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1. Hank bought a food cart so that he could parlay 10 years experience as a short-order cook into a business he could call his own.
2. If a writer wants to write more efficiently, you have to silence your inner critic and draft without interruption; the polishing will come later.
3. The talent agency’s long- and short-term business plans involve expansion into the world of reality television programming.
4. Erin is six months’ pregnant and has never looked lovelier.
5. A wide range of reviews, from seasoned travellers and first-time explorers alike, are posted on this adventure tourism website, and we read dozens of them while planning our vacation.
6. “I wish you could find someone other than I to mow the back lawn,” said Matteo, scuffing his soccer cleats in the dirt.
7. Do you like the landscaper’s idea of an outdoor fire pit, which you’ll see a sketch of just underneath the patio blueprint?
  

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