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So maybe it was somewhere on mat land me chopper has put down. He had been driving at high speed when me helicopter flew past him.

she is travelling in this car

And they probably know I'm travelling in this car.

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So maybe it was somewhere on mat land me chopper has put down. He had been driving at high speed when me helicopter flew past him.</s>And they probably know I'm travelling in this car.</s>she is travelling in this car

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It was ridiculously easy to get away and her own skill brought a grin to her face. The great Felipe had not even been around and the servants had ignored the fact that the inglesa was calmly walking towards the great gates.

the inglesa was just exploring the area within the walls

Maybe they thought she was just exploring the area within the walls.

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It was ridiculously easy to get away and her own skill brought a grin to her face. The great Felipe had not even been around and the servants had ignored the fact that the inglesa was calmly walking towards the great gates.</s>Maybe they thought she was just exploring the area within the walls.</s>the inglesa was just exploring the area within the walls

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think

A: That most of it is plea bargained, uh, half way through or most of the cases are plea bargained anyway. B: Right. A: But, uh, uh, how do you feel uh, about the jury system itself?

the jury system should be changed

do you think that should be changed?

question

present

A: That most of it is plea bargained, uh, half way through or most of the cases are plea bargained anyway. B: Right. A: But, uh, uh, how do you feel uh, about the jury system itself?</s>do you think that should be changed?</s>the jury system should be changed

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tell

She might have sat all afternoon, nibbling and stuporous, exhausted but not sleepy. But the glazier finally came down from the upper floor, cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way.

the glazier would have liked to stop for a chat

Maggie could tell that he would have liked to stop for a chat that he felt sorry for her left on her own but she lacked either her grandmother's grace or her mother's energy so she did not offer him tea.

AB

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She might have sat all afternoon, nibbling and stuporous, exhausted but not sleepy. But the glazier finally came down from the upper floor, cheerfully announcing that all was now right and tight and he would be on his way.</s>Maggie could tell that he would have liked to stop for a chat that he felt sorry for her left on her own but she lacked either her grandmother's grace or her mother's energy so she did not offer him tea.</s>the glazier would have liked to stop for a chat

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think

B: That was kind of a funny movie with, uh, Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray. A: Uh-huh. B: That was fun. A: Golly,

he has heard of that movie

I don't think that I've ever heard of that movie.

negation

present

B: That was kind of a funny movie with, uh, Richard Dreyfuss and Bill Murray. A: Uh-huh. B: That was fun. A: Golly,</s>I don't think that I've ever heard of that movie.</s>he has heard of that movie

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see

If we all want it put a stop to, will the government do something about it, or will it be like you said, Mr. Gerrard?

the government can use this science for their own political ideas

Will they see they can use this... this science for their own political ideas?

question

future

If we all want it put a stop to, will the government do something about it, or will it be like you said, Mr. Gerrard?</s>Will they see they can use this... this science for their own political ideas?</s>the government can use this science for their own political ideas

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learn

``We,'' said Lili, ``have just managed to force down sufficient amounts of fresh veg and protein to retain some shapeliness and complexion.'' I found it odd that Robert had chosen to distinguish me alone as English and wondered how he saw himself and Lili and I found it odd that Lili had chosen to lay claim to Englishness.

Lili was able to change her nationality as she changed her accessories

I hadn't yet learned that she was able to change her nationality as she changed her accessories to suit the occasion.

negation

past

``We,'' said Lili, ``have just managed to force down sufficient amounts of fresh veg and protein to retain some shapeliness and complexion.'' I found it odd that Robert had chosen to distinguish me alone as English and wondered how he saw himself and Lili and I found it odd that Lili had chosen to lay claim to Englishness.</s>I hadn't yet learned that she was able to change her nationality as she changed her accessories to suit the occasion.</s>Lili was able to change her nationality as she changed her accessories

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say

Mr Blakey raised his head from his seed-boxes. With soil-caked fingers he drew a handkerchief from a pocket and blew his nose.

a week ago the boy had been standing under the monkey-puzzle in the middle of the night

He did not say that a week ago the boy had been standing under the monkey-puzzle in the middle of the night looking up at the windows of the house.

negation

present

Mr Blakey raised his head from his seed-boxes. With soil-caked fingers he drew a handkerchief from a pocket and blew his nose.</s>He did not say that a week ago the boy had been standing under the monkey-puzzle in the middle of the night looking up at the windows of the house.</s>a week ago the boy had been standing under the monkey-puzzle in the middle of the night

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think

Right then Shannon would gladly have given her entire make-up kit for a rest, but there was no way she was about to admit any weakness to him, particularly after that crack about her ``poor over-used mouth''. So he thought she talked too much, did he?

the big ox was teaching a statue

He 'd see how quiet she could be - in fact the big ox might just think he was teaching a statue male-chauvinist pig that he was.

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Right then Shannon would gladly have given her entire make-up kit for a rest, but there was no way she was about to admit any weakness to him, particularly after that crack about her ``poor over-used mouth''. So he thought she talked too much, did he?</s>He 'd see how quiet she could be - in fact the big ox might just think he was teaching a statue male-chauvinist pig that he was.</s>the big ox was teaching a statue

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say

Nobody noticed. It wasn't hard to sneak a copy of the tutor's program and take it back to her room.

the copy of the tutor's program was homework

Even if anyone saw it under the charred fringes of her robe she could say it was homework.

AB

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Nobody noticed. It wasn't hard to sneak a copy of the tutor's program and take it back to her room.</s>Even if anyone saw it under the charred fringes of her robe she could say it was homework.</s>the copy of the tutor's program was homework

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believe

Dorothea had once tried to tell her this, but Alida Thorne had flushed with anger. ``Stop patronising me,'' she had shouted, ``stop pitying me!''

Alida would remember the incident

The incident had never been referred to again and Dorothea did not believe that Alida would remember it.

negation

present

Dorothea had once tried to tell her this, but Alida Thorne had flushed with anger. ``Stop patronising me,'' she had shouted, ``stop pitying me!''</s>The incident had never been referred to again and Dorothea did not believe that Alida would remember it.</s>Alida would remember the incident

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think

B: I can understand that very easily. I've had a class on, um, R Base and also in Paradox A: Uh-huh. B: and both of those seem very easy to use compared to D Base. A: Uh-huh.

D Base is more flexible

Do you think D Base is more flexible or allows you to do more.

question

present

B: I can understand that very easily. I've had a class on, um, R Base and also in Paradox A: Uh-huh. B: and both of those seem very easy to use compared to D Base. A: Uh-huh.</s>Do you think D Base is more flexible or allows you to do more.</s>D Base is more flexible

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pretend

His flat was on the top floor. Underneath was a dentist and on the ground floor an estate agent.

Miriam was visiting the dentist

They had arranged between themselves that if by chance Miriam was seen entering the house by day she could always pretend she was visiting the dentist.

AB

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future

His flat was on the top floor. Underneath was a dentist and on the ground floor an estate agent.</s>They had arranged between themselves that if by chance Miriam was seen entering the house by day she could always pretend she was visiting the dentist.</s>Miriam was visiting the dentist

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believe

He has been told simply that I object to marriage with Artai.

she has exhibited preference for his person above that of the others

If he believes that I have exhibited any preference for his person above that of the others who have offered for my hand then he is a fool.

conditional

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He has been told simply that I object to marriage with Artai.</s>If he believes that I have exhibited any preference for his person above that of the others who have offered for my hand then he is a fool.</s>she has exhibited preference for his person above that of the others

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admit

Polly had to think quickly.

