Mon, 24 April 2006 I went with my two children to the beach last week. It was not too crowded there. I was able to park right by the beach. We set up our umbrella and opened our chairs. The sun was extremely strong. The kids ran straight into the water. I watched them from the beach. The waves were not too rough. I had told the kids not to stay in too long. Of course, I had to wave to them to come out. We got lunch at a cafe right on the beach. Then the three of us read for a while. After that we took a walk along the edge of the water. The rest of the afternoon we divided between the water and taking it easy under the umbrella. By 5 o'clock we had more than enough sun. The kids both fell asleep on the ride home.
I went with my two children to the beach last week. Last week I took my two kids to the beach.
It was not too crowded there. The crowds weren't bad.
I was able to park right by the beach. I found a parking spot close to the beach.
We set up our umbrella and opened our chairs. We put up our umbrella and set up our chairs.
The sun was extremely strong. The sun was blazing hot.
The kids ran right into the water. The children charged straight into the water.
I watched them from the beach. I kept an eye on them from the beach.
The waves were not too rough. The waves were fairly gentle.
I had told the kids not to stay in too long. The kids had been told not to stay in too long.
Of course, I had to wave to them to come out. Of course, I had to signal to them to come out.
We got lunch at a cafe right on the beach. We had lunch at a little place right on the beach.
After that we took a walk along the edge of the water. Then we went for a walk along the water's edge.
The rest of the afternoon we divided between the water and taking it easy under the umbrella. The rest of the afternoon we split between the water and relaxing in the shade of the umbrella.
By 5 o'clock we had more than enough sun. By 5 o'clock we were all sunned out.
The kids both fell asleep on the ride home. Both of the kids dozed off on the ride home.
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I believe that girl. Don't believe everything you hear. I can't believe you just said that! I believe it is 10 o'clock. The president believes in a global free market My mother believes in angels. Comments[3] |
Mon, 17 April 2006 I could've run another mile. I would've given my friend a ride home. I should've listened to my father.
Last Saturday my friend called and asked me to help him cut down a tree. I should've told him I wasn't feeling well. He would've understood. He could've called someone else to help.
I should've told him I wasn't feeling well. I should've said I was feeling a little sick. I should've said I was under the weather.
He would've understood. He would've been understanding. He would've accepted that.
He could've called someone else. He could've called up someone else. He could've phoned someone else.
You should've told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. I could've told you what my plans were. We could've figured out a good schedule for everyone. I would've changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I'm sure he would've agreed.
You should've told me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should've informed me what you and Dad had in mind for Saturday. You should've let me know what you and Dad had planned for Saturday.
I could've told you what my plans were. I could've told you what I had planned. I could've told you how I had the weekend blocked out.
We could've figured out a good schedule for everyone. We could've worked out an acceptable schedule for everyone. We could've worked out a schedule to suit everyone involved.
I would've changed my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would've moved my date with Frank to Sunday night. I would've shifted my date with Frank to Sunday night.
I'm sure he would've agreed. I'm sure he would've been OK with that. I'm sure he would've gone along with that.
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Wed, 5 April 2006 Susan heard about a new opening in her company. Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. Susan heard about a job opening where she works.
She read the job description. She read through the job description. She went over the job description.
She thought the job sounded good. The open position appealed to her. She liked what she read about the position.
Her experience was quite suitable. The job seemed to be a good fit for her experience. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed.
She liked the salary range. She was happy to see the pay range. She thought the money they were offering was pretty good.
She applied for the job with the personnel department. She put in an application with the human resources department. She applied for the job with the HR department. She interviewed with the person who would be her immediate supervisor. She interviewed with the person she would be working for directly. She had an interview with the person she would be working directly under.
They liked each other immediately. They really hit it off. There was really good chemistry between them.
Susan was offered the job. Susan got the job offer. Susan was told the position was hers.
She starts the new job next month. She begins her new responsibilities next month. She moves into her new position next month.
Susan heard about a position opening up in her company. She went over the job description. She thought the job sounded good. Her experience was a good match for the responsibilities listed. She liked the salary range. She applied for the job with the HR department. Then she had an interview with the person she would be working directly under. They really hit it off. Susan was offered the job. She moves into her new position next month.
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