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If you don't allow me to enter I'll break down the door. |
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If you don't LET me IN I'll break down the door. |
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He regarded her for a moment and then said, 'She is too tall.' |
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He LOOKED AT her for a moment and then said, 'She is too tall.' |
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The line was so bad when I telephoned him that I couldn't understand what he said. |
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The line was so bad when I RANG him UP that I couldn't understand what he said. |
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Will you take care of the garden while I am in hospital? |
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Will you LOOK AFTER the garden while I am in hospital? |
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I don't believe a word of his excuse; I'm sure he invented it |
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I don't believe a word of his excuse; I'm sure he MADE it UP. |
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He's had the best doctors available but he won't recover unless he has the will to live. |
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He's had the best doctors available but he won't PULL THROUGH unless he has the will to live. |
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Be careful!! The dog is standing behind you. |
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LOOK OUT!! The dog is standing behind you. |
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Never postpone till tomorrow what you can do today. |
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Never PUT OFF till tomorrow what you can do today. |
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I regard him as the greatest living novelist. |
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I LOOK ON him as the greatest living novelist. |
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I LOOK UPON him as the greatest living novelist. |
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He dressed himself in uniform for the occasion. |
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He PUT ON uniform for the occasion. |
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He keeps hearing strange footsteps in the house, so he has hired a private detective to investigate the matter. |
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He keeps hearing strange footsteps in the house, so he has hired a
private detective to |
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She was sitting opposite me in the bus but she pretended not to see me. |
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She was sitting opposite me in the bus but she LOOKED THROUGH me. |
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Whenever you are in Paris, do go and visit my sister. |
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Whenever you are in Paris, do LOOK UP my sister. |
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Whenever you are in Paris, do LOOK my sister UP. |
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Why was she looking so annoyed? |
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Why was she looking so PUT OUT? |
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The Albert Hall was erected in memory of Queen Victoria's husband. |
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The Albert Hall was PUT UP in memory of Queen Victoria's husband. |
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I can't offer hospitality to you all because my flat is too small. |
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I can't PUT you all UP because my flat is too small. |
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Suppose you telephone the station and ask them. |
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Suppose you RING UP the station and ask them. |
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He disparages his own garden but he likes other people to praise it. |
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He RUNS DOWN his own garden but he likes other people to praise it. |
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