The sentences below are commonly used by
native speakers, so non-native speakers of English can make full use of
their speeches in their daily English conversation. |
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Tiffany figures it's the only explanation for why you're not
swooning over her. |
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I didn't mean to be nosy. It's none of my business. |
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I know you don't like to be gossiped about, but it's too late.
Everyone's already buzzing. |
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You've worked hard to build a career -- don't throw it away
on a whim. |
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You know as well as I do that Reeves is
in a sweat about the
competition from the Post. |
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Let's talk this through.
What set you off this time ? |
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She had a
falling-out with old man
Reeves. |
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Too bad Portia's such a nasty piece
of work. |
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..... if you should be the teensy,
weensiest bit late ...... I'll wait up for you. |
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He doesn't have any claim on me. |
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..... the lenses appeared to be clear and
nonprescriptive. |
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And Robert's a perfect gentleman -- it's not like he's some
bum I picked up on the
street. |
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I feel out of element.
(
to be unhappy and feel
uncomfortable in a particular situation
) |
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Just be yourself and you'll charm the
pants off all of them. |
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It would be heaven if we
could always be together. |
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They had to return to reality and
face it head-on, whether they wanted to or not. |
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Bruce could
talk things out with
Greg and the other guy, they could work out a compromise. |
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It's as if they've undergone complete
personality transplants. |
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"Elizabeth isn't an easy act to
follow. She makes being good seem so easy. |
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I don't trust her, Liz. There's something about the way she
looks at a person, as if she's searching for a weak spot to
sink her teeth into. |
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Some of the guys were beginning to wonder whether or not you
were going to show. I told them
you'd never wimp out on us. |
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I think Rosie hides behind that tough
exterior because she's shy. |
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She seems so withdrawn and
I don't know how to reach her. |
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And maybe his girlfriend wouldn't go
postal ( go
crazy ) when she heard they were partners. |
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I'm going to have it out
( settle decisively )
with that girl once and for all. |
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Liz, I've been hurt too many times in my life, and I'm not
setting myself up for
that again. |
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I guess I'm still
steaming over the way
Erica has been treating us. |
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One minute you're happy ... then you're crying ... then you're
screaming your head off at
me. |
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Olivia is totally clueless when it comes to
fighting dirty. |
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There was a cold edge in
her voice that made him suspicious. |
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Now all I have to do is apologize to him for
flipping out on him last
night. |
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That's probably why he's not here this morning -- he's
avoiding me until he works up the
nerve to tell me it's over. |
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He seemed to be easy-going and friendly, and he
got along with everyone. |
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.... don't you go acting all high and
mighty with me. I know what you did. You're no
better than anyone else. |
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I wanted to talk to you, but I felt like such a jerk I
couldn't get up the nerve
to call you. |
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I was so turned around I
didn't know who my friends were anymore. |
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