Polly was not an experienced ocean sailor

They were still close enough to shore for him to return her to the police if she admitted she was not an experienced ocean sailor.

conditional

future

Polly had to think quickly.</s>They were still close enough to shore for him to return her to the police if she admitted she was not an experienced ocean sailor.</s>Polly was not an experienced ocean sailor

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know

Lucy, of course, is pretty and smart, though uneducated. Everyone falls in love with everyone else.

Lucy would feel like this

There is some pain, when Lucy has the baby and ``didn't know she would feel like this'' and wants to keep the baby.

negation

past

Lucy, of course, is pretty and smart, though uneducated. Everyone falls in love with everyone else.</s>There is some pain, when Lucy has the baby and ``didn't know she would feel like this'' and wants to keep the baby.</s>Lucy would feel like this

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guess

It was hard to tell what time of day it was. The ground was too warm, Rostov was sure, for it to be morning.

the time of day was mid to late afternoon

But since he had only a vague idea about the length of the Tarvaras day he could only guess from the position of the sun and the length of the shadows that it was mid to late afternoon.

AB

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It was hard to tell what time of day it was. The ground was too warm, Rostov was sure, for it to be morning.</s>But since he had only a vague idea about the length of the Tarvaras day he could only guess from the position of the sun and the length of the shadows that it was mid to late afternoon.</s>the time of day was mid to late afternoon

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believe

She returned his kiss, her lips soft, sweet, utterly giving. He began an exploration of her body, a constant revelation of tormenting pleasure.

this shivering delight was really happening

Her nerve-ends in total chaos Robbie could hardly believe this was really happening this shivering delight.

AB

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She returned his kiss, her lips soft, sweet, utterly giving. He began an exploration of her body, a constant revelation of tormenting pleasure.</s>Her nerve-ends in total chaos Robbie could hardly believe this was really happening this shivering delight.</s>this shivering delight was really happening

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know

Tonight... The cool air caressed her bare arms, and Folly shivered and turned back towards the house. What did women do, who were waiting for their lovers?

any moment there would be a knock on the door

How could she sit calmly and read a magazine when all the time she knew that any moment there would be a knock on the door and Luke would be standing there waiting?

question

present

Tonight... The cool air caressed her bare arms, and Folly shivered and turned back towards the house. What did women do, who were waiting for their lovers?</s>How could she sit calmly and read a magazine when all the time she knew that any moment there would be a knock on the door and Luke would be standing there waiting?</s>any moment there would be a knock on the door

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understand

But don't dilly-dally for too long. Once it's published we are all going to look a little risible if we have made no adjustments to what is after all known as being predominantly my own design of gallery.

he doesn't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation

Also I am a bit older than the rest of you but you can perhaps understand that I don't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation.

AB

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But don't dilly-dally for too long. Once it's published we are all going to look a little risible if we have made no adjustments to what is after all known as being predominantly my own design of gallery.</s>Also I am a bit older than the rest of you but you can perhaps understand that I don't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation.</s>he doesn't want to drop dead without a proper and public recantation

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remember

Oh, I did, I did! I was lucky.

she was ever lonely

I would have liked brothers and sisters but I don't remember that I was ever lonely.

negation

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Oh, I did, I did! I was lucky.</s>I would have liked brothers and sisters but I don't remember that I was ever lonely.</s>she was ever lonely

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know

I gripped the banister and swung myself head over heels, then came out on the roof of a tower. When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born.

the thoroughfare was the main road

The dream ended with the thought that if I had known this was the main road I need not have resorted to the acrobatics that had brought me there.

conditional

past

I gripped the banister and swung myself head over heels, then came out on the roof of a tower. When I made my way down its spiral staircase I found myself in the main thoroughfare of the town where I was born.</s>The dream ended with the thought that if I had known this was the main road I need not have resorted to the acrobatics that had brought me there.</s>the thoroughfare was the main road

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assume

``Who knows? The point is, do we go with it or not?''

there is a shipment

Do we assume there is a shipment?

question

present

``Who knows? The point is, do we go with it or not?''</s>Do we assume there is a shipment?</s>there is a shipment

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decide

The marriage she had assumed naively would be the end of every serious relationship now seemed a very distant - if not unreachable - shore. Whereas Luke was very near, and the feelings he aroused in her were like an undertow, pulling her down.

Luke had waited long enough

If - when - he decided he had waited long enough she was far from certain what her response would be.

conditional

future

The marriage she had assumed naively would be the end of every serious relationship now seemed a very distant - if not unreachable - shore. Whereas Luke was very near, and the feelings he aroused in her were like an undertow, pulling her down.</s>If - when - he decided he had waited long enough she was far from certain what her response would be.</s>Luke had waited long enough

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guess

They stood in silence, while the sun dipped in the west. And Ruth felt she hadn't understood till now what it meant, to be Jake's daughter.

one day Jake would turn to Ruth like this

She 'd never guessed that one day he would turn to her like this calling her to understand all the past and set her own strength beside his.

negation

past

They stood in silence, while the sun dipped in the west. And Ruth felt she hadn't understood till now what it meant, to be Jake's daughter.</s>She 'd never guessed that one day he would turn to her like this calling her to understand all the past and set her own strength beside his.</s>one day Jake would turn to Ruth like this

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tell

``I think I have it all now, Mr Robinson.'' Mary almost laughed aloud at Hope's tolerant gravity.

Mr. Robinson had also to hold the rod in his hand and drop the line into the water

If her father had told him that he had also to hold the rod in his hand and drop the line into the water she would not have been surprised.

conditional

past

``I think I have it all now, Mr Robinson.'' Mary almost laughed aloud at Hope's tolerant gravity.</s>If her father had told him that he had also to hold the rod in his hand and drop the line into the water she would not have been surprised.</s>Mr. Robinson had also to hold the rod in his hand and drop the line into the water

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say

And she still didn't know what was on Luke Hunter's mind. But the day after that things began to get a little clearer.

Reception had run out of vases

This time Reception said they had run out of vases and whatever he 'd done didn't she think it was time she forgave him?

question

present

And she still didn't know what was on Luke Hunter's mind. But the day after that things began to get a little clearer.</s>This time Reception said they had run out of vases and whatever he 'd done didn't she think it was time she forgave him?</s>Reception had run out of vases

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say

B: I mean it was like you can't have, you know, such and such facial hair, no beards, you know, and just really detailed. A: I don't know that that would be a good environment to work in. I mean, I see, I am more, I don't know about anybody else,

she's nuts

and a lot of bosses may say I'm nuts,

EP

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present

B: I mean it was like you can't have, you know, such and such facial hair, no beards, you know, and just really detailed. A: I don't know that that would be a good environment to work in. I mean, I see, I am more, I don't know about anybody else,</s>and a lot of bosses may say I'm nuts,</s>she's nuts

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think

B: I think in s-, and it, just would depend upon the circumstances and the extent of the abuse and if another alternative was available. A: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Um. Uh-huh. You know, now, I wonder what you think about this and, uh, unfortunately, we don't get to do it, but, uh, it used to be a long time ago, I guess in Biblical times when they had punishment, if somebody did something, for example, to your family, then you had the right to administer the punishment. So if somebody killed somebody in your family, then uh, if that person was caught and found guilty, you had the right to, uh, execute that person. And I know that, uh, if somebody had done something to my family, I would feel that I had the right to get revenge on them

that's done much anywhere

uh, but, I don't think that's done much anywhere.

negation

present

B: I think in s-, and it, just would depend upon the circumstances and the extent of the abuse and if another alternative was available. A: Uh-huh. Uh-huh. Um. Uh-huh. You know, now, I wonder what you think about this and, uh, unfortunately, we don't get to do it, but, uh, it used to be a long time ago, I guess in Biblical times when they had punishment, if somebody did something, for example, to your family, then you had the right to administer the punishment. So if somebody killed somebody in your family, then uh, if that person was caught and found guilty, you had the right to, uh, execute that person. And I know that, uh, if somebody had done something to my family, I would feel that I had the right to get revenge on them</s>uh, but, I don't think that's done much anywhere.</s>that's done much anywhere

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think

And she fished a small parcel from her pocket, and showed Sally-Anne her treasure just as the horse bus finally groaned up - or neighed up, thought Sally-Anne irreverently.

