Due to unforeseen circumstances, our group’s scheduled visit to the museum has been called off.

People think that traffic congestion in the downtown area is due to the increasing number of private cars.

"I have never been to Russia. I think I shall go there next year.” said Bill.

They expect that the government will lose the election.

A new book is twice as expensive as an old one.

“I do not know English” means ______________.

The train drivers' strike made it hard for us to get to work.

The boss was annoyed that his secretary came to work late.

 “I’ll speak calmly. I really will!”, he said.

She doesn’t want to go to their party. We don't want to go either.

Did you happen to run into George last week?

"We will not leave until we see the manager," said the customers.

He couldn’t retake the exam because he missed too many lessons.

The garage serviced my car last week.

“If I were you, I would rather go by train than by bus.”

People said they had demolished the building.

They couldn’t think of anything better to do. They decided to baby-sit for the family.

I didn't realize that somebody was recording our conversation.

Much to my astonishment, I found his lecture on wildlife conservation extremely interesting.

Had she read the reference books, she would have been able to finish the test.

Father said “Albert, if you break your promise, nobody will respect you.”