0 0 4486410 0 0 Mary had a few friends over for lunch and they spent most of the time griping about their husbands. patgfisher 1 0 0 5767559 0 0 The first thing Tom does when he meets a new woman is check to see if she's wearing a wedding ring. CK 1 0 0 7789587 0 0 You can't necessarily judge a book by its cover, but you can judge people by the company they keep. CK 1 0 0 8074991 0 0 I was just getting ready to write Tom a message asking him where he was when he walked in the door. CK 1 0 0 8185683 0 0 I realize that this may sound crazy, but I think that I've fallen in love with your younger sister. CK 1 0 0 909546 0 0 If you spend too much time in the sun without putting on sunscreen, you are likely to get a sunburn. CK 1 0 0 954083 0 0 It's important to take good care of your teeth so you'll be able to eat properly when you get older. CK 1 0 0 954625 0 0 When we started out designing web pages, we were the only ones doing it in this part of the country. CK 1 0 0 1092893 0 0 Tom speaks several languages fluently, but for his job, he only translates into his native language. CK 1 0 0 4806963 0 0 My parents usually speak to each other in French, even though my mother is a native English speaker. CK 1 0 0 6702159 0 0 Tom sat down near the window, put on his glasses and began to read the book that Mary had given him. CK 1 0 0 7236733 0 0 I think all the coffee that I've been drinking in the afternoon is why I haven't been sleeping well. CK 1 0 0 8047370 0 0 I usually speak French with my parents, but my brothers and I always speak to each other in English. CK 1 0 0 886920 0 0 She advised him to take a long holiday, so he immediately quit work and took a trip around the world. CK 1 0 0 953523 0 0 I looked in my closet for something to wear, but couldn't find anything appropriate for the occasion. CK 1 0 0 1094861 0 0 Tom did everything within his power to keep Mary from being elected president of the student council. CK 1 0 0 1894521 0 0 I'll be playing tennis with Tom this afternoon, but it's not something I'm really looking forward to. CK 1 0 0 1946942 0 0 Tom wondered why many people in America think that baseball is more interesting to watch than soccer. CK 1 0 0 7027863 0 0 Tom was taking a selfie on the edge of the volcano when he lost his footing and fell into the crater. Hybrid 1 0 0 8424495 0 0 Some of the mistakes that Tom makes in French are because the textbooks he studied from had mistakes. CK 1 0 0 8426766 0 0 George Custer was killed at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in 1876, along with over 200 of his men. CK 1 0 0 8440057 0 0 My neighbors never complain about how loud my parties are because I always invite them to my parties. CK 1 0 0 954381 0 0 There have been a lot of complaints from students about the amount of homework that Mr. Jackson gives. CK 1 0 0 2150564 0 0 My father, grandfather, great-grandfather and great-great-grandfather all had the same name as I have. galoosh33 1 0 0 3315549 0 0 Tom was glad that he'd bought a bottle of wine with a screw cap, since he couldn't find his corkscrew. CK 1 0 0 4150723 0 0 Tom was determined not to make the same mistakes with his children that his parents had made with him. patgfisher 1 0 0 4472873 0 0 Tom put his career on the back burner and became a house husband, to enable Mary to pursue her career. patgfisher 1 0 0 3119347 0 0 Tom is finding his new job very demanding, and he often finds it difficult to find time for his family. patgfisher 1 0 0 5275324 0 0 The band featured Tom on guitar, Mary on bass guitar and vocals, John on drums, and Alice on keyboards. Jesse 1 0 0 954607 0 0 When I got out of prison, I couldn't find a job anywhere near my home since no one would hire an ex-con. CK 1 0 0 4684536 0 0 Tom and Mary went on a safari and saw many animals, such as lions, giraffes, zebras, and hippopotamuses. Hybrid 1 0 0 4313860 0 0 Tom's daughter pretended not to know him when he came to pick her up from school in his battered old car. patgfisher 1 0 0 4542375 0 0 Since there are rice paddies near my house, I often hear frogs croaking all night long this time of year. CK 1 0 0 7469977 0 0 The police wanted to search Tom's house, but they didn't have a search warrant, so he told them to leave. CK 1 0 0 8410093 0 0 Tom was able to swim across the river, but Mary had to wait for