1. I told her I had something to show her. 2.

She said nothing grew in her garden because it never got any sun. 3. He said to his mother he was going away the next day. 4. Rupert said that he had been in London for a month, but up to that moment he hadnt had the time to visit the Tower. 5. I remarked that it wasnt so foggy that day as it had been the day before. 6. The BBC announcer said that the new underpass was being officially opened in two days time. 7. My aunt said that they had moved into their new flat, but that they didnt like it nearly so much as their previous flat. 8. They said they had a lift that didnt work very often. 9. He said he could see the Eiffel Tower from one of the windows of his flat. 10. His daughter said that she had no idea what the time was, so she would dial 8081 and find out. 11. He said his wife had just been made a judge. 12. She replied that she would come with him as soon as she was ready. 13. The small boy said that he had a German lesson that afternoon and that he hadnt done his homework yet. 14. I warned her not to let the iron get too hot or she would scorch her clothes. 15. He pointed out that we hadnt given him enough money because the bill was for 14 and we had paid him only 13. 16. Ann said that Englishmen made good husbands because they were nearly always willing to help in the house. 17. Mary answered that she liked men to be useful but not too domesticated, and that she preferred them to keep out of the kitchen altogether because men looked silly in aprons anyway. 18. Motoring report said that the new Rolls Royce ran so quietly that all you could hear was the ticking of the clock. 19. Managing director of the Rolls Royce company answered that in that case they would have to do something about the clock.

20. She supposed that, since she didnt know what to do with all her plums, she would have to make jam, but the trouble was that none of them ate jam. 21. The builders explained that they liked working on Sundays because they got double pay. 22. He said that he was quite a good cook and that he did all his own washing and mending as well. 23. He told Joan she could keep that one since he had plenty of others. 24. The small boy said that he was going fishing with his mother that afternoon, so they were going into the garden to dig for worms. 25. I told her crossly that she had my umbrella and that hers was in her bedroom. 26. The private detective explained to his client that he knew exactly what they said because he had bugged their phone. 27. He said he would sit up till she came in, but he hoped she wouldnt be late. 28. My cousin told me he would hang that picture for me if I gave him some wire. 29. She said that she occasionally had a Turkish bath, but that it didnt seem to make any difference to her weight. 30. The salesman told the lady that the model was quite good and that he himself used one of those. 31. She said her house was supposed to be haunted, but that she hadnt seen any ghosts yet.
32. The advertisement said that if you answered the question correctly, you might win 100.

33. He said that he could hear what the people in the next flat were saying if he pressed his ear against the wall. 34. He explained that he couldnt get into the house because he had lost his key, so he had had to break a window. 35. The instructress told them that the mirror was there for them to see themselves while dancing. 36. She wondered why he hadnt rung up since she had written to him two days before. 37. The owner said that his horse might win if the ground was dry on the day on the race. 38. She advised him to slow down because there was a speed limit. 39. She said Tom should have applied earlier if he wanted seats.

40. One of the tenants said that they had walked 50 miles the night before to see the Minister and protest about their rents being raised, and that he had been very polite and had promised to do what he could for them. 41. She said they should put traffic lights there, or there would be more accidents. 42. The coach it was time they began training for their next match. 43. He told me I should be there by nine if I left home at six. 44. The captain said that if it rained that afternoon, it would be too wet to play the match the day after. 45. She explained to her guest that she had meant to plug in the electric blanket, but she had plugged in the electric kettle by mistake, and added that she was always doing silly things like that. 46. He said he had been intending to do it the day after, but that he didnt think he would be able to. 47. The headmaster told Mrs. Smith that Bill should do very well at the university, since he had done very well there. 48. The young wife told her husband she didnt think his father liked her. 49. Her husband replied that she mustnt think that because the thing was that his father was old and found it hard to get used to new people. 50. Her husband pointed out that the steak was overdone again, but that he wasnt complaining. 51. His wife replied that she wished he would stop pointing things out. 52. The night watchman reported that they couldnt open the safe on the spot so they had carried it away with them. 53. She told me I would have recognized her father at once if I had seen him, since he was the most extraordinary-looking man. 54. He said he had found an old Roman coin in the garden the day before and that he was going to take it to the museum that afternoon. 55. He explained that he had got out of his boat, leaving the engine running, but while he had been standing on the quay the gears had suddenly engaged themselves and the boat had gone straight out of the harbor with no one on board. 56. Then Macbeth enters and says he has done the deed.

