They couldn’t go swimming because of the cold weather.

My mother is very busy at work . However, she takes good care of her children.

They had such a fierce dog that nobody would visit them.

The boy was too fat to run far.

I did not read his book. I did not understand what the lecturer was saying.

He held the rope with one hand. He stretched it out.

Although she is intelligent, she doesn’t do well at school.

People believe that 13 is an unlucky number.

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

"I'm sorry. I didn’t do the homework." said the boy.

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

He didn’t take his father’s advice. That’s why he is out of work.

I lent him some money. I wanted him to continue his study at college.

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

"Get out of my car or I'll call the police!" Jane shouted to the strange man.

When there is so much traffic on the roads, it is sometimes quicker to walk than to go by car.

Laura didn’t come to the conference. This made me annoyed.

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

We have run out of the items you want.

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

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