- A young man and a young woman were sitting behind me.
- I looked at the man and the woman angrily.
- They did not pay any attention.
- I sometimes stay in bed until lunchtime.
- 'I've just arrived by train,' she said.'I'm coming to see you.'
- I visited museums and sat in public gardens.
- A friendly waiter taught me a few words of Italian.
- I spent the whole day in my room,but I did not write a single card!
- I have just received a letter from my brother, Tim.
- He has been there for six months.
- He is working for a big firm and he has already visited a great number of different places in Australia.
- He has just bought an Australian car and has gone to Alice Springs, a small town in the centre of Australia.
- My brother has never been abroad before, so he is finding this trip very exciting.
- Pinhurst is only five miles from Silbury, but Mr. Scott cannot get a telephone for his new garage, so he has just bought twelve pigeons.
- Up to now, Mr.Scott has sent a great many requests for spare parts and other urgent messages from one garage to the other.
- He asked me for a meal and a glass of beer.
- In return for this, the beggar stood on his head and sang songs.
- Then he put a piece of cheese in his pocket and went away.
- He calls at every house in the street once a month and always asks for a meal and a glass of beer.
- They were expecting a valuable parcel of diamonds from South Africa.
- A few hours earlier, someone had told the police that thieves would try to steal the diamonds.
- While two detectives were keeping guard at the door, two others opened the parcel.
- Bill works harder than Joe and grows more flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is more interesting.
- Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the worst garden in the town!
- It was the last day of the year and a large crowd of people had gathered under the Town Hall clock.
- It would strike twelve in twenty minutes' time.
- Fifteen minutes passed and then, at five to twelve, the clock stopped.
- Our clavichord is kept in the living room.
- It has belonged to our family for a long time.
- She struck the keys too hard and two of the strings were broken.
- It is being repaired by a friend of my father's.
- I was having dinner at a restaurant when Tony Steele came in.
- He gets a good salary,but he always borrows money from his friends and never pays it back.
- While he was eating,I asked him to lend me twenty pounds.
- 'I have never borrowed any money from you,'Tony said, 'so now you can pay for my dinner!'
- We'll meet him at the harbour early in the morning.
- It has sailed across the Atlantic many times.
- We'll see his boat and then we'll say goodbye to him.
- He will take part in an important race across the Atlantic.
- They will be coming by train and most of the young people in the town will be meeting them at the station.
- The Greenwood Boys will be staying for five days.
- They will be trying to keep order.
- It is always the same on these occasions.
- After I had left a small village in the south of France,I drove on to the next town.
- I stopped and he asked me for a lift.
- As soon as he had got into the car,I said good morning to him in French and he replied in the same language.
- Neither of us spoke during the journey.
- I had nearly reached the town,when the young man suddenly said, very slowly, 'Do you speak English?'
- The secretary told me that Mr. Harmsworth would see me.
- He did not look up from his desk when I entered.
- After I had sat down,he said that business was very bad.
- He told me that the firm could not afford to pay such large salaries.
- I knew that my turn had come.
- Then he smiled and told meI would receivean extra thousand pounds a year!
- If you park your car in the wrong place,a traffic policeman will soon find it.
- You will be very lucky if he lets you go without a ticket.
- This is a No Parking area.You will enjoy your stay here if you pay attention to our street signs.'
- If you receive a request like this,you cannot fail to obey it!
- She must be at least thirty-five years old.
- In spite of this,she often appears on the stage as a young girl.
- Last year in another play,she had to wear short socks and a bright, orange-coloured dress.
- If anyone ever asks her how old she is,she always answers, 'Darling, it must be terrible to be grown up!'
- After I had had lunch at a village pub,I looked for my bag.
- As I was looking for it, the landlord came in.
- In a few minutes he returned with my bag and gave it back to me.
- 'The play may begin at any moment,' I said.
- 'It may have begun already,'Susan answered.
- 'I'm sorry, we've sold out,' the girl said.
- 'Can I return these two tickets?' he asked.
- 'I might as well have them,' I said sadly.
- I often fish for hours without catching anything.
- Instead of catching fish,they catch old boots and rubbish.
- I never catch anything --not even old boots.
- After having spent whole mornings on the river,I always go home with an empty bag.