Sally-Anne would ever travel on a horse bus

She had never thought that she would ever travel on such a thing although she could not tell Rose that.

negation

past

And she fished a small parcel from her pocket, and showed Sally-Anne her treasure just as the horse bus finally groaned up - or neighed up, thought Sally-Anne irreverently.</s>She had never thought that she would ever travel on such a thing although she could not tell Rose that.</s>Sally-Anne would ever travel on a horse bus

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decide

She was about to tell him that was his own stupid fault and that she wasn't here to wait on him - particularly since he had proved to be so inhospitable. But she bit back the words.

she could stay

Perhaps if she made herself useful he might decide she could stay - for a while at least just until she got something else sorted out.

EP

modal

future

She was about to tell him that was his own stupid fault and that she wasn't here to wait on him - particularly since he had proved to be so inhospitable. But she bit back the words.</s>Perhaps if she made herself useful he might decide she could stay - for a while at least just until she got something else sorted out.</s>she could stay

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suggest

She was pouring a cup of tea when the solution came to her. As a member of the editorial collective of Fem Sap, it was part of her job to commission occasional articles.

Jamie should write something for Fem Sap

She could ring Jamie and suggest that he write something for it.

AB

modal

future

She was pouring a cup of tea when the solution came to her. As a member of the editorial collective of Fem Sap, it was part of her job to commission occasional articles.</s>She could ring Jamie and suggest that he write something for it.</s>Jamie should write something for Fem Sap

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tell

``It's not your day, is it, dear?'' ``No, but they 've got to be done, and Shirley's making the tea.''

Ianthe sometimes had to dust the books in the library

Ianthe had not told her mother that she sometimes had to dust the books in the library.

negation

past

``It's not your day, is it, dear?'' ``No, but they 've got to be done, and Shirley's making the tea.''</s>Ianthe had not told her mother that she sometimes had to dust the books in the library.</s>Ianthe sometimes had to dust the books in the library

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know

Flaubert delighted in their presence and gave them money. No doubt you wish to pat him on the head for this.

Flaubert was gaining the approval of the future

If he 'd known he was gaining the approval of the future he 'd probably have kept the money to himself.

conditional

past

Flaubert delighted in their presence and gave them money. No doubt you wish to pat him on the head for this.</s>If he 'd known he was gaining the approval of the future he 'd probably have kept the money to himself.</s>Flaubert was gaining the approval of the future

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prove

``A lot of this is going to be code-related,'' says Ignazio J. Ruvolo, a construction law specialist at Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, a San Francisco law firm. Plaintiffs, he says, will argue that damaged structures weren't built to proper design standards.

the buildings met San Francisco's stringent building codes

But if defendants can prove that they met San Francisco's stringent building codes, ``that's probably going to protect them,'' Mr. Ruvolo says.

AB

modal

present

``A lot of this is going to be code-related,'' says Ignazio J. Ruvolo, a construction law specialist at Bronson, Bronson & McKinnon, a San Francisco law firm. Plaintiffs, he says, will argue that damaged structures weren't built to proper design standards.</s>But if defendants can prove that they met San Francisco's stringent building codes, ``that's probably going to protect them,'' Mr. Ruvolo says.</s>the buildings met San Francisco's stringent building codes

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think

B: Yeah, it's called VCX or something like that. Also called Delta Clipper, which is a decent name for something like that. A: Wow. Well, I don't know.

speaker B would go up in space if he had a chance

you think you'd, uh, go up in space if you had a chance?

question

present

B: Yeah, it's called VCX or something like that. Also called Delta Clipper, which is a decent name for something like that. A: Wow. Well, I don't know.</s>you think you'd, uh, go up in space if you had a chance?</s>speaker B would go up in space if he had a chance

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think

But I still wasn't sure why. Perhaps it was Nassim's mention of the baby that sparked me off, however subconsciously.

if it was Billy's kid then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news

Perhaps I thought that if it was Billy's kid then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news and if she was skipping probation it had better not be the cops.

EP

modal

past

But I still wasn't sure why. Perhaps it was Nassim's mention of the baby that sparked me off, however subconsciously.</s>Perhaps I thought that if it was Billy's kid then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news and if she was skipping probation it had better not be the cops.</s>if it was Billy's kid then somebody had to tell Lucy the bad news

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assume

Without the guidance of the nuns, Tilda seemed to have lost her last vestige of moral sense. Partisan Street, the first street on the way up from the boats, was, as has been said, considered a rough place - a row of decrepit two-up, two-down brick houses, the refuge of crippled and deformed humanity.

the crippled and deformed there disappeared from the face of the earth

Whether they were poor because they were lame or lame because they were poor was perhaps a matter for sociologists and a few years later when their dwellings were swept away and replaced by council flats with rents much higher than they could afford it must be assumed that they disappeared from the face of the earth.

DE

modal

present

Without the guidance of the nuns, Tilda seemed to have lost her last vestige of moral sense. Partisan Street, the first street on the way up from the boats, was, as has been said, considered a rough place - a row of decrepit two-up, two-down brick houses, the refuge of crippled and deformed humanity.</s>Whether they were poor because they were lame or lame because they were poor was perhaps a matter for sociologists and a few years later when their dwellings were swept away and replaced by council flats with rents much higher than they could afford it must be assumed that they disappeared from the face of the earth.</s>the crippled and deformed there disappeared from the face of the earth

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think

A: But, I'm not real sure that we promised them anything. B: Uh-huh. A: I, that would have been stupid, B: Yeah. A:

they did it

and I don't think we did it.

negation

present

A: But, I'm not real sure that we promised them anything. B: Uh-huh. A: I, that would have been stupid, B: Yeah. A:</s>and I don't think we did it.</s>they did it

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-1

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notice

``And you're wrong about us. We're not children and I 'd say we're learning the rules pretty quickly.''

he's not shaking any more

You may have noticed I'm not shaking any more!

EP

modal

past

``And you're wrong about us. We're not children and I 'd say we're learning the rules pretty quickly.''</s>You may have noticed I'm not shaking any more!</s>he's not shaking any more

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think

Even Pedro, pattering nervily about the room, seemed more restless than usual, and when he slept his dreams were troubled. Gradually Louisa began to wonder whether her father had been right after all, whether she had been as unwise as he claimed to shut herself away in this sequestered place.

Louisa was afraid

At moments when her concentration was disturbed when dusk came too soon and its shadows flittered dismally about the room almost she might think she was afraid.

