We had had very salty food. We were all dying of thirst.

His speech was boring. Everyone got up and left.

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

“Why don’t you have your room repainted?” said Robert to Lan.

They cancelled all flights because of fog.

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

Large cars use more gas than smaller ones.

It is certain that the new cuts will worry the staff.

He is very lazy. That makes his parents worried.

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

She gave in her notice. She planned to start her new job in January.

Mary is crazy about her new puppy.

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

He is teaching me speaking and listening.

Mary lost the ticket. She didn’t go to the concert.

Without your help, I couldn’t have succeeded.

We don’t allow anyone to use their cell phones during the examination.

He wore glasses and a false beard. He wanted nobody to recognize him.

We missed the turning because we forgot to take the map with us.

The coffee was not strong. It didn’t keep us awake.

It doesn’t matter how much you offer to pay, he won’t sell the antique vase.