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

They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

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

I bought an Italian pair of shoes for $150. They went missing after two days.

Joe does a lot of exercise. He's still very fat.

He is an authority on primitive religion.

When I had finished the report, I went out for a cup of coffee.

It doesn't cost much to run a solar power system.

The water was so cold that the children couldn't swim in it.

You’d better take the keys. It’s possible I’ll come home late.

Your only chance of getting a ticket is to wait in the queue.

I did not see Susan off at the airport. I feel bad about it now.

I had to do my homework. I could not help my mother with the washing-up.

They cancelled all flights because of fog.

“How brave you are!” he said to the firemen.

We were late for the show by the time we had found a taxi.

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

He cannot practice scuba diving because he has a weak heart.

"You got an A in Chemistry. Congratulations!" Peter said to his classmate.

They were suspected to have robbed the bank. The police have investigated them for days.

Some body cleans the room every day.