Comments by several members have made me realise
that I need to add some contextual clues to some of the 20 sentences. Here
they are:
1. No soccer team ever drew crowds like these. BBC
COMMENTARY ON OPENING OF A NEW STADIUM.
2. I swear I was not
in this hotel more than three times in my life. MOVIE EUREKA
STOCKADE. CHARACTER GIVING EVIDENCE TO POLICE IN ONE OF THE HOTEL
ROOMS
3. I lectured on the subject a number of times in the
past ten years. DISCUSSION BY ACADEMICS ON BBC PROGRAMME CALLED
'AFTER DARK'. THE SPEAKER IS THE CURRENT CHAIR OF A U
DEPARTMENT.
4. Did you ever read Blake? QUESTION ASKED
IN A BBC PLAY BY A PROFESSOR TO A STUDENT.
5. Gatting already indicated that he would not be
available. NEWS FLASH ON THE BBC ABOUT CRICKETER, MIKE
GATTING.
6. I never acted a part in my
life. SAID BY NICHOLAS NICKLEBY.AT THE PROSPECT OF JOINING THE
TRAVELLING THEATRE COMPANY.
7. I was married
twice. SAID BY MRS MOORE IN BBC VERSION OF 'PASSAGE TO
INDIA'
8. Peter, you lost weight. (Said by
someone to Peter on seeing him after
a short separation). FROM MOVIE,
CASUALTY OF WAR
9. Your father couldn't make it. He
went to the border. SAID BY A MAN TO A GIRL WHO EXPECTS HER FATHER
TO BE THERE. MOVIE, TWIST OF FATE
10. Within the past hour, all the prisoners gave themselves up.
(A
breaking-news announcement on TV)
11. In the past few years,
Iran captured many soldiers. BBC NEWS ITEM
12.
The air-traffic control chaos of the last month has led to a 28%
increase.
(IN DANGEROUS INCIDENTS)
13. I played Australia five times in the
last few years. SAID BY A STILL ACTIVE ENGLAND CRICKETER IN AN INTERVIEW ABOUT
HIS EXPERIENCES.
14. We built several new prisons already. A
BRITISH GOVERNMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
15. Hitler changed the rules; the
phony war is over.
FROM TV SERIES 'PIECE OF CAKE' AND SAID BY SQUARON
LEADER TO HIS MEN ON NEWS THAT NAZI FIGHTERS HAD BEGUN SHOOTING AT PILOTS WHO
HAD BAILED OUT OF DAMAGED PLANES.. THE PHONY WAR REFERS TO THE QUIET
PERIOD BEFORE THE BATTLE OF BRITAIN BEGAN.
16. Did you have
breakfast. (said in a restaurant at 9 am) FROM THE MOVIE 'A HANDFUL OF
DUST'
17. We beat them twice so far. SAID MID-SEASON BY A
SOCCER MANAGER.
18. I thank you kindly, Mister, but I had
enough. MOVIE 'JOHNNY GUITAR' SAID BY MARLENE DIETRICH TO
STERLING HAYDEN WHEN HE OFFERS HER A DRINK.
19. It started a
campaign in the diet industry we never saw before. ARTICLE IN THE
SUNDAY TIMES
20. I always knew you were a good speaker.
BBC PLAY. COMMENT MADE BY ONE MAN TO ANOTHER WHO HAS JUST GIVEN A
SPEECH.
Ron.
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