Their parents gave them permission to get married.

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

Nam defeated the former champion in three sets. He finally won the inter-school table tennis championship.

The old man treated the little boy badly.

Mary doesn’t like sport. Her two brothers don’t, either.

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

Donald could not help weeping when he heard the bad news.

An electrical fault could have caused the fire.

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

In spite of discussing for hours, they didn’t find a suitable solution.

People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

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

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

The buses began to pull out. Most of them were full passengers.

What she does in her free time does not concern me.

If you practise harder you will have better results.

Did you happen to run into George last week?

I hardly know the truth about Jean’s success in the institute.

People say Chinese food is the best in the world.

I spent a long time getting over the disappointment of losing the match.

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