57. I asked if you would like me to go with you. 58. He answered he would rather go alone. 59. My brother told me I might take his car if I liked, because he wouldnt be needing it the next day or the day after that. 60. Celia said that Tom and she had gone the day before to look at a house that he had been thinking of buying, that it had been a rather nice house and had had a lovely garden, but Tom had decided against it because it had been opposite a cemetery. 61. He said his wife wanted to take a job, but that he would rather she concentrated on their home. 62. My mother told me she didnt know what my father would say when he saw what a mess my puppies had made of that five-pound note. 63. My sister told me it was high time I passed my test because she was tired of driving round with an L-plate on the front of the car. 64. I told her I wish she had seen it. 65. One of the men asked what had happened to Mr. Budd. 66. Another asked which of his sons had inherited his estate. 67. The third enquired who was going to live in the big house. 68. Someone else asked what would happen to his racehorses. 69. Ann asked which team had won. 70. Bill asked which team had won the previous match. 71. He asked who was playing the following week. 72. Tom asked who would be umpiring that match. 73. Ann asked who wanted a lift home.
74. I asked who had just dropped a 10 note.

75. Mrs. Jones asked where the ticket office was. 76. She asked what she should do with her heavy luggage. 77. Bill asked what platform the train left from.

78. He asked when it arrived in York. 79. I asked when the timetable had been changed. 80. Ann asked why the 2.30 train had been cancelled. 81. Mrs. Jones asked how much a day return to Bath cost. 82. She wondered why the price went up so often. 83. Bill wanted to know how he could get from the station to the airport. 84. I asked them when they were coming back. 85. My aunt asked if the return ticket was cheaper than two singles. 86. A dog owner asked whether the puppies travelled for free. 87. She asked if she could bring her dog into the compartment with her. 88. Bill asked whether that train stopped at York. 89. The businessman wanted to know if you could telephone from inter-city trains. 90. He enquired whether the 2.40 had a restaurant car. 91. My aunt asked if you could get coffee on the train. 92. She wondered whether they brought in round on a trolley. 93. The man with the pipe wanted to know if there were smoking compartments. 94. I asked him if he had reserved a seat. 95. Bill wanted to know what country I came from. 96. Ann asked how long I had been there. 97. Peter asked if I was working as well as studying. 98. Bill wanted to know whether I had a work permit. 99. Ann asked what I was going to study. 100. 101. 102. Peter wanted to know if I had enrolled for more than one class. Bill asked whether I wanted to buy any second-hand books. Ann asked if I had seen the library.

103. 104. 105. 106. 107. 108. 109. 110. 111. 112. 113. 114. 115. 116. 117. 118. 119. 120. 121. 122. 123. 124. 125. 126. 127.

Peter asked if I played rugby. He went on to ask whether I would have time to play regularly. Bill asked whether I had played for his school team. Ann asked if I was interested in acting. She wondered if I would like to join their Drama Group. Peter wanted to know what I thought of the canteen coffee. I wanted to know for how long it had been a mixed school. I wondered whether they liked the headmaster. I asked if he was a scientist or an art graduate. I wanted to know how many children were there in the school. I asked how big the classes were. I wanted to know if the classes were streamed. I wanted to know what the academic standard was like. I enquired whether the parents could visit the school at any time. I asked whether there was a good art department. I wanted to know if they taught music. I asked what instruments the children could learn. I wondered if there was a school orchestra. I asked if they acted plays. I wanted to know what sort of plays they had done. I asked what games they played. I wondered if they were playing fields near the school. I asked if they were taught to swim. I wanted to know whether the children could get dinner at school. I asked if the food was good.

