English Sentences with Audio from the Tatoeba Project
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0	0	1029664	0	0	Tom asked Mary to see about getting front row seats at the Lady Gaga concert.	CK	1
0	0	1029701	0	0	Tom asked Mary many times to let him go home early, but she wouldn't let him.	CK	1
0	0	1030081	0	0	Mary dreamed that one day she would meet a prince and they would get married.	CK	1
0	0	1030095	0	0	It seems that Tom had planned to give Mary the loan she had been looking for.	CK	1
0	0	1030217	0	0	Tom and Mary were about to sit down for dinner when John knocked on the door.	CK	1
0	0	1040516	0	0	Tom was reasonably certain that Mary had stolen his grandfather's gold watch.	CK	1
0	0	1040554	0	0	Tom spent the better part of the day writing an article for a local magazine.	CK	1
0	0	1069612	0	0	The only thing that mattered to Tom was that we weren't impolite to his boss.	CK	1
0	0	1092119	0	0	What proof do you have that Tom was the one who stole your mother's necklace?	CK	1
0	0	1092520	0	0	Tom wanted to give Mary a chance to explain why she hadn't yet done the work.	CK	1
0	0	1092531	0	0	Tom wanted to ask Mary to go out with him, but he didn't have the courage to.	CK	1
0	0	1094951	0	0	Tom decided to go ahead and ask Mary the question he had been wanting to ask.	CK	1
0	0	1094962	0	0	Tom decided that it wouldn't be sensible to try to cross the old rope bridge.	CK	1
0	0	1095069	0	0	Tom couldn't rule out the possibility that someone had lit his house on fire.	CK	1
0	0	1095269	0	0	Tom claims that he can taste the difference between these two brands of salt.	CK	1
0	0	1095681	0	0	Tom came to the conclusion that no matter what he did, Mary wouldn't like it.	CK	1
0	0	1095757	0	0	Tom bought a bucket of extra-spicy fried chicken and a container of coleslaw.	CK	1
0	0	1096170	0	0	It hasn't been easy for Tom to earn enough money to support his large family.	CK	1
0	0	1096206	0	0	I imagine that Tom will eventually run out of money and have to go back home.	CK	1
0	0	1141249	0	0	I think it's highly unlikely that Tom will eat the sandwich you made for him.	CK	1
0	0	1188023	0	0	Tom doesn't know when it'll happen, but he's pretty sure that it will happen.	CK	1
0	0	1838009	0	0	Tom pretended that it didn't matter to him that Mary was going out with John.	CK	1
0	0	1867736	0	0	Tom was supposed to help me paint the barn yesterday, but he never showed up.	CK	1
0	0	1867887	0	0	Tom stared at the envelope in Mary's hand, wondering who the letter was from.	CK	1
0	0	1891289	0	0	I think I mistakenly said it was Tom when it was actually Mary that did that.	CK	1
0	0	1898217	0	0	The first time Tom brought Mary home, his mother said, "This one's a keeper."	CK	1
0	0	1927443	0	0	Tom said that he wanted to be alone and then he went upstairs to his bedroom.	CK	1
0	0	1938671	0	0	Tom wanted to get in a little target practice before he went into the office.	CK	1
0	0	1950192	0	0	Would you please stop pacing around like that and just sit down for a second?	_undertoad	1
0	0	1961210	0	0	I thought for a moment Tom was really going to tell Mary about what happened.	CK	1
0	0	2042889	0	0	It's not that I don't want to go, it's just that it's not a good time for me.	CK	1
0	0	2042900	0	0	Don't you want all your friends to come to your party and celebrate with you?	CK	1
0	0	2042901	0	0	I want each of you to take out a piece of paper and write down what happened.	CK	1
0	0	2042902	0	0	I wanted to have lunch with Tom tomorrow, but he told me he'd be out of town.	CK	1
0	0	2042903	0	0	Tom wanted me to tell you that no matter what happens, he'll always love you.	CK	1
0	0	2042904	0	0	You can say anything you want about me, but don't say anything bad about Tom.	CK	1
0	0	2042915	0	0	I wanted Tom to take some aspirin, but he said he didn't think it would help.	CK	1
0	0	2331760	0	0	I had to cancel that order because we didn't have enough money to pay for it.	CK	1
0	0	2396118	0	0	I saw you out here by yourself and thought you might like someone to talk to.	CK	1
0	0	2436541	0	0	Tom thought it wasn't a good idea to leave Mary at home without a babysitter.	CK	1
0	0	2451056	0	0	Tom spends all day speaking French at school and only speaks English at home.	CK	1
0	0	2716099	0	0	Tom found out that life on the road wasn't as easy as he thought it would be.	CK	1
0	0	2957670	0	0	Tom plans to go to Boston as soon as he can after his summer vacation begins.	CK	1
0	0	2958681	0	0	Tom was wearing an orange jumpsuit and his hands were cuffed in front of him.	CK	1
0	0	3133562	0	0	Everyone rushed over to the other side of the ship to see what was happening.	CK	1
0	0	3148324	0	0	Tom has two brothers. One lives in Boston and the other one lives in Chicago.	CK	1
0	0	3148448	0	0	I can't believe you live right here in Boston only a block from where I live.	CK	1
0	0	3165785	0	0	I wish I could come with you, but I have a test tomorrow and I need to study.	Hybrid	1
0	0	3417555	0	0	Why is it so hard for people to understand that I just want to be left alone?	CK	1