someone to give her a ride in their boat. CK 1 0 0 1040503 0 0 Tom wondered if Mary would think that eight in the morning was too early for him to open a bottle of wine. CK 1 0 0 1095101 0 0 Tom couldn't hear what the teacher was saying because all of the other students were making so much noise. CK 1 0 0 1168219 0 0 We were unsure what kind of person Tom would be and whether he would like to live in the same house as us. CK 1 0 0 6584855 0 0 In addition to Mary and her new boyfriend, Tom invited three of Mary's ex-boyfriends, without telling her. Hybrid 1 0 0 7240585 0 0 I know it's highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once. CK 1 0 0 7793764 0 0 Tom died at the scene of the accident. Mary and her father were seriously injured and are in the hospital. CK 1 0 0 8047444 0 0 I still make a lot of mistakes in French, but people seem to be able to understand what I'm trying to say. CK 1 0 0 954616 0 0 When speaking to an international audience, it is perhaps best to speak English a little slower than usual. CK 1 0 0 7240584 0 0 I know it is highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once. CK 1 0 0 8047343 0 0 Tom's French teacher called his mother to let her know that Tom had skipped his French class several times. CK 1 0 0 8424491 0 0 Tom claimed he was good at French, so I hired him to teach my children French, a mistake that I now regret. CK 1 0 0 8433801 0 0 The bus driver slammed on the brakes and three of the passengers who were standing suffered minor injuries. CK 1 0 0 1854139 0 0 Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for the rest of his life. CK 1 0 0 3726469 0 0 You know, Tom, I didn't appreciate you hitting on her after I specifically told you I was interested in her. CM 1 0 0 4495752 0 0 I asked Tom what he was listening to and he surprised me by saying that he was listening to classical music. CK 1 0 0 4662664 0 0 Someone told me that people with type O blood attract more mosquitoes than people with any other blood type. CK 1 0 0 4807040 0 0 My mother speaks French better than my father speaks English, so they usually speak to each other in French. CK 1 0 0 8424394 0 0 I don't remember everything we did that day, but I do remember we were both exhausted by the end of the day. CK 1 0 0 953438 0 0 I don't think it's necessary for me to sound like a native speaker. I just want to be able to speak fluently. CK 1 0 0 1094735 0 0 Tom didn't know how to translate the word "computer" because the people he was talking to had never seen one. CK 1 0 0 2412522 0 0 I know it's kind of late, but would you mind if I came over now? I have something I need to discuss with you. CK 1 0 0 4380372 0 0 If you had to go live on a deserted island and could only take one book with you, which one would you choose? 123xyz 1 0 0 4737893 0 0 A splinter of wood, barely visible to the naked eye, caused a very painful infection in one of Tom's fingers. patgfisher 1 0 0 5541433 0 0 Eight years ago, we were in the early stages of what would become the worst economic crisis of our lifetimes. CO 1 0 0 8200884 0 0 When we started in 2008, we wrote down a list of people that we wanted to hire, then went out and hired them. CK 1 0 0 4662663 0 0 I've heard that if you drink beer you are more likely to be bitten by mosquitoes than if you don't drink beer. CK 1 0 0 953581 0 0 I realize I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope you'll consider going out with me. CK 1 0 0 953941 0 0 If you aren't careful about what you eat, you'll put back on all the weight that you spent so much time losing. CK 1 0 0 1024329 0 0 Tom pressed his ear against the wall to see if he could hear what his parents were discussing in the next room. CK 1 0 0 1163495 0 0 Even though Tom told Mary about his problem, he didn't want to listen to any advice she had on how to solve it. CK 1 0 0 3991519 0 0 The police suspected there was a connection between the abandoned car and the dead body found three miles away. Amastan 1 0 0 7240065 0 0 I know that it's highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once. CK 1 0 0 953512 0 0 I know that it is highly unlikely that you'd ever want to go out with me, but I still need to ask at least once. CK 1 0 0 8261436 0 0 My plan was to go as far as possible that day and find somewhere to camp, and then continue hiking