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

"The building of the bridge will be completed in a couple of weeks."

"The dimension of my brother's personality that I find most interesting is his creativity. "

"The announcer read the names of the raffle winners over the loudspeaker. "

"The duration of the meeting was only thirty minutes. "

"The student placed her textbooks on the bookshelf after class. "

"They completed the first series perfectly."

"From Moscow, the distance is relatively short to Saint Petersburg, relatively long to Novosibirsk, but even greater to Vladivostok."

"The carpenter built a new wooden bookshelf for my bedroom. "

"The teacher declared the rules of the game before they started playing. "

"The guard blew his whistle to indicate imminent departure."

"We measured the temperature with a thermometer.   You should measure the angle with a spirit level."