CI

modal

present

Even Pedro, pattering nervily about the room, seemed more restless than usual, and when he slept his dreams were troubled. Gradually Louisa began to wonder whether her father had been right after all, whether she had been as unwise as he claimed to shut herself away in this sequestered place.</s>At moments when her concentration was disturbed when dusk came too soon and its shadows flittered dismally about the room almost she might think she was afraid.</s>Louisa was afraid

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know

``Willy did mention it. I was puzzled, I 'll admit, but now I understand.''

Heather had been there

How did you know Heather had been there?

question

past

``Willy did mention it. I was puzzled, I 'll admit, but now I understand.''</s>How did you know Heather had been there?</s>Heather had been there

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think

A: you know, then, we thought, well we can use it for, you know, some personal things. We di-, for us it really took, you know, a business application to justify the expense of it. B: Uh-huh. Oh, definitely, definitely. I know my stepfather bought my mother a little personal computer, oh, I guess, probably three years ago for Christmas, and, you know, it's got some stuff on it. It's got a nice little word processing software on it, you know, and some budgeting type things and stuff.

her mother has ever touched the computer

And I don't think she's ever touched it you know.

negation

present

A: you know, then, we thought, well we can use it for, you know, some personal things. We di-, for us it really took, you know, a business application to justify the expense of it. B: Uh-huh. Oh, definitely, definitely. I know my stepfather bought my mother a little personal computer, oh, I guess, probably three years ago for Christmas, and, you know, it's got some stuff on it. It's got a nice little word processing software on it, you know, and some budgeting type things and stuff.</s>And I don't think she's ever touched it you know.</s>her mother has ever touched the computer

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-2

6-2

32PT7WK7DMKA9OBWRAAOIQE4XWRD3F

imagine

You have refused to pay what has been asked for my return, but if you knew what I have become, a fearless old man with nothing left to lose, you would pay twice as much to have me kept away! Whatever happens now, my children, we can never be again as we were.

he could forgive and forget

Do you imagine that I could forgive and forget knowing what I know now or that any of you could meet my eye knowing what you do?

question

present

You have refused to pay what has been asked for my return, but if you knew what I have become, a fearless old man with nothing left to lose, you would pay twice as much to have me kept away! Whatever happens now, my children, we can never be again as we were.</s>Do you imagine that I could forgive and forget knowing what I know now or that any of you could meet my eye knowing what you do?</s>he could forgive and forget

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know

Eve hadn't known that Mr Burns in the hardware shop was inclined to take to the drink or that Dr Johnson had a very bad temper and was heard shouting about God never putting a mouth into the world that he didn't feed. Dr Johnson was of the view that there were a lot of mouths, especially in the families with thirteen children, that God had forgotten to feed.

Peggy Pine was an old friend of Mother Francis

Benny didn't know that Peggy Pine was an old friend of Mother Francis that they had been girls years ago and that when she came to the convent she called Mother Francis Bunty.

negation

present

Eve hadn't known that Mr Burns in the hardware shop was inclined to take to the drink or that Dr Johnson had a very bad temper and was heard shouting about God never putting a mouth into the world that he didn't feed. Dr Johnson was of the view that there were a lot of mouths, especially in the families with thirteen children, that God had forgotten to feed.</s>Benny didn't know that Peggy Pine was an old friend of Mother Francis that they had been girls years ago and that when she came to the convent she called Mother Francis Bunty.</s>Peggy Pine was an old friend of Mother Francis

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33

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know

``I wanted to tell you. But the Bookman asked me to keep our meeting a secret.''

he had met the Bookman

How did you know I 'd met him?

question

past

``I wanted to tell you. But the Bookman asked me to keep our meeting a secret.''</s>How did you know I 'd met him?</s>he had met the Bookman

BNC-2378

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33

3WGZLY9VCHRWALH23R5K97MFDJBD81

imagine

She wanted to run her fingers through his hair, wanted to nuzzle her nose and chin into his neck, wanted to know the texture of his cheek and jaw, wanted to kiss him so that her lips never forgot the shape of his. Then she found she was doing all this already, and a sigh of utter contentment shivered through her.

a kiss could feel like this

She had never imagined that a kiss could feel like this that a man's arms could enclose and shield her so thoroughly against any other awareness that her body would respond so passionately and so completely from the roots of her hair to the backs of her knees.

negation

past

She wanted to run her fingers through his hair, wanted to nuzzle her nose and chin into his neck, wanted to know the texture of his cheek and jaw, wanted to kiss him so that her lips never forgot the shape of his. Then she found she was doing all this already, and a sigh of utter contentment shivered through her.</s>She had never imagined that a kiss could feel like this that a man's arms could enclose and shield her so thoroughly against any other awareness that her body would respond so passionately and so completely from the roots of her hair to the backs of her knees.</s>a kiss could feel like this

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believe

But the damage was done as far as my faith was concerned, which is probably why I went mad. So anyway, that Christmas Eve night confirmed my worst fears, it was like a kind of ``royal flush'' for the infant Jimbo.

any of the three kings stands a chance of ever making a comeback with him

All three kings - Pa Santa and the King of Kings - all down the pan together... And to be honest I don't believe any of them stands a chance of ever making a comeback with me.

negation

present

But the damage was done as far as my faith was concerned, which is probably why I went mad. So anyway, that Christmas Eve night confirmed my worst fears, it was like a kind of ``royal flush'' for the infant Jimbo.</s>All three kings - Pa Santa and the King of Kings - all down the pan together... And to be honest I don't believe any of them stands a chance of ever making a comeback with me.</s>any of the three kings stands a chance of ever making a comeback with him

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mean

There was no answer. Moving carefully, Benny stepped around the edges of the room, and opened the window shutters.

General Etienne was dead

Her momentary horror at seeing the unmistakable form of General Etienne was only slightly dulled by the realization that the stiff posture he was in could only mean he was dead.

AB

modal

present

There was no answer. Moving carefully, Benny stepped around the edges of the room, and opened the window shutters.</s>Her momentary horror at seeing the unmistakable form of General Etienne was only slightly dulled by the realization that the stiff posture he was in could only mean he was dead.</s>General Etienne was dead

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think

B: but if they get the little tiny kids saving it now, in five years, when they get bigger, it'll work a little bit more, too. A: Yeah. True. B: Because it's, we've all got to do it right now. I just, I really amazed to find out that, eighty per cent are filled now, in garbage fills. In five years we're supposed to be at max. A: Uh-huh. B:

she can keep her own garbage

I don't think I can keep my own garbage.

negation

present

B: but if they get the little tiny kids saving it now, in five years, when they get bigger, it'll work a little bit more, too. A: Yeah. True. B: Because it's, we've all got to do it right now. I just, I really amazed to find out that, eighty per cent are filled now, in garbage fills. In five years we're supposed to be at max. A: Uh-huh. B:</s>I don't think I can keep my own garbage.</s>she can keep her own garbage

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-2

6-2

3AC6MFV69KNS6XNRYDONDCYH4KOHZW

know

And O said to me, the thing was. I couldn't remember.

he still had her address

I didn't even know he still had my address it all happened years before we barely even had an affair.

negation

past

And O said to me, the thing was. I couldn't remember.</s>I didn't even know he still had my address it all happened years before we barely even had an affair.</s>he still had her address

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5-1

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tell

Pictures of Lizzy as a child were everywhere. She shook her head.

