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

The president offered his congratulations to the players when they won the cup.

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

They arrived too late to get good seats.

We had no sooner got to know our neighbors than they moved away.

I should have finished my work last night but I was exhausted.

No other city in Vietnam is so large as Ho Chi Minh City.

I’d suggest that we avoid telling any scary story stories with Janet around. She’ a bit unstable and could get hysterical.

“I will pay back the money, Linda”, said Helen.

Steve said to Mike, “Don’t touch the electric wires. It might be deadly.”

He was annoyed because his secretary came late to work.

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

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

“Are you waiting for your exam result?” She said.

They expect that recent changes will bring about an overall improvement in the quality of the country’s education.

He might have forgotten the place you’d arranged to meet at.

They had to postpone the meeting because of illness.

The situation was so embarrassing that she did not know what to do.

They have changed the date of the meeting.

After the operation, she recovered far quicker than any of us had expected her to.

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