Verbal Context
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Drill
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D'you smoke?
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I do sometimes.
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What a nasty cold day!
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It's bitterly cold. But it's not nasty.
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Would he lend me his player?
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He might if you talked nicely to him.
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You broke the window, didn't you?
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Yes, but not on purpose.
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I don't suppose it troubled you much.
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It wasn't a great deal of trouble. But it wasn't altogether easy.
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Can't I take this one?
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You can if you insist. But the other one's better.
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You will play, won't you?
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I'd rather not.
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Can I borrow your penknife?
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It's not very sharp.
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Well what about this colour?
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It isn't exactly the shade I want
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I want those shoes mended quickly.
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I can't get them done today.
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Let me know tomorrow.
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I doubt whether I can give you an answer by then.
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You are not trying.
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I most certainly am.
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We got here about midnight.
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It wets earlier than that.
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Alan's forgotten his umbrella.
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He always leaves something behind.
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Let me have them by tonight.
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I beg your pardon, but it's out of the question.
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Where has he been all this time?
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He's sorry to be so late, but he was delayed at the office.
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Your conduct was inexcusable.
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Before you jump to conclusions, you might at least hear me out.
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What did you think of the lecture?
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It wasn't exactly sensational, was it?
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She's an absolute failure.
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Now be fair.
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We'll leave before dawn.
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Have a heart. Have a bit of sense.
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I think it's going to rain.
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Oh don't say that.
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I'll have this one. No, this. I'm sorry.
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Well, make up your mind. Well, say it as if you meant it.
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Can I come home by myself, Mummy?
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Well, be careful when you cross the main road.
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