Lizzy was on drugs

If anyone had told her that her granddaughter was on drugs she would have laughed in their face.

conditional

past

Pictures of Lizzy as a child were everywhere. She shook her head.</s>If anyone had told her that her granddaughter was on drugs she would have laughed in their face.</s>Lizzy was on drugs

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6-2

3R16PJFTS3W35Q0AJ51UW810V7W4KK

say

And Sarah knew, while Peter didn't. It amazed her that she should find it difficult to tell him.

it would be almost beyond Sarah's powers to tell Peter of Nona's death

If anyone had said to her yesterday that it would be almost beyond her powers to tell Peter of Nona's death she would have laughed.

conditional

past

And Sarah knew, while Peter didn't. It amazed her that she should find it difficult to tell him.</s>If anyone had said to her yesterday that it would be almost beyond her powers to tell Peter of Nona's death she would have laughed.</s>it would be almost beyond Sarah's powers to tell Peter of Nona's death

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know

A: I mean I've never seen them do it without hose, I mean they always have hose on, but still, they're shorts, I don't care what you say, they're shorts. B: Well I think TI's dress code is pretty lax considering everything, anyway, you know, uh. A:

EDS has a very strict dress code

I didn't know that EDS has a very strict dress code,

negation

past

A: I mean I've never seen them do it without hose, I mean they always have hose on, but still, they're shorts, I don't care what you say, they're shorts. B: Well I think TI's dress code is pretty lax considering everything, anyway, you know, uh. A:</s>I didn't know that EDS has a very strict dress code,</s>EDS has a very strict dress code

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-1

5-1

3ABAOCJ4R895KJNB2ELNEOU9G2XMQ9

know

The slaves continued their stoking, shuffling to and from the cart, heaving the beech logs into the next furnace. The Robemaker moved forward, prodding Nuadu onwards and, as they moved down the centre of the Workshop, the blazing furnaces roaring on each side of them, Nuadu felt his skin already shrivelling from the heat.

there was no end to working here

How must it be to work here day after day month after month knowing there was no end to it?

question

present

The slaves continued their stoking, shuffling to and from the cart, heaving the beech logs into the next furnace. The Robemaker moved forward, prodding Nuadu onwards and, as they moved down the centre of the Workshop, the blazing furnaces roaring on each side of them, Nuadu felt his skin already shrivelling from the heat.</s>How must it be to work here day after day month after month knowing there was no end to it?</s>there was no end to working here

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2

22

324N5FAHSXG2Z3JP312H5Y1DCOAVK2

know

A: it could still happen then. B: Yeah, that's true, but you'd be surprised also how, much people watch you that even not, uh, participating in any type crime. I guess there was one case, I was surprised, uh, so happened this person worked at the same place, I work for Georgia Tech and they work at the same place I did,

they had been watching her

but I didn't know that they had been watching me

negation

past

A: it could still happen then. B: Yeah, that's true, but you'd be surprised also how, much people watch you that even not, uh, participating in any type crime. I guess there was one case, I was surprised, uh, so happened this person worked at the same place, I work for Georgia Tech and they work at the same place I did,</s>but I didn't know that they had been watching me</s>they had been watching her

SWBD-336

A36SM7QM8OK3H6

1

11

3IH9TRB0FB4V7WD3WKXGLUFKRHLI1U

guess

His mother driving the car, so happy, young-looking and fashionably dressed and his father, a big, confident man in a smart suit, smiling and turning round to say something to Simon in the back seat. Marie thought of her own mother with her frumpy clothes and ageing, lined face.

Marie's mother was only forty-two

No one would have guessed that she was only forty-two.

EP

negation

present

His mother driving the car, so happy, young-looking and fashionably dressed and his father, a big, confident man in a smart suit, smiling and turning round to say something to Simon in the back seat. Marie thought of her own mother with her frumpy clothes and ageing, lined face.</s>No one would have guessed that she was only forty-two.</s>Marie's mother was only forty-two

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33

3SR6AEG6W5YS17DM2RM4Z5PFYQKHY5

guess

Melanie, after a while, began to notch off the weeks in her mind by the appearance of the green-banded china, ``Here comes another Sunday.'' And on Monday mornings, she would look at the little bridge on her willow pattern plate and wish she could run across it away from her Uncle Philip's house to where the flowering trees were.

this was how it would be on Melanie's first morning

But she did not guess this was how it would be on her first morning.

negation

past

Melanie, after a while, began to notch off the weeks in her mind by the appearance of the green-banded china, ``Here comes another Sunday.'' And on Monday mornings, she would look at the little bridge on her willow pattern plate and wish she could run across it away from her Uncle Philip's house to where the flowering trees were.</s>But she did not guess this was how it would be on her first morning.</s>this was how it would be on Melanie's first morning

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-2

6-2

3JGHED38EDWV8I7API0S8S0LKPSY7S

find

He 'd gone. Philip had to get them back.

Philip had taken them

His Dad would kill him if he found that he 'd taken them.

conditional

past

He 'd gone. Philip had to get them back.</s>His Dad would kill him if he found that he 'd taken them.</s>Philip had taken them

BNC-85

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33

3LOJFQ4BOXKG5MJ3CG2NZCV68KEKD2

say

Some of them, like for instance the farm in Connecticut, are quite small. If I like a place I buy it.

buying places is a hobby

I guess you could say it's a hobby.

CI

modal

present

Some of them, like for instance the farm in Connecticut, are quite small. If I like a place I buy it.</s>I guess you could say it's a hobby.</s>buying places is a hobby

BNC-1049

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2

22

3O4VWC1GEWBNCABO16WZLO9H0XLJ3S

know

Fernando's escaladun had been wonderful last night and not direct from the freezer. All his own work.

Fernando was a good cook

She hadn't known he was such a good cook... She paid her bill and wandered back to where she had parked the car in a shady spot under an orange tree in a square - She didn't know a lot about Fernando Serra she realised with a dull bumping of her heart.

negation

past

Fernando's escaladun had been wonderful last night and not direct from the freezer. All his own work.</s>She hadn't known he was such a good cook... She paid her bill and wandered back to where she had parked the car in a shady spot under an orange tree in a square - She didn't know a lot about Fernando Serra she realised with a dull bumping of her heart.</s>Fernando was a good cook

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3XH7ZM9YX2ZQP0JHQK6IESYUCS1R9V

notice

It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world, like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men. The man who had offered the seat had seen Ianthe as a tall fragile-looking woman in a pretty blue hat that matched her eyes.

Ianthe's dark hair was touched with grey

He might also have noticed that her dark hair was touched with grey and that although she was not exactly smart there was a kind of elegance about her.

EP

modal

past

It was as if they realised that she was not for the rough and tumble of this world, like the aggressive women with shaggy hair styles who pushed their way through life thrusting their hard shopping baskets at defenceless men. The man who had offered the seat had seen Ianthe as a tall fragile-looking woman in a pretty blue hat that matched her eyes.</s>He might also have noticed that her dark hair was touched with grey and that although she was not exactly smart there was a kind of elegance about her.</s>Ianthe's dark hair was touched with grey

BNC-901

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2

22

3VCK0Q0PO5JNE83CXH68CXSR8P5N0A

find

It must be because I'm not reacting to the socket like the receptionist would. Her own horror burst out of its chrysalis.

he has heard all this

If that woman's the sort who 'll incinerate a whole building what will she do to me when she finds out I 've heard all this?

question

future

It must be because I'm not reacting to the socket like the receptionist would. Her own horror burst out of its chrysalis.</s>If that woman's the sort who 'll incinerate a whole building what will she do to me when she finds out I 've heard all this?</s>he has heard all this

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33

373L46LKP7BT88JVMCOY2AQJD5JJKP

say

It is part of their religion, a religion I do not scoff at as it holds many elements which match our own even though it lacks the truth of ours. At one of their great festivals they have the ritual of driving out the devils from their bodies.

no women are allowed to take part in this ritual

First the drummers come on - I may say that no women are allowed to take part in this ritual and the ladies here will perhaps agree with me that they are fortunate in that omission.

