31. The old man was carrying a load of sticks.
32. He was elected by a unanimous vote.
33. The dog was worrying away at its bone.
34. A drunk in the station was haranguing passers-by.
35. The desk lamp was turned over by someone.
36. Her mother was away and couldn't advise her.
37. I was somewhat surprised to see him.
38. Her hair was tied up with a yellow ribbon.
39. He was fool enough to agree.
40. I was furious when he crashed my car.
41. She was charged with credit card fraud.
42. This was a clear contravention of the rules.
43. The skirt was too big around the waist.
44. The paint was brittle with age.
45. The story was too grotesque to believe.
46. He was mad with me for losing his watch.
47. I was becoming increasingly suspicious of his motives.
48. The entire family was demeaned by his behaviour.
49. He was elected governor of the state of California.
50. He was given a wild card for the tournament.
51. It was a building without any adornment or decoration.
52. She was awake during the operation on her leg.
53. Our troops was beset by enemy fire.
54. She was in a state of shock.
55. The gala evening was attended by royalty and politicians.
56. He was getting excited just thinking about the trip.
57. It was the perfect ending to the perfect day.
58. I completely forgot that it was his birthday yesterday.
59. Fate was strongly biased against him.
60. He was led away to jail in handcuffs.
31. This was the most difficult period of his life.
32. The lake was covered with a sheet of ice.
33. The criminal was punished with severity.
34. The Cistercian Order was started in France in 1098.
35. A plane trailing a banner was circling overhead.
36. I was pleased to hear you arrived home safely.
37. I couldn't concentrate on my work - my mind was on other things.
38. She walked home by herself, although she knew that it was dangerous.
39. There was an accident here yesterday. A car hit a tree and the driver was killed.
40. That was in the days before electricity was available at the flick of a switch .
41. It was the first time a Green politician and a Labour minister had shared a platform .
42. The money was raised by the sale of raffle tickets.
43. Mist was rising, and trees and shrubs began to disappear in a milk-white haze.
44. The stifling heat of the little room was beginning to make me nauseous.
45. A girl was killed yesterday in a crash involving a stolen car.
46. Visiting her house was like stepping back in time/stepping back 50 years.
47. I was not averse to fighting with any boy who challenged me.
48. For one heart-stopping moment, we thought she was going to fall.
49. The opening speech was by Bob Alan representing Amnesty International.
50. I checked to see if the needle indicating volume was oscillating.
51. The man was described as tall and dark, and aged about 20.
52. She began to grow alarmed when she realized how late it was.
53. She was undernourished, an observation that prompted yet another unasked question.
54. Her arm was bandaged from the elbow to the fingers.
55. He was getting a crick in his neck from leaning out of the window for so long.
56. The device was thrown at an army patrol but failed to explode.
57. His mother's death when he was aged six had a very profound effect on him.
58. Refugee workers said such action was a violation of medical ethics.
59. He was acquitted on charges of assault with a deadly weapon.
60. There once was a poor farmer who had four sons.
