NUMS T1 English

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You Are so a remarkable old boy that one never knows.

• You are

• so a remarkable

• that

• knows

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B. (SUCH)

Brookfield boys were petrolling the line , thinking the whole business great fun.

• Were petrolling

• thinking

• the whole

• great fun

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A. Patrolling

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• And then cames this astonishing girl-wife whom body had expected.

• And then came this astonishing girl-wife that body had expected.

• And then came this astonishing girl-wife whom body had expected.

• And then came this astonishing girl-wife which body had expected.

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• Within a week they were head over heels in love.

• Within a week they were head at heels in love.

• Within a week they were head over heel in love.

• Within a weak they were head over heels in love.

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• He used to Hobbling with sticks along a footpath leading to the tiny church.

• He used to Hobble by sticks along a footpath leading to the tiny church.

• He used to Hobble with sticks along footpath leading to the tiny church.

• He used to Hobble with sticks along a footpath leading to the tiny church.

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• He was not , despite his long years of assiduous teaching , very profound classical scholar.

• He was not , despite his long years of assiduous teaching , a very profound classical scholar.

• He was not , inspite his long years of assiduous teaching , a very profound classical scholar.

• He was not , despite his long years of assiduous teaching , a very profound scholar.

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• His pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up besides.

• His pension was adequate and there were a little money saved up besides.

• His pension was adequate and there was little money saved up besides.

• His pension was adequate and there was a little money saved up beside.

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• Colley , your father was the first boy I ever punished when I have came here twenty-five years ago.

• Colley , your father was the first boy I ever punished when I had came here twenty-five years ago.

• Colley , your father was the first boy I ever punished when I came here twenty-five years ago.

• Colley , your father was a first boy I ever punished when I had came here twenty-five years ago.

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• If it had not been this sort of school it would probably not taken chips.

• If it had not been this sort of school it would probably not had taken chips.

• If it have not been this sort of school it would probably not have taken chips.

• If it had not been this sort of school it would probably not have taken chips.

Rarely did he read more than a page of it before sleep came swiftly and peacefully.

• Rarely did he read more than a page of it before sleep came swiftly and peacefully.

• Rarely did he read more than a page of it before sleep came swiftly and peacefully.

• Rarely did he read more than a page of it before sleep came in a swift and peacefully.

• Rarely he read more than a page of it before sleep came swiftly and peacefully.