CI

modal

present

It is part of their religion, a religion I do not scoff at as it holds many elements which match our own even though it lacks the truth of ours. At one of their great festivals they have the ritual of driving out the devils from their bodies.</s>First the drummers come on - I may say that no women are allowed to take part in this ritual and the ladies here will perhaps agree with me that they are fortunate in that omission.</s>no women are allowed to take part in this ritual

BNC-1024

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33

3VI0PC2ZAYPDTJ9Z18VS00F7870OXS

assume

Bohemian pyrotechnics are not what marriage to Stu promises. Gillian has landed herself nothing other than the youngest older man she could find.

he wasn't noticing

But would it have been fair to point all this out as they nuzzled one another on some Anglian plage and assumed I wasn't noticing?

question

past

Bohemian pyrotechnics are not what marriage to Stu promises. Gillian has landed herself nothing other than the youngest older man she could find.</s>But would it have been fair to point all this out as they nuzzled one another on some Anglian plage and assumed I wasn't noticing?</s>he wasn't noticing

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-3

4-3

3IH9TRB0FB4V7WD3WKXGLUFKRHLI1U

see

The car engine roared again and the red car moved off but it didn't go far. Stuart's Mum was reversing out of her space and her car was blocking the way.

the red car was going to turn back

Stuart could see that the red car was going to turn back.

AB

modal

present

The car engine roared again and the red car moved off but it didn't go far. Stuart's Mum was reversing out of her space and her car was blocking the way.</s>Stuart could see that the red car was going to turn back.</s>the red car was going to turn back

BNC-1069

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3

33

3JGHED38EDWV8I7API0S8S0LKPSY7S

know

Merrill dropped into her chair. That altercation with Luke had drained her.

Luke would never divulge his relationship with Elise

She might have known that he would never divulge his relationship with Elise.

CI

modal

past

Merrill dropped into her chair. That altercation with Luke had drained her.</s>She might have known that he would never divulge his relationship with Elise.</s>Luke would never divulge his relationship with Elise

BNC-810

A36SM7QM8OK3H6

2

22

3QGHA0EA0J5ELPF0NYUKSX11QL6WBQ

know

She thought that he 'd not started to drink, but might at any moment. ``Tea's better for you than that stuff,'' she said pertly, as pert as the chit Angela Macleod had called her.

Neil's anger and disgust with his old love had been fuelled more by her unpleasant reference to McAllister than anything else she had said to him

She did not know that Neil's anger and disgust with his old love had been fuelled more by her unpleasant reference to McAllister than anything else she had said to him.

negation

present

She thought that he 'd not started to drink, but might at any moment. ``Tea's better for you than that stuff,'' she said pertly, as pert as the chit Angela Macleod had called her.</s>She did not know that Neil's anger and disgust with his old love had been fuelled more by her unpleasant reference to McAllister than anything else she had said to him.</s>Neil's anger and disgust with his old love had been fuelled more by her unpleasant reference to McAllister than anything else she had said to him

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find

By the time they returned, Ingrid had less than a week left, and she was becoming agitated. If British Naval Intelligence heard nothing from her, they 'd presume the Dane was hostile, and the raid would go ahead as planned.

the Dane was pro-British and being forced to collaborate

If she found he was pro-British and being forced to collaborate the Marine Commandoes would endeavour to get him out alive.

conditional

future

By the time they returned, Ingrid had less than a week left, and she was becoming agitated. If British Naval Intelligence heard nothing from her, they 'd presume the Dane was hostile, and the raid would go ahead as planned.</s>If she found he was pro-British and being forced to collaborate the Marine Commandoes would endeavour to get him out alive.</s>the Dane was pro-British and being forced to collaborate

BNC-83

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00

3VADEH0UHC2NI2Z1MY2KQS353WYPS4

imagine

But, he warns, this universal spirit, which his uncle, Emile Durkheim, had airily postulated, can only be recognized after taking into account psychological, religious, magical and pragmatic factors. This is clearly impossible.

anyone was capable of any such omniscience

Only a professor at the College de France could imagine that anyone (let alone someone who had exchanged bovine nicknames with a Masai warrior) was capable of any such omniscience.

AB

modal

present

But, he warns, this universal spirit, which his uncle, Emile Durkheim, had airily postulated, can only be recognized after taking into account psychological, religious, magical and pragmatic factors. This is clearly impossible.</s>Only a professor at the College de France could imagine that anyone (let alone someone who had exchanged bovine nicknames with a Masai warrior) was capable of any such omniscience.</s>anyone was capable of any such omniscience

BNC-796

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suggest

All that happens in Howe's whiny drama is that the daughter finds out her flamboyant, selfish mother has a tough row to hoe, as her father is declining into senility. (An understandable state, since he is described as having ``led the way'' for Robert Frost - whose revered poetry is misquoted - which would make him at least 110).

there is something unpleasant in the characters of the husband and daughter

The play never suggests there is anything unpleasant or even tough in the characters of the husband and daughter - hardly credible of two huge successes in art and literature.

negation

present

All that happens in Howe's whiny drama is that the daughter finds out her flamboyant, selfish mother has a tough row to hoe, as her father is declining into senility. (An understandable state, since he is described as having ``led the way'' for Robert Frost - whose revered poetry is misquoted - which would make him at least 110).</s>The play never suggests there is anything unpleasant or even tough in the characters of the husband and daughter - hardly credible of two huge successes in art and literature.</s>there is something unpleasant in the characters of the husband and daughter

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33N1S8XHHMQH2M2DWOL2LPIANVJZ16

think

``She caught a fever in the village. Benedict had it, too.''

Isabel wanted to live

But I don't think Isabel wanted to live.

negation

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``She caught a fever in the village. Benedict had it, too.''</s>But I don't think Isabel wanted to live.</s>Isabel wanted to live

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believe

This contract was, perhaps, the only evidence from which I could deduce Helmut's hurt. By giving me a little he was showing both concern for me and his determination that I should pay materially for what I had done to him.

once the gloss on her love affair dimmed Helmut's money would act as a reminder of the comforts to which she could return

Perhaps too he may have believed that once the gloss on my love affair dimmed his money would act as a reminder of the comforts to which I could return.

EP

modal

past

This contract was, perhaps, the only evidence from which I could deduce Helmut's hurt. By giving me a little he was showing both concern for me and his determination that I should pay materially for what I had done to him.</s>Perhaps too he may have believed that once the gloss on my love affair dimmed his money would act as a reminder of the comforts to which I could return.</s>once the gloss on her love affair dimmed Helmut's money would act as a reminder of the comforts to which she could return

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Jasper stood looking at the bell rope which came out of a small square aperture at what was the base of the campanile. The end of the rope was wound round a cleat high up on the wall above the door to what had once been the Science Lab.

anything was out of Jasper's reach

It was far out of the reach of grown-ups as well as children except that Jasper did not really think anything was out of his reach.

negation

present

Jasper stood looking at the bell rope which came out of a small square aperture at what was the base of the campanile. The end of the rope was wound round a cleat high up on the wall above the door to what had once been the Science Lab.</s>It was far out of the reach of grown-ups as well as children except that Jasper did not really think anything was out of his reach.</s>anything was out of Jasper's reach

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imagine

``You speak calmly, but I know you're suffering.'' ``You are original,'' he said, looking surprised.

men and women could discuss such deep feelings together

He had clearly not imagined that men and women could discuss such deep feelings together.

negation

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``You speak calmly, but I know you're suffering.'' ``You are original,'' he said, looking surprised.</s>He had clearly not imagined that men and women could discuss such deep feelings together.</s>men and women could discuss such deep feelings together

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convince

He had seen something I should have, which was a car turning in from Soho Square and coming up behind me. My right foot hovered over the accelerator pedal and I balanced Armstrong on the clutch.

