| Term | Definition |
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| W | Can you say us something about the course? |
| W | I was said that it would be possible. |
| W | It seems to me that he wasn't saying the truth. |
| W | She said him hello. |
| W | She said me, "This is what it looks like" |
| W | I said my wife, "Go and see who's at the door." |
| R | Can you tell us something about the course? |
| R | Can you say something about the course? |
| R | I was told that it would be possible. |
| R | It seems to me that he wasn't telling the truth. |
| R | She said hello to him. |
| R | That name doesn't say anything to me. |
| R | We'd like you to say a word or two to us about your visit to England. |
| R | We'd like you to tell us something about your visit to England. |
| R | I said to my wife, "Go and see who's at the door." |
| R | I told my wife, "Go and see who's at the door." |
| R | She told me, "This is what it looks like" |
| R | She said to me, "This is what it looks like" |
| R | She said "Happy birthday!" to her husband, and kissed him on the cheek. |
| R | I said to her, "Where on earth have you been?" |
| W | Our English professor is an internationally famous scientist. |
| W | He teaches in the Department of the Science of Art. |
| W | We're holding a scientific conference on modern heart surgery techniques next year. |
| W | The scientific research of the department centres on the development of economic models. |
| R | Our English professor is an internationally famous scholar. |
| R | We get a few scientific journals such as the Scientific American, but no scholarly journals. |
| R | He teaches in the Department of Fine Arts. |
| R | We're holding a conference on modern heart surgery techniques next year. |
| R | The research of the department centres on the development of economic models. |
| W | He's sure to succeed – he's very self-conscious. |
| R | He's sure to succeed – he's very self-confident. |
| R | He'll never make a good actor – he's too self-conscious in public. |
| W | Only several people were willing to go. |
| W | I only saw him several times. |
| R | Only a few people were willing to go. |
| R | I only saw him a few times. |
| R | Several of my friends know English, but only a few of them speak it well. |
| W | He spoke shortly about what he had seen. |
| W | I spend a lot of time jogging, swimming, playing tennis – shortly, doing some kind of physical activity. |
| R | I'll see him shortly. |
| R | Turn to the left shortly beyond the hospital. |
| R | She replied shortly that there was no time for such nonsense. |
| R | I want you to explain your plan shortly and succinctly. |
| R | He spoke briefly about what he had seen. |
| R | I spend a lot of time jogging, swimming, playing tennis – in short, doing some kind of physical activity. |
| W | It's rather expensive, but on the other side it should last a long time. |
| R | He caught sight of her standing on the other side of the room. |
| R | On the other side of the issue stood the property owners and tax-payers. |
| R | It's rather expensive, but on the other hand it should last a long time. |
| W | This is one of the most significant museums in the country. |
| W | He is one of the most significant contemporary film directors. |
| W | He is one of greatest contemporary film directors. |
| R | This is one of the most important museums in the country. |
| R | He is one of the greatest contemporary film directors. |
| R | He is one of the leading contemporary film directors. |
| W | My husband should have similar interests as I have. |
| W | These ceremonies have similar functions as folk traditions. |
| R | My husband should have interests similar to mine. |
| R | These ceremonies have similar functions to those of folk traditions. |
| W | Since when has he been Prime Minister? – Since 1980. |
| R | Since when have you been such an expert on grammar? |
| R | How long has he been Prime Minister? – Since 1980. |
| R | How long is it since he became Prime Minister? – About five years. |
| R | When did be become Prime Minister? – In 1980. |
| W | Our maths teacher is so nice a man. |
| W | How is it possible for so stupid people to have good jobs? |
| W | He's not so intelligent to understand it. |
| W | I haven't got so much money to go to Yugoslavia. |
| W | I was so lucky to get the kind of boots I was looking for. |
| W | If you work four hours, so you get l00 crowns. |
| W | When I was in Prague, so I visited the National Museum. |
| W | I'm hungry. – So eat something. |
| W | Whoever is so stupid and steals must be punished. |
| W | Anyone who is so clever and guesses the answer will get a prize. |
| R | I've never met anyone who was so nice. |
| R | He was so clever that he won a scholarship. |
| R | He was so good an athlete that he won the university pentathlon. |
| R | He was such a good athlete that he won the university pentathlon. |
| R | Our maths teacher is such a nice man! |
| R | How is it possible for such stupid people to have good jobs? |
| R | I was so lucky to get them! |
| R | He's not intelligent enough to understand it. |
| R | I haven't got enough money to go to Yugoslavia. |
| R | I was lucky enough to get the kind of boots I was looking for. |
| R | He didn't do his homework, so he couldn't answer the question. |
| R | I had no money, so I had to walk. |
| R | If you work four hours, you get 100 crowns. |
| R | When I was in Prague, I visited the National Museum. |
| R | If you want it, then get it yourself. |
| R | I'm hungry. – Well, eat something. |
| R | You're feeling sad? Then go to a film or something. |
| R | Whoever is stupid enough to steal must be punished. |
| R | Anyone who is clever enough to guess the answer will get a prize. |
| W | The pace of the so-called scientific and technological revolution is speeding up. |
| W | He comes from so-called Slovácko. |
| R | The guerrillas belonged to the so-called "Shining Path" movement. |
| R | The government have decided to introduce a so-called "family bonus". |
| R | The pace of the scientific and technological revolution is speeding up. |
| R | He comes from the region of southern Moravia known as Slovácko. |
| W | In his latest book he solves the problem of family relationships. |
| W | We've been solving this problem for twenty years. |
| W | They spent the evening solving some of their problems. |
| W | We cannot solve this difficulty in any other way . |
| R | In his latest book he is concerned with the problem of family relationships. |
| R | In his latest book he deals with the problem of family relationships. |
| R | We've been trying to solve this problem for twenty years. |
| R | We've been working on this problem for twenty years. |
| R | They spent the evening discussing some of their problems. |
| R | They spent the evening trying to solve some of their problems. |
| R | They spent the evening trying to find a solution to some of their problems. |
| R | We cannot settle this difficulty in any other way. |
| R | We cannot resolve this difficulty in any other way. |
| W | Somebody is interested in sports, somebody in cultural activities. |
| R | Some people are interested in sports, others in cultural activities. |
| R | One person may be interested in sports, another in cultural activities. |
| R | One person may be able to survive, while another would be helpless in such a situation. |
| W | I must visit the National Gallery sometimes when I'm in Prague. |
| W | He sometime enjoys smoking a cigar. |
| W | We hope you'll come back to see us sometime after you've moved away. |
| W | They used to go to the circus sometime when they were kids. |
| R | They used to go to the circus sometimes when they were kids. |
| R | He sometimes enjoys smoking a cigar. |
| R | We hope you'll come back to see us sometimes after you've moved away. |
| R | I must visit the National Gallery sometime when I'm in Prague. |
| R | He must have been born sometime in the 1920's. |
| W | He must have been born sometimes in the 1920's. |
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