128. 129. 130. 131. 132. 133. 134. 135. 136. 137. 138. 139. 140. 141. 142. 143. 144. 145. 146. 147. 148. 149. 150. 151. 152.

I asked if there was a Parent-Teacher Association. I wanted to know how often it met. I asked if your own boys had been happy at the school. I wanted to know why he was looking through the keyhole. He asked who had put salt in his coffee. The chief cook wanted to know how many of us knew how to make Irish stew. I asked him why he had travelled first class. She enquired how she could run in high-heeled shoes. I asked them what their new house was like. He asked where he was supposed to go. I wanted to know whose car he had borrowed the night before. The policeman asked me what she had been wearing when I had seen her last. The detective enquired who owned that revolver. He asked Mr. Jones where he had been the night before. I asked the boy what else he had seen. His new employer wanted to know whether he had done that sort of work before. The oculist asked her if she could read the last line on the chart. He asked me whether they had understood what I had told them. The shop assistant wanted to know whether I was being attended to. The shop steward asked him if he would go on strike when the others did. The young man wondered whether Mary saw what he saw. My mother wanted to know who had left the banana skin on the front doorstep. I asked him whether he had gone completely mad and wanted to blow us all up. She asked whether my father had been a collector since my house was so full of antiques. His secretary wanted to know if he was leaving that day or the next morning.

153. 154. 155. 156. 157. 158.

I wanted to know how far it was and how long it would take me to get there. The caller asked to speak with Mrs. Pitt. The au pair girl said that she was out and asked if she could take the message. The mother asked the little boy if he was sorry for what he had done. I asked her if she was going to see him off at the station. The policeman asked the woman whether she would mind if he looked inside her bag.

159. The instructor in First Aid asked whether I would know what to do if someone fell at my feet foaming at the mouth. 160. 161. 162. 163. 164. 165. 166. 167. 168. 169. 170. 171. 172. 173. 174. 175. 176. He asked her why she thought it might be dangerous. I asked him if he knew that the shoes he was wearing werent a pair. He requested her to switch off the TV. She ordered Tom to shut the door. I asked Mary to lend me a pen. I warned them not to watch the late-night horror movies. He warned me not to believe everything I hear. The secretary asked to fill up that form. I told him not to hurry. I advised Mary not to touch that switch. The raiders ordered the bank clerk to open the safe. He begged me to do as he said. Mrs. Pitt asked Peter to help his mother. He ordered the children not to make too much noise. She told us to do whatever we like. She warned them not to miss their train. He advised his client to read it before he signed it.

177. 178. 179. 180. 181. 182. 183. 184. 185. 186. 187. 188. 189. 190. 191. 192. 193. 194. 195. 196. 197. 198. 199. 200. 201.

He requested to sing it again. The zoo keeper warned us not to put our hands near the bars. I advised him to buy a new car. She begged him not to drive too fast. The shopkeeper ordered the boys not to lean their bicycles against his windows. He asked her to come to the cinema with him. I advised her to cook it in butter. The lift operator warned the woman not to touch the gates. The teacher ordered the boy not to argue with him. He told him to pull as hard as he could. The manager ordered the porter to send for the Fire Brigade. He advised us not to lend her anything. She told us to make a list of what we wanted. He told her to look at the paper. A voice warned the people on the platform to stand clear of the doors. She told her children to see if they could find any mushrooms. I warned her not to go alone. The shop assistant said to the customer to pay at the cash desk. The notice warned to leave that space clear. I reminded them to write to their mother. The detective warned her to thing well before she answered. He demanded that everyone got out of his way. He ordered to climb in through the window. The assistant asked us to pay at the desk. The store detective demanded that I opened my bag.

