterns, of the musical leader.

°She's always got her beady eyes on what I'm doing

°For a second I thought he was being serious, but then he winked at me.

°Many people in the audience nodded in agreement.

°He signed his name at the end of the letter.

°This is a man who a few years ago painted himself looking wabbit and alone.

°The linctus is a syrup that helps relieve dry coughs.

°I was somewhat taken aback by his present

°A babel of voices

°The beggar was asking people in the street for money.

°Marie Antoinette was beheaded

°A bejewelled woman

°I was bemused at his sudden anger.

°Make sure you bend your knees when you're picking up heavy objects.

°Everyone who has been bereaved has to find his or her own way of coping.

°He was so completely besotted with her

°red/white cabbage

°As they kissed, he tasted the sweet scent of the cachou she had been sucking.

°A police cadet.

°Cagily, he said nothing.

°She's a very capable woman/worker/judge.

°A cauldron of boiling oil.

°A cavalcade of horses and their owners.

°This is my dachshund Lolito

°He was armed with a dagger.

°She was a small, dainty child, unlike her sister who was large and had big feet.

°Adams was no egalitarian.

°The school specifies that students should use black or blue erasable pens.

°The fable of the tortoise and the hare

°An oath of fealty

°No company can set industry standards by fiat

°Shaving foam

°Faddish diets are unlikely to work in the long term.

°The hot/cold faucet

°No one is fazed by the sight of guns here any more.

°Claire is a gabber who never stops talking.

°As dusk fell, bats began to fly between the trees.

°He thinks a lot about sin.

°He said he felt no shame for what he had done.

°We'll get nowhere if all you can do is criticize.

°The ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper and into the net.

°Give my regards to your mother

°The triathlon is a great test of stamina.

°We were very tired after our climb.

°I was a fairly good football player in my youth.

°Members of the society pay £1,000 in annual dues.

°He put too much pressure on the door handle and it snapped.

°After all I'd heard about the movie, it turned out to be a bit of a letdown.

°This damned printer won't work.

°He likes to visit places that are off the beaten path.

°Napoleon was defeated by the Duke of Wellington at the battle of Waterloo.

° The phantom of the opera

°The black parade

°Populations of endangered animals have been decimated.

°There's no need to shout, I can hear you.

°A defiant attitude

°I think he's a little weary after his long journey

°We then checked into the hotel for a weekend of unashamed luxury

°A hearse with a body in the back was clamped outside a church.

°A sword with a steel blade

°The two vans collided at the crossroads.

°He was diagnosed with lung cancer.

°A gunshot wound

°Chapped lips

°I hate it when cereal goes soggy.

°I've been having chemo twice a week for prostate cancer

°She agreed to go out with him more out of pity than anything

°Garnish the dish with parsley before serving.

°Locks can be secured in an open position with tape, or the doorknobs reversed, with the lock on the outside of the door.

°Although I cherish my children, I do allow them their independence.

°His front teeth are crooked.

°Driving snow and sleet brought more problems to the county's roads last night.

°A downward trend

°They've always encouraged me in everything I've wanted to do.

°I can't stop yawning - I must be tired.

°He came home after three months at college looking terribly scrawny.

°She spent the morning chattering away to her friends

°She chortled with glee at the news.

°A garland of white roses.

°Bandits attacked the travelers just outside of town.

°I´m a boockworm, I read everyday and I have a hundred of boocks

°A stick of celery

°Jesus is my life line.

°That was a real goofy thing to do.

°He gave the eulogy at his father's funeral.

°The biography was written by his grand-niece.

°The institute will invest five million in the project.

°Let me speak to Melanie before you hang up.

°Nevertheless, the decades-long drop in fire frequency and extent in leeward zones has probably allowed fuels to accumulate.

°I'm trying to arrange my work so that I can have a couple of days off next week.

°All meals are provided at no additional cost.

°Simple repetitive tasks can be very wearisome.

°The dubious felicity of marriage.

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°I prodded her in the back to get her attention.

°That said, the stele, a piece of black granite, about 4 high and 2 across, mounted on a 2 high square base, was unveiled.

°The rebels took over the capital and set up a new government.