Verbal Context
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Drill
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Oh I'm cold.
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Poor thing! I do think, it's a pity. I'm so sorry! Never mind.
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He says he's ill.
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What a disappointment! Can you imagine it! Too bad! Bad luck! Just fancy! Things do happen!
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I can't come this evening.
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Oughtn't you to be ashamed of it! What a disappointment! How extraordinary!
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I haven't seen Jenny for ages!
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Terrible, isn't it! Too bad for words! Good Heavens! How very peculiar! What a pity!
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Janet seems to be avoiding me.
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Isn't she a fool! What a tragedy! I simply can't think! I do think it's a pity!
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You've made the same mistake again.
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Aren't I a fool! Good Heavens! Fancy that! I simply can't think! What a shame!
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The jacket's worn out already.
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What a disappointment! Poor me! What a pity!
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Michael has just died.
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Perfectly horrid! Too bad for words! What a tragedy! Wasn't it absolutely tragic!
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They won't help us.
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Wouldn't it be simply appalling. Oughtn't they to be ashamed of it! Beastly, isn't it!
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