202. Mrs. Pitts solicitor told her not to worry about anything and suggested that she left it all to him. 203. 204. 205. 206. 207. 208. 209. 210. 211. 212. 213. 214. 215. 216. 217. 218. 219. 220. 221. 222. 223. 224. 225. I warned him not to use bent coins in a slot machine. The detective ordered the taxi-driver to follow that car. The assistant recommended washing it in lukewarm water. The doctor urged them to have confidence in him. He asked the liftman to take him up to the 33rd floor. The air-hostess advised to read the notice about life-saving equipment. Her mother suggested her to always cook with butter and never to use margarine. I ordered him no to argue with his father. My aunt reminded me to prune the roses. The young man asked me to wait for him at the bridge. I advised her not to eat too much starch and to avoid fried food. My father suggested not saying anything to make her angry. The notice requested not to ask at the desk for change for telephone calls. Mary reminded his brother to feed the goldfish. The porter suggested that we crossed the line by the footbridge. His wife asked him to write to her as often as he could. The crook demanded that I put my pistol on the table. The traveler asked to be booked a seat in a non-smoker. His mother reminded him not to forget his sandwiches. She warned her children not to go near the water. The police sergeant ordered to search the house. He advised me not to make mountains out of molehills. She warned me to put down that gun because it was loaded.

226. He advised us to make good use of our time because we wouldnt get such an opportunity again. 227. 228. 229. 230. 231. 232. 233. 234. 235. 236. 237. The advertisement suggested not waiting till the next day, and to post the coupon at once. She warned him to be careful crossing roads and reminded him to drive on the right. He admitted to Peter he couldnt open it and asked him to have a try. He ordered me to go and get him a paper, and come straight back. She ordered us to get into the cupboard because someone was coming. The road sign warned us to give way to traffic approaching from our right. The secretary of the disaster fund asked to send whatever we could spare. I advised him to wear a wig if he didnt want to be recognized. The lifeguard warned not to bathe when the red flag is flying. His mother reminded him to thank Mrs. Jones when saying goodbye to her. He ordered me to watch the milk and not to let it boil over.

238. He warned us not to shelter under a tree in a thunderstorm because the thee might be struck by lightning. 239. 240. 241. 242. He told us to put the message into a bottle and throw it into the sea. He told me to read it for myself if I didnt believe what he said. The driver instructor reminded me to use my indicators. She warned her husband not to drive too fast or the baby would be sick.

243. I begged him to make the coffee a bit stronger because it had been terribly weak the night before. 244. 245. 246. A huge notice warned to beware of the pickpockets. She asked me to smell that and whether I thought it had gone bad. She told him not to take his coat off because they were going out in a moment.

247. He ordered him to stand by the window and tell him if anyone went into the opposite house. 248. The driving instructor warned not to move till the policeman waved on you.

249. 250. 251. 252.

He warned me not to touch it because I would only make it worse. I warned him to be careful because the stairs are very slippery. I told him to ask his boss to ring me back and added that my number was 1234567. The girl asked if I could repeat that.

253. The foreman demanded not to work too fast because if we finished before six we wouldnt get any overtime. 254. The placard warned that the end of the world was at hand and advised to prepare to meet our doom. 255. 256. 257. 258. 259. The instructor reminded me to put the brake on. Keiko asked him to take off his shoes. He asked me if I would like to have lunch with him on Sunday. One of the guests wondered if I would like a cigarette. Their hostess asked them if they wouldnt mind not smoking between courses.

260. The boss asked me to take those letters to the post and told me to shut the door as I went out. 261. 262. 263. 264. 265. 266. 267. 268. She asked me to help her because she couldnt reach the top shelf. He wondered why I hadnt asked for a better room since that one was horrible. He said he would try to get a room on the top floor if he were me. She told me she would wait for me if I liked. She reminded me to switch off when I had finished. He asked me to check those figures for him. My mother demanded that I apologized for being late. I asked the mechanic to check out the oil.

269. The artist wished she would sit still and added that she couldnt have expected him to paint her when she kept jerking around. 270. 271. I asked her why she didnt go by train since it was much less tiring than driving. Hotel notice asked the guests not to play radios loudly after midnight.

272. 273. 274. 275.

The receptionist, while showing me into the waiting room, asked me to wait there. All of my friends told me I had to see that exhibition. I told them I would plant daffodils if I were them. The bank clerk asked me to sign the back of the check.

