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My older sister often looked after me. (would)
My older sister would often look after me
so/wish/you/I/busy (not be)
I wish you weren't so busy
to stay in bed
lie in
Could you phone me? (I'd like...)
I'd like you to phone me
home/like/I'd/now (go)
I'd like to home now
have a short sleep
take a nap
In the past we didn't have so many toys. (use)
In the past, we didn't use to have so many toys
dreams/mine/your/are (way, exciting)
Your dreams are way more exciting than mine
to be in bed, under the bed sheets
under the covers
Older children are often more confident. (tend)
Older children tend to be more confident
was/sleep/imagined/hypnosis/I (nothing, scary)
Sleep hypnosis was nothing like as scary as I imagined
unusual
unconventional
We could go out to eat (I'd prefer...)
I'd prefer to go out to eat/it if we went out to eat
bed/this/the/one/new/old/is (nowhere, comfortable)
This new bed is nowhere near as comfortable as the old one
requiring a lot of things; strict
demanding