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(In 1974, Poland won the World Cup, but the success turned out to be an aberration, and Poland have not won a World Cup since).

(Because he always wound up getting hit in the head when he tried to play cricket, Marcin began to abhor the sport).

(Though Mr. Pospiesznywanted to stay outside and work in his garage, when his wife told him that he had better come in to dinner, he acquiesced to her demands.)

(For some reason, Simon loved to help his girlfriend whenever he could, so when his girlfriend asked him to set the table he did so with alacrity.)

(An amiable fellow, Neil got along with just about everyone.)

(When Jerry cries, his mother gives him chocolate toappease him.)

(The professor is an expert inarcane Kashubian literature.)

(The banker’s avarice led him to amass an enormous personal fortune.)

(Critics condemned the writer’sbrazen attempt to plagiarise Frankow-Czerwonko’s work.)

(Simon’s brusque manner sometimes offends his colleagues.)

(Magda's friends cajoled her into drinking too much.)

(The murderer’s callous lack of remorse shocked the jury.)

(We were surprised by the candor of the politician’s speech because she is usually rather evasive.)

(Hania chided Gregory for his vulgar habits and sloppy appearance.)

(Though I promised Marta’s father I would bring her home promptly by midnight, it would have been more circumspect not to have specified a time.)

(Announcing to her boyfriend that she was going to the library, Maria actually went to meet George for a clandestine liaison.)

(The court decided that David Beckham did not have to honor the contract because he had been coercedinto signing it.)

(William could not figure out what Harold had seen because he was too distraught to deliver a coherent statement.)

Simon tried to shock his friends out of their complacency by painting a frightening picture of what might happen to them. / We’re finally making a profit, but there is no reason for complacency.

(Shortly after we met, he became my chiefconfidant.)

(She connived to get me to give up my plans to start up a new business.)

(The cumulative effect of hours spent using the World English website was a vast improvement in his vocabulary and general level of English.)

(The large raise that he gave himself debased his motives for running the charity.)

(Andrzej Lepper, the leader of the Polish Self Defence party decried the appaling state of Polish roads.)

(Donata is always excessively deferential to any kind of authority figure.)

(Though everyone else at the party was dancing and going crazy, she remained demure.)

(The native speaker often derided the other teacher’s accent.)

(The despot issued a death sentence for anyone who disobeyed his laws.)

(The diligent researcher made sure to double check her measurements.)

(When he found out he had won the lottery, the postman was elated.)

(The best man gave such an eloquent speech that most guests were crying.)

(The accountant was fired for embezzling €10,000 of the company’s funds.)

(I feel such empathy for my dog when she’s upset so am I!)

(John and Scott have clearly not forgiven each other, because the enmity between them is obvious to anyone in their presence.)

(My English teacher is such an erudite scholar that he has translated some of the most difficult and abstruse Old English poetry.)

(Kamila extolled the virtues of a vegetarian diet to her meat-loving boyfriend.)

(When I arrived an hour late to class, I fabricated some excuse about my car breaking down on the way to work.)

(That beast looks so feral that I would fear being alone with it.)

(Whenever I read an Agatha Christie mystery novel, I am always flabbergasted when I learn the identity of the murderer.)

(I won't forsake my conservative principles.)

(Although the child insisted he wasn’t tired, his fractious behaviour - especially his decision to crush his jam sandwiches all over the floor - convinced everyone present that it was time to put him to bed.)

(Claudia’s placement of her drugs in her sock drawer was not as furtive as she thought, as the sock drawer is the first place most parents look.)

(Helen’s fried chicken tastes so divine, I don’t know how anyone can call gluttony a sin.)

(Every evening the guy at the fish and chip shop gives me a gratuitous helping of vinegar.)

(The superstar’s haughty dismissal of her co-stars will backfire on her someday.)

(Once the politician began passing legislation that contradicted his campaign promises, his hypocrisy became apparent.)

(If your grades were as impeccable as your brother’s, then you too would receive a car for a graduation present.)

(Most of your comments are so impertinent that I don’t wish to dignify them with an answer.)

(Watch out: once you shun Grandmother’s cooking, she is totally implacable.)

(The impudent young woman looked her teacher up and down and told him he was hot.)

(The discussion wasn’t going anywhere until her incisive comment allowed everyone to see what the true issues were.)

(Why should my indolent children, who can’t even pick themselves up off the sofa to pour their own juice, be rewarded with a trip to Burger King?)

(She proved how inept she was when she forgot two orders and spilled a pint of cider in a customer’s lap.)

(The infamy of his crime will not lessen as time passes.)

(When I told you I needed the car last night, I certainly never meant to inhibit you from going out.)

(His incredible athletic talent is innate, he never trains, lifts weights, or practices.)

(My insatiable appetite for blondes was a real problem on my recent holiday in Japan!)

(Because of the sensitive nature of their jobs, those who work for MI5 must remain insular and generally only spend time with each other.)

(After scaling a live volcano prior to its eruption, the explorer was praised for his intrepid attitude.)

(I’m the first to admit that I’m an inveterate cider drinker—I drink four pints a day.)

(The crowd was jubilant when the firefighter carried the woman from the flaming building.)

(Echoing throughout our village, the funeral knell made the grey day even more grim.)

(Although the dancers were all outstanding, Joanna’s control of her lithe body was particularly impressive.)

(Barry’s story, in which he described a character torturing his neighbour's tortoise, was judged too lurid to be published on the English Library's website.)

(John is a real maverick and always does things his own way.)

(Ms. Stone’s etiquette maxims are both entertaining and instructional.)

(The ornate needlework in the bride’s gown was a product of meticulous handiwork.)

(Refusing to display even a modicum of sensitivity, Magda announced her boss’s affair to the entire office.)

(David’s morose nature made him very unpleasant to talk to.)

(It was difficult to decide what to do on Saturday night because the city presented us with myriad possibilities for fun.)

(My day was boring, but the nadir came when my new car was stolen.)

(Because he was moving the following week and needed to get rid of his furniture more than he needed money, Kim sold everything for a nominal price.)

(Because we were all novices at archery, our instructor decided to begin with the basics

(The nuances of the poem were not obvious to the casual reader, but the teacher was able to point them out.)

(Oblivious to the burning smell emanating from the kitchen, my father did not notice that the rolls in the oven were burned until much too late.)

(Donald acted like Susan’s servant, obeying her every request in an obsequious manner.)

(Political opponents warned that the prime minister’s obtuse approach to foreign policy would embroil the nation in mindless war.)

(Doctors wish there was a single panacea for every disease, but sadly there is not.)

(A hush fell over the classroom when the teacher returned to find Magdalena acting out a parody of his teaching style.)

(Fiona’s dinner parties quickly became monotonous on account of her penchant for Indian dishes.)

(The actor agreed to accept the role after a three-month perusal of the movie script.)

(The wedding banquet included a plethora of oysters piled almost three feet high.)

(James has a predilection for eating toad in the whole with tomato ketchup.)

(Mary was delighted by the quaint bonnets she saw in Romania.)

(It’s best to think things over calmly and thoroughly, rather than make rash decisions.)

(After being refurbished the old Triumph motorcycle commanded the handsome price of $6000.)

(Tom made a strong case for an extension of his curfew, but his mother repudiated it with a few biting words.)

(Surprisingly, the teacher’s writing was rife with spelling errors.)

(One of the salient differences between Alison and Helen is that Alison is a couple of kilos heavier.)

(In an amazing bit of serendipity, penniless Mark found a $50 bill on the back seat of the bus.)