He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

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

The demand was so great. They had to reprint the book immediately.

He is an authority on primitive religion.

If they eat fast food too frequently, they will soon have their waistline increased.

I wish you hadn't said that

"Let's go out for a walk now," he suggested.

The plan may be ingenious. It will never work in practice.

l have learnt never to take sides in any arguments between my close friends.

The coffee was not strong, so it didn’t keep us awake.

He expected us to offer him the job.

It was an interesting novel. I stayed up all night to finish it.

He talked about nothing except the weather.

The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

Tim graduated with a good degree. He joined the ranks of the unemployed.

I thought she was the right person for the position, yet it turned out that she was quite useless.

People say that Mr. Goldman gave nearly a million pounds to charity last year.

Young as he is, he has a big fortune.

You don’t try to work hard. You will fail in the exam.

I tried to persuade her. I didn’t succeed, however.

He got over his illness in three months.