276. He told me he would have been very grateful if I had forwarded his letters while he was away. 277. Police announcement required that anyone who had seen that accident got in touch with their nearest police station. 278. He warned us not to leave our room at night because their hosts dogs might mistake us for a burglar. 279. 280. 281. He asked me to answer that letter for him and reminded me to keep a copy. He asked me to move my car because it was blocking his gate. Mrs. Jones asked me in a letter to let her know when my new stock came in.

282. The coach announced that the first team would report to the gymnasium for weighttraining. 283. Tom asked Ann if she could sew on that button for him.

284. Mary said hed better sew it on himself because buttons sewn on by Ann usually came off the next day. 285. The girl kindly asked me to sit down and the fortune-teller would be with me in a moment. 286. 287. 288. 289. 290. I asked if he could get there and back in one day. Ann complained she couldnt open that tin and Tom offered to do it for her. I asked the official to translate that for me. He wondered if they would ever meet again. She asked if I would be there the next day and I answered affirmatively.

291. The fat woman wanted to know if she could lose five kilos in a week and the doctor answered negatively. 292. He asked if I would have a drink.

293. 294. 295. 296.

The advertisement asked why you didnt install gas central heating. He asked me to read that very carefully. She asked me if she should tell him what had happened. The hairdresser wondered if I wouldnt like to look ten years younger.

297. Ann said she was going to Brighton the next day and Tom said he was too and asked her if she would like a lift. 298. 299. 300. 301. 302. 303. The small boy asked if he could have a sweet. The children asked to stay up till the end of the programme. He asked the boss if he could have the weekend off. He asked if he could leave early on Friday. The teenagers asked him why he didnt like pop music. My friends advised me to take up the oboe again.

304. He wondered where to hang his new picture and whether it would look well over the mantelpiece. 305. 306. 307. 308. 309. 310. 311. 312. 313. 314. 315. 316. I asked what I should do if the car wouldnt start. My friend asked me if I had enough money or if he should lend me some. I asked if he would be able to guide me or if I should bring a map. She reminded me to shut the door. I asked her if she would like to see over the house. Handing me a knife, Ann asked me to peel the potatoes. He asked me if I would like to come with him since he had two tickets. He asked me if I could use a word processor and I replied negatively. They asked me if I wouldnt mind living by myself for six months. My landlady asked me to pay in cash when I took out my cheque-book. I asked Ann why she didnt trust him. She answered she never trusted left-handed men.

317. 318. 319. 320. 321. 322. 323. 324. 325. 326. 327.

He reminded me to get a bone for the dog when I was at the butchers. She advised me to sit down and put my head between my knees if I felt faint. He asked what he should do with my purse if he found it. I told him to keep it till he saw me again. She said to give him something to drink if he arrived before she got back. If anyone rang up, she advised to say she would be back shortly. My instructor advised me to always look in my driving mirror before turning right. She told me to leave the key under the mat if I went out. My aunt told me to shut the windows if I thought the room was cold. He told me to ring him up if I felt lonely any time. He advised to offer her an omelette if she didnt eat meat.

328. My father warned me not to leave the car on the road if I had a puncture, but to get it off the road on to the verge. 329. 330. 331. He told me to take that letter to the police if he wasnt back by that time the next day. She reminded her husband to thank Mrs. Pitt when he saw her. My sister told me to take the meat out of the oven when the bell rang.

332. The officer told me that if I was taken prisoner I should give my name, rank and number but refuse to answer any other questions. 333. The schoolmaster told us that when we heard the fire alarm we should shut all the windows and go downstairs as quickly as possible. 334. He advised us to press the emergency button if the lift stopped between two floors.

335. The senior attendant reminded us that before we allowed anyone to use the Turkish bath, we should ask him if he had a weak heart. 336. 337. 338. 339. She asked what she should say if the policed stopped her. She asked what she should do if he refused to let her in. I told her to write a note and push it under the door. He asked what would happen if the strike continued.

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The housewives wondered how they would get food if it went on snowing. The children asked if they could go out when the rain stopped. The teacher told us to go on to the next section when we had completed the previous one.