0	0	3459902	0	0	Tom and his brother have agreed to bury the hatchet after years of bickering.	patgfisher	1
0	0	3635963	0	0	It's possible that we won't be able to get to Boston in time for the wedding.	CK	1
0	0	3732618	0	0	Tom wants to know if you're planning on going to Boston with us next weekend.	CK	1
0	0	3735277	0	0	Tom has three sisters. One lives in Boston and the other two live in Chicago.	CK	1
0	0	4198260	0	0	This book is written in simple English, so it should be easy for you to read.	CK	1
0	0	4198262	0	0	Tom wondered why Mary had written his name on the back cover of her notebook.	CK	1
0	0	4491214	0	0	Sometimes you don't have to speak the same language to understand each other.	cy3	1
0	0	4496142	0	0	According to the police, Tom wasn't the only one who broke into Mary's house.	CK	1
0	0	4502252	0	0	This isn't the first time that Tom has spent a couple of weeks in a hospital.	CK	1
0	0	4518814	0	0	Tom isn't the only one who thinks it would be a good idea to get there early.	CK	1
0	0	4662672	0	0	Tom won't be able to do it by himself, so we need to ask someone to help him.	CK	1
0	0	4662673	0	0	The best way to get better at French is to speak French with native speakers.	CK	1
0	0	4846652	0	0	Mary tied an apron around her waist and then took the turkey out of the oven.	Hybrid	1
0	0	5145105	0	0	Remember to check to make sure the gas has been turned off before you go out.	LeeSooHa	1
0	0	5196158	0	0	People who laugh a lot are much happier than those who don't laugh very much.	Objectivesea	1
0	0	5572837	0	0	I saw three sets of footprints in the snow from the road up to my front door.	CK	1
0	0	5850039	0	0	The trouble with you, Tom, is that you never listen to what other people say.	CK	1
0	0	5903664	0	0	Tom isn't the only one who doesn't have enough money to buy something to eat.	CK	1
0	0	5903666	0	0	Tom had no idea that Mary was planning to stay in Boston for three more days.	CK	1
0	0	6108350	0	0	Tom apparently hasn't yet told Mary that he's planning to drop out of school.	CK	1
0	0	6524339	0	0	I wonder whether or not Tom has ever told Mary about what we did on that day.	CK	1
0	0	6678627	0	0	I would've arrived earlier if there hadn't been a traffic jam on Park Street.	CK	1
0	0	6704084	0	0	Tom had to stay home all last week because he had to take care of his mother.	CK	1
0	0	6708255	0	0	Tom was a lifeguard at the swimming pool near my house when I was growing up.	CK	1
0	0	6717061	0	0	Tom is pretty good at baseball, but he's not good enough to play on our team.	CK	1
0	0	6717067	0	0	Tom is pretty good at baseball, but he isn't good enough to play on our team.	CK	1
0	0	6888986	0	0	When Tom got home, he found his parents sitting on the porch waiting for him.	CK	1
0	0	6958920	0	0	Tom and his friends pushed as hard as they could, but the car wouldn't budge.	CK	1
0	0	7046334	0	0	Have you looked up the word in a dictionary to see how it's actually spelled?	CK	1
0	0	7073174	0	0	Mary spends about thirty minutes a day putting on makeup and fixing her hair.	CK	1
0	0	7240010	0	0	You're the only person that I know who likes getting up early in the morning.	CK	1
0	0	7551797	0	0	If you don't think the party is going to be any fun, then I don't want to go.	CK	1
0	0	7673566	0	0	Tom and Mary invited all their friends for a Christmas dinner at their house.	Hybrid	1
0	0	7794574	0	0	Just because something's more expensive doesn't necessarily mean it's better.	CK	1
0	0	7810847	0	0	In many parts of the world, there's not enough food to meet everyone's needs.	CK	1
0	0	7810851	0	0	In many parts of the world, there isn't enough food to meet everyone's needs.	CK	1
0	0	7819725	0	0	If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.	CK	1
0	0	7819782	0	0	The reason the report had so many mistakes was because I wrote it in a hurry.	CK	1
0	0	7901475	0	0	I don't have a washing machine, so I go to the laundromat to wash my clothes.	Dejo	1
0	0	7958382	0	0	Tom waters the potted plants on his porch every morning before going to work.	CK	1
0	0	8174938	0	0	It's unlikely that anybody other than Tom would be interested in buying this.	CK	1
0	0	8174943	0	0	Tom certainly gave the impression he wasn't planning on being there tomorrow.	CK	1
0	0	8182126	0	0	I still think that it's unlikely that we'll ever find someone to replace Tom.	CK	1
0	0	8222799	0	0	I'm beginning to believe we'll never be able to convince Tom that he's wrong.	CK	1
0	0	8222801	0	0	I'm beginning to believe that we'll never be able to convince Tom he's wrong.	CK	1
0	0	8222816	0	0	Tom believes Mary made a big mistake when she sold her father's Stradivarius.	CK	1
0	0	8407160	0	0	If you want to get good at understanding French, then watch movies in French.	CK	1
0	0	8438427	0	0	By the time the bus arrived at the hotel, most of the passengers were asleep.	CK	1
0	0	8455835	0	0	Tom got a dog for his birthday, but he hasn't yet made up his mind on a name.	CK	1
0	0	8466293	0	0	I don't think that you're doing that as well as you could with a little help.	CK	1
0	0	8549628	0	0	Step one is to determine whether it's something that really needs to be done.	CK	1