(1) He thanked all who had a hand in his release.
(2) hand in hand with the police inquiries the government has also announced a full investigation.
(3) For us, research and teaching go hand in hand...

(1) Did you actually see the ufo?
(2) Have any of you actually seen a ufo?
(3) Everyone on board saw it and everyone thought, " ufo " Unidentified Flying Object.

(1) good afternoon. Excel Industry.
(2) good afternoon. May I take your order?
(3) good afternoon, Mr Smith.

(1) the Yorkshire dales
(2) Where are you, dale?
(3) Hill and dale doth boast thy blessing.

(1) mary Ann doesn't want to have children. Not right now, anyway.
(2) Nina and mary were in the kitchen, cleaning up after dinner.
(3) mary Ann asked him how dinner had been. "The pits," he replied.

(1) He begins his new series on bbc 2 at 9pm on Thursday.
(2) The bbc has just successfully demonstrated a new digital radio transmission system.
(3) She took part in a bbc radio phone-in programme.

(1) mike awoke to find that he was lying on the beach.
(2) It's a pity that mike passed up such a good opportunity.
(3) The film centres around the amorous adventures of its handsome hero, mike Mather.

(1) He handed over the money with typical bad grace.
(2) He didn't even have the grace to look embarrassed.
(3) Their graces the Duke and Duchess of Kent.

(1) Have you had an answer to your letter?
(2) As if in answer to our prayers, she offered to lend us £10 000.
(3) I rang the bell, but there was no answer.

(1) tony didn't notice because he was too engrossed in his work.
(2) tony also built his own house from his own plans.
(3) tony announced it was time to see about lunch.

(1) There's TV coverage of the nba tournament.
(2) You invite your friends over to watch an nba basketball playoff game on TV.
(3) It was the Spurs third nba title in the last seven years.

(1) a full and frank discussion
(2) a frank admission of guilt
(3) He was very frank about his relationship with the actress.

(1) english has hurt me a thousand times, but I still regard it as my first love.
(2) The papers in maths and english are very testing.
(3) Why are Geography, Drama, Art and english in the ascendant?

(1) smith has run away from home, but his family are putting a good face on it.
(2) Mr. smith is seeing people all morning, but if the matter is urgent I'll see if I can crowd you in.
(3) They named smith for president.

(1) For more information concerning the club contact i. Coldwell.
(2) English has hurt me a thousand times, but i still regard it as my first love.
(3) i will return, find you, love you, marry you and live without shame.

(1) Ricardo was the one she'd seen snooping around kim's hotel room.
(2) kim's mother agreed to vouch for Maria and get her a job.
(3) I'm just checking up on kim. It'lltake me all of five minutes.

(1) The girls were filmed on cctv.
(2) Take a look at a conflagration afterwards cctv makes people unfortunate!
(3) B Yes, there're English programmes on cctv and on BTV.

(1) how are you Lennox? Good to see you up and about.
(2) "how are you, mate?" — "Not bad, mate, how's yourself?"
(3) "how are you?" —"All the better for seeing you."

(1) Striker alan Smith was guilty of two glaring misses.
(2) Kate had invited alan to spend the Passover with her.
(3) alan was irritable, and very evidently in a nervy state.

(1) the jack of clubs
(2) You don't know jack.
(3) Let's go. We're being jacked around here.

(1) eric Cantona made the game safe with a brilliant opportunist goal.
(2) The choreography of eric Hawkins is considered radical by ballet audiences.
(3) eric Edward Bullus was born in Peterborough, the second of five children.

(1) helen's choice of lipstick was a good match for her skin-tone.
(2) "helen had something to eat before she left," put in Cecil anxiously.
(3) helen is also 25 and from Birmingham, but the similarity ends there.

(1) linda remained on the telephone to the police for three hours.
(2) linda knew that for both their sakes she must take drastic action.
(3) linda can't stand mess.

(1) For more details about these products, send a postcard marked hb/FF.
(2) But hb aam RBC are decreasing as the concentration is decreasing.
(3) There were regression relations between PTH and MQSGA, hb, MAMC, AMA ( P < 0.05 ).

(1) Discounts will only be given on production of your student id card.
(2) May I apply for my id card in the local police station here?
(3) May I have a look at your passport or id card , sir?

(1) Captain miller: Private, I'm afraid I have some bad news for ya.
(2) Mr miller : Here is a key . Is this your key?
(3) Could you about Webber, Predrag, Bibby, Doug Jackson, miller, who are your former teammate ? and Adelman?

(1) I had this uncanny feeling that alice was warning me.
(2) He sang and alice accompanied him on the piano.
(3) alice, very pale, was leaning against him as if for support.

(1) Eat up your greens.
(2) She was dressed all in green.
(3) The room was decorated in a combination of greens and blues.

(1) "i'm afraid he's ill." — "i'm sorry to hear that."
(2) I get very nervous because i'm using a lot of expensive equipment.
(3) i'm a blood donor; I can't risk any contagion.

(1) tom admits that playing video games sometimes distracts him from his homework.
(2) Come on, Bill. Send tom a card and make his day.
(3) They say "tom, shut up" and I go "No, you shut up"

(1) She was born jenny Harvey on June 11, 1946.
(2) Tormented by her ignorance, jenny delves into her mother's past.
(3) "You seem tired this morning, jenny," she said kindly.

(1) That was a good 'un.
(2) Changes in the stock market are, of course, highly un - predictable .
(3) In the word " unimportant " , " un - " is a prefix.

(1) gina does accents extremely well.
(2) Objective To explore the applied effect of Global Initiative for asthma ( gina ) in children with asthma.
(3) gina was so angry that she tore the check into pieces.

(1) They have two boys and a girl.
(2) Her eldest boy is at college.
(3) a delivery boy

(1) how does it work?
(2) Suppose we meet somewhere for a drink? I'll pay. how's that?
(3) 'The fuel gauge is broken.' — 'Broken? how do you mean?'

(1) brown eyes
(2) brown bread
(3) dark brown shoe polish

(1) a table, two chairs and a desk
(2) Sue and I left early.
(3) Do it slowly and carefully.

(1) Tiny boats bobbed up and down in the harbour.
(2) She bobbed her head nervously.
(3) The dark head of a seal bobbed up a few yards away.

(1) He'll end up in the nick.
(2) He nicked himself while shaving.
(3) Who nicked my pen?