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"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

"Late arrival to class is an unacceptable reason for missing the test. "

"It took him only twenty minutes to perform the task."

"My son needed a haircut because his hair was getting too long. "

"I already have a son, so I would like to have a daughter."

"The mechanic fixed the broken bicycle chain. "

"The teacher promised a forever lasting understanding of fractions. "

"We replaced our old electric lawnmower with a new cordless one."

"He clumsily spilled his milk while reaching for the cereal box. "

"to repair a house, a road, a shoe, or a ship"

"The school is located just outside the town, without the main shopping area. "

"The mechanic was revealed to be an incompetent after he failed to fix the car, making the problem even worse. "