Nevil was out of harm's way

I wasn't as convinced as Malpass that Nevil was out of harm's way.

negation

present

He had seen something I should have, which was a car turning in from Soho Square and coming up behind me. My right foot hovered over the accelerator pedal and I balanced Armstrong on the clutch.</s>I wasn't as convinced as Malpass that Nevil was out of harm's way.</s>Nevil was out of harm's way

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believe

Yes, he has been quite unbearably lonely here. And knew that the remoteness and the gentle strength had been hard won.

the ancient Ireland had awoken at last

And then a log broke in the hearth sending sparks cascading and the shadows leapt and Grainne remembered all of the old stories and could almost have believed that the ancient Ireland had awoken at last.

AB

modal

present

Yes, he has been quite unbearably lonely here. And knew that the remoteness and the gentle strength had been hard won.</s>And then a log broke in the hearth sending sparks cascading and the shadows leapt and Grainne remembered all of the old stories and could almost have believed that the ancient Ireland had awoken at last.</s>the ancient Ireland had awoken at last

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think

``And you such an antidote to the opposite sex. You could give all your money away and then you wouldn't be pursued at all, would you?''

she has a technique

And as for my technique - well my friend loath as I am to admit it I don't think I have one.

negation

present

``And you such an antidote to the opposite sex. You could give all your money away and then you wouldn't be pursued at all, would you?''</s>And as for my technique - well my friend loath as I am to admit it I don't think I have one.</s>she has a technique

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think

The shadow was in the form of a vast spaceship resting near ours, and the last thing it looked was shadowy. The surface was gleaming with pure white and even purer gold.

no meteor shower no space dust had ever touched that brilliance

You might have thought that no meteor shower no space dust had ever touched that brilliance.

CI

modal

present

The shadow was in the form of a vast spaceship resting near ours, and the last thing it looked was shadowy. The surface was gleaming with pure white and even purer gold.</s>You might have thought that no meteor shower no space dust had ever touched that brilliance.</s>no meteor shower no space dust had ever touched that brilliance

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say

I WAS really only a bystander in the tragedy of young Mr and Mrs McLeod.

she had known Mr. and Mrs. McLeod for most of their lives

It was not really my business although it could be said that I had known them both - had seen them about - for most of their lives.

AB

modal

present

I WAS really only a bystander in the tragedy of young Mr and Mrs McLeod.</s>It was not really my business although it could be said that I had known them both - had seen them about - for most of their lives.</s>she had known Mr. and Mrs. McLeod for most of their lives

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know

The nurses were well trained in dealing with rich patients who were used to doing as they pleased and often disliked accepting the discipline of routine. They knew that the very old, the alcoholics, and the more than slightly batty patients (called ``eccentric'') had to be carefully supervised.

this old dear was a long-term patient

This old dear who was to be kept under heavy sedation clearly didn't know that she was a long-term patient being treated for depression.

negation

present

The nurses were well trained in dealing with rich patients who were used to doing as they pleased and often disliked accepting the discipline of routine. They knew that the very old, the alcoholics, and the more than slightly batty patients (called ``eccentric'') had to be carefully supervised.</s>This old dear who was to be kept under heavy sedation clearly didn't know that she was a long-term patient being treated for depression.</s>this old dear was a long-term patient

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say

B: Well, that's kind of the way I feel about rock and roll sometimes, too, I guess. They don't really, has kind of the same sound over and over, and the other thing I don't like about it is they have a tendency to play the instrumental so loud that you can't understand what the lyrics are A: Um. Right. B: you can't understand what they're saying on some of those songs which probably is just as well on some of them, too. A: Yeah.

she likes a lot of the very modern rock and roll

And I can't say that I like a lot of the very modern, uh, rock and roll,

AB

negation

present

B: Well, that's kind of the way I feel about rock and roll sometimes, too, I guess. They don't really, has kind of the same sound over and over, and the other thing I don't like about it is they have a tendency to play the instrumental so loud that you can't understand what the lyrics are A: Um. Right. B: you can't understand what they're saying on some of those songs which probably is just as well on some of them, too. A: Yeah.</s>And I can't say that I like a lot of the very modern, uh, rock and roll,</s>she likes a lot of the very modern rock and roll

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suspect

Ginny could only suppose that Ralph thought he was protecting her from a possible nuisance. Perhaps he thought British Council employees who received personal calls at work were instantly dismissed.

Peter Redburn intended to whisper obscenities in Ginny's ear

Perhaps he suspected that Peter Redburn intended to whisper obscenities in her ear.

EP

modal

present

Ginny could only suppose that Ralph thought he was protecting her from a possible nuisance. Perhaps he thought British Council employees who received personal calls at work were instantly dismissed.</s>Perhaps he suspected that Peter Redburn intended to whisper obscenities in her ear.</s>Peter Redburn intended to whisper obscenities in Ginny's ear

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think

Another vivid picture, this time of herself standing by the ford in fitzAlan's arms, insinuated itself into Isabel's mind. She had a distinctly uncomfortable feeling that he was not referring to the fight which had followed that little incident.

Isabel had endured a great deal

And if he thought she had endured a great deal why hadn't he mentioned her nightmare?

conditional

past

Another vivid picture, this time of herself standing by the ford in fitzAlan's arms, insinuated itself into Isabel's mind. She had a distinctly uncomfortable feeling that he was not referring to the fight which had followed that little incident.</s>And if he thought she had endured a great deal why hadn't he mentioned her nightmare?</s>Isabel had endured a great deal

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prove

My reading might be pointless in terms of the history of literary criticism. But it's not pointless in terms of pleasure.

lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics

I can't prove that lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics.

negation

present

My reading might be pointless in terms of the history of literary criticism. But it's not pointless in terms of pleasure.</s>I can't prove that lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics.</s>lay readers enjoy books more than professional critics

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think

Feargal's censure, Phena's bitterness - a hell of a burden to carry all your adult life. And it must be a burden, knowing that your family thought you a cheat, knowing that you had hurt them, and would continue to hurt them until you died.

Ellie would have had that sort of courage

Ellie didn't think she would have had that sort of courage.

negation

present

Feargal's censure, Phena's bitterness - a hell of a burden to carry all your adult life. And it must be a burden, knowing that your family thought you a cheat, knowing that you had hurt them, and would continue to hurt them until you died.</s>Ellie didn't think she would have had that sort of courage.</s>Ellie would have had that sort of courage

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Part of it was to be compulsorily purchased. You could say that Gustave was shepherded into creative retreat at Croisset by epilepsy.

Gustave was driven to creative retreat in Croisset by the railway

You could also say he was driven there by the railway.

