I tried to convince him to come with us, but he wouldn't take no for an answer.

All good things must come to an end.

The dentist injected a local anaesthetic before starting the procedure.

He made the decision with an eye to the future.

There's been an accident on the highway.

It's an emergency!

I'm an atheist.

I need to call an ambulance.

He made a back-of-an-envelope calculation to estimate the cost.

I would give an eye-tooth to go on that vacation.