Last evening I was rung up by an old college friend whom I had not heard from for years.

You kept putting off working on the fine details on this project so it ended up lacking the finishing touches.

This is a golden opportunity we'd be stupid to pass up. Let's get to work and finish it all in one fell swoop.

Please telephone me when you have made up your mind what you want to do.

I'm sure people would live twice as long if they stopped getting themselves worked up over everything.

At one time, people would not have hesitated to light up a cigarette in stations, restaurants, or hospital waiting rooms.

Whether you pick the Lions or Tigers to win, the result will be a toss-up because both teams are equally strong.

You look like you're having a lot of trouble setting up that web page. Want some help?

I ended up going over the top, drinking too much and having a terrible hangover the next day.

The driver really screwed up the team when he drove them to the wrong playing field in a different town.