If I were taller, I could reach the top shelf.

Their holiday plans fell through because there was a shooting at their school on Valentine's Day.

He did not work hard. He failed the exam.

My advice is that you get straight to the point in the next report.

They were exposed to biased information, so they didn't know the true story.

Although his leg was hurt, he managed to drive a car.

I am not certain, but there may be about twenty applicants for the job.

He doesn’t study hard, so he can fail the exam.

They arrived too late to get good seats.

We spend about one-third of our lives sleeping. We know relatively little about sleep.

There were so many people on the train that Mary couldn’t get a seat.

“I didn’t take your money” he said to her.

Overeating is a cause of several deadly diseases. Physical inactivity is another cause of several deadly diseases.

No one but the experts was able to realize that the painting was in imitation. It greatly resembled the original.

She wasn’t early enough to catch the bus.

Right after the police had arrived at the scene, the situation was settled.

It was only when I left home that I realized how much my family meant to me.

The old man is working in this factory. I borrowed his bicycle yesterday.

He is an authority on primitive religion.

His speech was boring. Everyone got up and left.

Brian told me that somebody had tracked him in the street.