the next day. CK 1 0 0 8424492 0 0 Tom claimed that he was good at French, so I hired him to teach my children French, a mistake that I now regret. CK 1 0 0 1388220 0 0 Tom and Mary went on a cruise near Italy for their honeymoon, but the ship sank and Tom was drowned in his cabin. Spamster 1 0 0 5650302 0 0 According to the thermometer, it's about thirty degrees, but it's really humid so it feels much hotter than that. CK 1 0 0 8424388 0 0 I don't remember everything we did that day, but I do remember that we were both exhausted by the end of the day. CK 1 0 0 8424392 0 0 I don't remember everything that we did that day, but I do remember we were both exhausted by the end of the day. CK 1 0 0 8424493 0 0 Hiring a non-native French speaker to write the report in French is like hiring a carpenter to fix your plumbing. CK 1 0 0 1838182 0 0 I understand that Tom is on a tight schedule, but I'd really appreciate it if I could get an appointment with him. CK 1 0 0 1951606 0 0 The police can't find a single person who remembers seeing you where you said you were on the night of the murder. CK 1 0 0 1969194 0 0 Everybody has a right to his own opinion. However, sometimes it's better not to tell anybody what that opinion is. CK 1 0 0 1988453 0 0 Tom doesn't like to use the term "a person of color" because he thinks it implies that white people have no color. CK 1 0 0 1994371 0 0 Tom told me that he often drinks root beer, but he'd not only never drunk spruce beer, he'd never even heard of it. CK 1 0 0 4520340 0 0 Tom let the cat out of the bag when he accidentally told his mother about the surprise party being planned for her. patgfisher 1 0 0 953275 0 0 Getting your message across is much more important than trying to say it exactly like a native speaker would say it. CK 1 0 0 3322888 0 0 Tom always wanted to be a doctor, but his grades at school weren't quite good enough to get him into medical school. patgfisher 1 0 0 8185878 0 0 I realize that I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope you'll consider going out with me. CK 1 0 0 8185880 0 0 I realize I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope that you'll consider going out with me. CK 1 0 0 1989692 0 0 When I was studying to become a lawyer, my teachers told me to never ask a question that I didn't know the answer to. CK 1 0 0 4340986 0 0 The room didn't look very good after Tom painted it, because he didn't even bother to wash the walls or ceiling first. patgfisher 1 0 0 8424391 0 0 I don't remember everything that we did that day, but I do remember that we were both exhausted by the end of the day. CK 1 0 0 684586 0 0 Four of my favorite Christmas carols are "Silent Night," "Joy to the World," "The First Noel" and "Away in the Manger." CK 1 0 0 954028 0 0 It doesn't make much sense to me that I have to pay more income tax than you even though you make more money than I do. CK 1 0 0 4501889 0 0 We talked to each other in French since we thought people around us wouldn't be able to understand what we were saying. CK 1 0 0 8424494 0 0 Hiring a non-native French speaker to write your manual in French would be like hiring a carpenter to fix your plumbing. CK 1 0 0 909581 0 0 We should spend our time creating content for our website rather than wasting time worrying about minor cosmetic details. CK 1 0 0 7470051 0 0 Be serious, humble, polite, calm and truthful. Don't say too much, and never talk about things that you don't understand. CK 1 0 0 8185877 0 0 I realize that I may not be the most desirable man in the world, but I still hope that you'll consider going out with me. CK 1 0 0 8424327 0 0 Asking a non-native French speaker to translate a document into French is like asking an accountant to build you a house. CK 1 0 0 6961126 0 0 I wanted to visit Tom next Monday, but he said he was going to be busy, so I'm planning to visit him the Monday after next. CK 1 0 0 684588 0 0 "Jingle Bells," a popular song around Christmas time, is not really a Christmas song. The lyrics say nothing about Christmas. CK 1 0 0 8047424 0 0 Tom speaks French with his mother and English with his father. If all three of them are speaking together, they speak French. CK 1 0 0 8427004 0 0 Hiring a non-native French speaker to translate the document into French is like hiring a carpenter to fix your leaky faucet. CK 1