Example sentences tagged “8 to 10 words”

I am confident he will keep his promise.

Children are playing at the back of the house.

He said he wanted to be a scientist.

The hijacker demanded a ransom of two million dollars.

He didn't like to sing but they made him sing.

You had better learn either English or French.

The dog waited day after day for its master's return.

I expect him to take care of my younger brother.

I don't care a bit about the future.

I finally talked her into lending me the book.

I left the window open all through the night.

The boy has a bat under his arm.

The girl is used to playing all by herself.

We were waiting for him for a long time.

I was walking in the direction of the town.

He put in ten hours of overtime this week.

I am afraid your plan will not work.

There is a good chance that he will win.

Mike has a friend who lives in Chicago.

My brother is working at a gas station.

My teacher encouraged me to fulfill my ambitions.

I think he will soon catch up with us.

I'm sorry to hear that your father passed away.

I can't afford to eat in such an expensive restaurant.

I have all my suits made to order.

Investigators are running a probe into what caused the crash.

He encouraged his son to do something great.

He tapered off to one cigarette a day.

When did you go to bed last night?

I am convinced that he did nothing wrong.

I didn't mean to give you that impression.

You should have helped him with his work.

He came up with an answer to our problem.

He has been studying French for eight years.

He turned down her request for a day off.

He is a new addition to the teaching staff.

What he had said turned out to be a lie.

He doesn't have the time to play cards.

I had never seen such an exciting baseball game before.

There used to be an old temple here.

We are better off than we used to be.

I don't have to wear glasses any more.

My brother has many more good books than I do.

I ought to go there, but I won't.

He felt that something was about to happen.

He met the girl on his way home yesterday.

He traveled with only a dog for company.

His grandfather is what is called a self-made man.

I think he will come to our party.

We had to call off the game because of rain.

I think all fat people should go on a diet.

I've had enough, so my stomach is full.

I want to speak to Mr. Sato, please.

That's why I was absent from school yesterday.

The weather was so cold that the lake froze over.

I expect that I will see him on Monday.

We must sleep at least seven hours a day.

The boy dreamed of going on an Antarctic expedition.

You can reach the park by either road.

Paul wasn't with Mary when her purse was stolen.

People are more educated now than they used to be.

You should know better now you are eighteen.

I suggested that we should stay there another day.

I'd like to have a word with you.

He has more money than he can spend.

That box is too small to hold all these things.

My grandfather lived to be ninety-nine years old.

I get a physical examination once a year.

You can't enter the building without a permit.

We must go there whether we like it or not.

A man with a gun urged him into the car.

I have an appointment with him at six.

Football was played in China in the second century.

He kept us waiting for a long time.

The teacher enjoyed talking with some of the graduates.

I felt tired from having worked for hours.

I make it a rule never to borrow money.

My brother went to the United States to study law.

He managed to get himself promoted last week.

You can make yourself heard even from here.

She will be coming to see me this afternoon.

You don't need to go unless you want to.

If it rains tomorrow, I'll stay at home.

I was told to wait for a while.

I also use this study for receiving guests.

I don't like the way he speaks to me.

He did not have anything with him then.

He has a nice place in the country.

Is this the right way to the station?

We are going to have a meeting here tomorrow.

The little boy is afraid of the dark.

We look forward to receiving your prompt reply.

Someone has torn two pages out of this book.

Mike could not keep up with his class.

I would like you to stay with me.

He took the elevator to the 5th floor.

I don't like noisy music, such as rock.

As a boy, I used to go fishing.

I think it's sad to have no friends.

I can't sing as well as Mary did.

The prisoner dug a hole under the prison wall.

I didn't say anything at all about our plan.

The police arrested the pickpocket in the act.

He was the first man to cross the Pacific.

There used to be a store right here.

I feel happiest when I am in school.

I never thought he was all that stubborn.

I hadn't bargained on such a heavy traffic jam.

He ate twice the amount that you ate.

He is unquestionably the oldest man in the village.

I have an appointment with the dentist at 3 o'clock.

He made an accurate report of the incident.

We went down the river in a small boat.

You may invite any person you like.

I stayed at my aunt's house for three days.

He had done his homework when I called on him.

He opened the door, though I told him not to.

He cut off two meters of the rope.

He was not at all satisfied with the result.

I suggested that he try to go to America.

We found it hard to change the plan.

I doubt whether it is true or not.

I thought it would clear up in the afternoon.

I used to go to church on Sunday.

I got a new hat at the department store.

He works as hard as any other student.

We look up to him as our teacher.

I saw an exciting baseball game last Saturday.

You'd better see a doctor and get a shot.

I met him by accident at the airport yesterday.

The two men sitting on the bench were Americans.

The man who is waving to me is my uncle.

On large farms, cattle are usually marked with brands.

I usually got up at five in those days.

You can go home after you have finished this work.

You should go to the hospital at once.

You had better not go out now. It's almost 11.

He made up his mind to be a fireman.

I came to the conclusion that something was wrong.

I'm sorry I didn't quite catch what you said.

I allowed her to go to the party.

He always takes his time in everything that he does.

Actually, I didn't know anything about those plans.

I caught him trying to go out of the room.

I demanded that he pay the debt back at once.

A girl from America is in our class.

Let me have a look at the picture.

I'd rather have gone to the concert last night.

I ran all over town trying to borrow some money.

I've got a bit of an ache in my back.