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Why is he on crutches?
Regulations allow some podiatrists to prescribe drugs to patients.
A marketing gimmick to snare punters.
With proper maintenance the car will last for many years.
The rocket busted up in midair.
They may catch him and dispatch him immediately.
It had hitherto been ignored.
She likes to relegate difficult questions to her colleagues.
That was a lousy thing to do.
The intestine consists of two segments, the small intestine and the large intestine.
Colon, rectum, anus.
A voice of tender but exquisite anguish.
The play comprises three acts.
We need to roll dough out to form a disc.
Station wagons have roofs extended rearward.
Off-piste skiing.
The mane is the long coarse hair that grows from the crest of the neck of horses.
She worked as a domiciliary midwife.
I had a minor bump yesterday.
The mucous membranes line body cavities.
A slew of unpaid bills.
Six sick hicks nick six slick bricks with picks and sticks.
He was dogged by bad luck.
It was all starting to look ever more like a wild goose chase.
He didn't expect such ready acquiescence.
If your curiosity impels you otherwise, squash it.
A dirge is a sombre song expressing mourning or grief.
Rolling pins are frequently employed in cartoons as an instrument for inflicting cranial injury.
He is squeamish about needles.
A fertile effervescent mind.
It would be presumptuous to judge what the outcome will be.
Wheat, rye, oat, sty, corn.
We tested the power of bees to appreciate color.
He introduced us to his fiancée.
Avoid any step that may embroil us with them.
They have power to pass legislation protecting the animal.
Virtue alone is the unerring sign of a noble soul.
Most of dietary fat is converted and stored as fatty tissues.
Hit-and-run could result in a ban for several years and imprisonment.
It could explain why he turns a blind eye to it.
Decisions made at the meeting will have far-reaching repercussions for the whole world.
She scrunched up her face.
You reap what you sow.
I'm about to lose my composure.
He reproduced everything with perfect fidelity.
The football game soon turned into a general melee involving scores of spectators.
Why do children develop stomach ulcers?
He tackled me, or rather hacked me down.
Jews were persecuted.
It made the audience listless.
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