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"He is habitually inattentive of time."

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

"My sister is very helpful, especially when it comes to organizing things. "

"Example: "As the dark clouds gathered and the wind howled, Sarah couldn't shake the forebodings that something terrible was about to happen." "

"The gardener was clearing the overgrown weeds from the flowerbeds. "

"The police arrested the suspect after an informant provided key details about the crime. "

"My neighbour has two noisy cats."

"The henchman followed his boss's orders without question. "

"Construction is underway on the new bridge."

"The dark clouds were a forebode of the heavy rain to come. "

"The store manager received many complaints about the long wait times at the checkout. "

"Joe was always complaining about the noise made by his neighbours."