contrivances

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

"The crowd was distracted by a helicopter hovering over the stadium when the only goal of the game was scored."

"The graphic designer carefully prepared the mechanical for the company brochure. "

"The student accomplished the difficult math problem. "

"The teacher elaborated on the history of the Roman Empire, explaining many details about their daily life. "

"The flowers were artificial, and he thought them rather tacky."

"The objective of the science experiment was the smooth, grey rock. "

"The children hung colorful decorations on the Christmas tree. "

"The store displayed the new fall clothing in its front window. "

"The automatic child-frightener made clowns unnecessary."

"The child was pretending to be asleep so he wouldn't have to eat his vegetables. "

"The complicated instructions on the new software difficult me from completing the project on time. "