CI

modal

present

Part of it was to be compulsorily purchased. You could say that Gustave was shepherded into creative retreat at Croisset by epilepsy.</s>You could also say he was driven there by the railway.</s>Gustave was driven to creative retreat in Croisset by the railway

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say

Who knows how many quarrels, false accusations, unnecessary dismissals, how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler's slovenliness at the stage of drawing up the staff plan? Indeed, I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills.

very few plans ever needed amendment

I have myself devised many staff plans over the years and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment.

conditional

present

Who knows how many quarrels, false accusations, unnecessary dismissals, how many promising careers cut short can be attributed to a butler's slovenliness at the stage of drawing up the staff plan? Indeed, I can say I am in agreement with those who say that the ability to draw up a good staff plan is the cornerstone of any decent butler's skills.</s>I have myself devised many staff plans over the years and I do not believe I am being unduly boastful if I say that very few ever needed amendment.</s>very few plans ever needed amendment

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know

So the hound followed the scent and hunted this man. But there is one thing I don't understand.

the hound was following Selden

How did Selden know that the hound was following him?

question

past

So the hound followed the scent and hunted this man. But there is one thing I don't understand.</s>How did Selden know that the hound was following him?</s>the hound was following Selden

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suspect

``Let's see Leeming first.'' Duncan understood Myeloski's caution.

the professionals' plot had been uncovered

If the policeman was right if it was a deadly game played by professionals with the resources of the KGB behind them it was important that they didn't suspect their plot had been uncovered.

negation

future

``Let's see Leeming first.'' Duncan understood Myeloski's caution.</s>If the policeman was right if it was a deadly game played by professionals with the resources of the KGB behind them it was important that they didn't suspect their plot had been uncovered.</s>the professionals' plot had been uncovered

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remember

For a while the notion gripped him, and he prowled the many floors of Hamleys looking for toys. He bought a magic set for Sebastian (although his ideal present for the kid would have been a brand-new name) and a marionette for Louise.

there was an age for puppets and magic

He could remember that there was an age for puppets and magic just as he could remember the time that he 'd spent trying to fan a deck of cards or sitting in front of a mirror trying to get the hard consonants down like a real ventriloquist.

AB

modal

present

For a while the notion gripped him, and he prowled the many floors of Hamleys looking for toys. He bought a magic set for Sebastian (although his ideal present for the kid would have been a brand-new name) and a marionette for Louise.</s>He could remember that there was an age for puppets and magic just as he could remember the time that he 'd spent trying to fan a deck of cards or sitting in front of a mirror trying to get the hard consonants down like a real ventriloquist.</s>there was an age for puppets and magic

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B: Okay. Uh, generally I get, uh, you know, most of my news, uh, in the, you know, weekly magazines like TIME, Newsweek and, uh, US News and World Report. with occasional smatterings of, uh, you know, THE Wall Street Journal and, of course, the local paper. B: Uh-huh. A: But, uh, my only complaint is I really don't enough time to look at the articles every day and go through a paper, you know, exhaust the details. So that's why I concentrate on weekly magazines. B:

the weekly magazines provide speaker A with as much detail information as she'd like

Do you think that the weekly magazines provide you with as much detail information as you'd like?

question

present

B: Okay. Uh, generally I get, uh, you know, most of my news, uh, in the, you know, weekly magazines like TIME, Newsweek and, uh, US News and World Report. with occasional smatterings of, uh, you know, THE Wall Street Journal and, of course, the local paper. B: Uh-huh. A: But, uh, my only complaint is I really don't enough time to look at the articles every day and go through a paper, you know, exhaust the details. So that's why I concentrate on weekly magazines. B:</s>Do you think that the weekly magazines provide you with as much detail information as you'd like?</s>the weekly magazines provide speaker A with as much detail information as she'd like

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mean

After all, it was only a season ago that we were last relegated, but the spirit within the club is such that we can bounce right back, of that I am sure. Personally, I take some comfort in knowing that I in no way contributed to our exit from Division Two.

his commitment is less than 110 percent

When I took over the ``Whads'' were already twenty points adrift from the rest of football and while not seeing myself beyond blame entirely my denial of any involvement in our downfall does not mean my commitment is any less than 110 per cent.

negation

present

After all, it was only a season ago that we were last relegated, but the spirit within the club is such that we can bounce right back, of that I am sure. Personally, I take some comfort in knowing that I in no way contributed to our exit from Division Two.</s>When I took over the ``Whads'' were already twenty points adrift from the rest of football and while not seeing myself beyond blame entirely my denial of any involvement in our downfall does not mean my commitment is any less than 110 per cent.</s>his commitment is less than 110 percent

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think

On the second day, Tim showed Anna the system in the warehouse. On the third, he explained how to use the computer for reordering.

Anna could manage

On the fourth day he was off sick and Mr Mulgrove asked Anna if she thought she could manage and to ask Heather on flours and dried fruits if she wasn't sure of anything.

conditional

past

On the second day, Tim showed Anna the system in the warehouse. On the third, he explained how to use the computer for reordering.</s>On the fourth day he was off sick and Mr Mulgrove asked Anna if she thought she could manage and to ask Heather on flours and dried fruits if she wasn't sure of anything.</s>Anna could manage

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say

B: Uh, yes. Well, they find it is more deterrent. A: Well, my sociology class at SMU's taught us that it was not a deterrent. Uh, but now that's just what they said. Uh, I don't know

it is a deterrent

maybe if I went back and took a sociology class now they'd say it is a deterrent.

CI

modal

present

B: Uh, yes. Well, they find it is more deterrent. A: Well, my sociology class at SMU's taught us that it was not a deterrent. Uh, but now that's just what they said. Uh, I don't know</s>maybe if I went back and took a sociology class now they'd say it is a deterrent.</s>it is a deterrent

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mean

The men surrounding them were squat and dark, their expressions callous and indifferent. They were just doing their job.

a woman had to suffer

If it meant a woman had to suffer that was no concern of theirs.

conditional

present

The men surrounding them were squat and dark, their expressions callous and indifferent. They were just doing their job.</s>If it meant a woman had to suffer that was no concern of theirs.</s>a woman had to suffer

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think

But this was different. Mother Clare's idea of covering obligations centred around the kitchen.

Eve might like to serve the breakfast in the refectory and clear away

She thought perhaps that Eve might like to serve the breakfast in the refectory and clear away and that she should also leave classes ten minutes before lunch and be back in the refectory to serve soup to the other students when they came in.

EP

modal

future

But this was different. Mother Clare's idea of covering obligations centred around the kitchen.</s>She thought perhaps that Eve might like to serve the breakfast in the refectory and clear away and that she should also leave classes ten minutes before lunch and be back in the refectory to serve soup to the other students when they came in.</s>Eve might like to serve the breakfast in the refectory and clear away

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know

But then he asks himself if people would have enjoyed the story any more had it been true, and if they would have achieved any greater insight into themselves and their destinies. Of course not.

the story wasn't true

In any case they don't know it wasn't true.

negation

past

But then he asks himself if people would have enjoyed the story any more had it been true, and if they would have achieved any greater insight into themselves and their destinies. Of course not.</s>In any case they don't know it wasn't true.</s>the story wasn't true

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think

It's where the bands practise. I can't remember what band Petra's in, but I seen them practise once.

Petra's band was brilliant

They were OK but I didn't think they was brilliant.

negation

past

It's where the bands practise. I can't remember what band Petra's in, but I seen them practise once.</s>They were OK but I didn't think they was brilliant.</s>Petra's band was brilliant

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think

B: I did, too. A: I mean, it was just more for my money. B: Yeah.

it was too long

I didn't think it was too long at all.

negation

past

B: I did, too. A: I mean, it was just more for my money. B: Yeah.</s>I didn't think it was too long at all.</s>it was too long

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