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John said, "I really like pizza".
John said he really liked pizza.
I said to Morris ,"Does your friend live in London?"
I asked Morris if his friend lived in London.
I said to Nick, "Where are you going?"
I asked Nick where he was going.
The doctor said to Nick, “Open your mouth and show me your tongue.“
The doctor told Nick to open his mouth and show him his tongue.
"You should go there immediately," she said.
She said I should go there immediately.
Robert said, "We were at the movies until around 11:00".
Robert said that they had been at the movie until about 11:00.
They asked the man, "Are you living in a hotel?"
They asked the man whether he was living in a hotel.
I said to him, "How long are you going to stay there?"
I asked him how long he was going to stay there.
"Don’t be afraid of my dog“, said the man to Kate.
The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
"We will be there," he promised.
He promised they would be there.
Thomas said, "I´ve never eaten sushi before".
Thomas said that he´d never eaten sushi before.
He said to his friend, "Will you stay at the Hilton?"
He asked his friend if he would stay at the Hilton.
He said to her, "Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?"
He asked her where she usually spent her summer holidays.
“Take this book and read it”, said the librarian to the boy.
The librarian told the boy to take that book and read it.
"I can see you at 2.30," he added.
He added that he could see me at 2.30.
Jacob said, "I am not waiting any longer for the bus".
Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
He said to me "Do you often go to see your friends?"
He asked me whether I often went to see my friends.
I said to him, "How long will it take you to get there?"
I asked him how long it would take him to get there.
The doctor said to Pete, “Don’t go for a walk today.“
The doctor told Pete not to go for a walk that day.
"I would buy it if I had the money," he said.
He said he would buy it if he had the money.
They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
Mike asked Jane, "Will you come to the railway station to see me off?"
Mike asked Jane if she would come to the railway station to see him off.
She said to Mark, "When will you be back home?"
She asked Mark when he would be back home.
“Buy some meat in the shop“, my mother said to me.
My mother asked me to buy some meat in the shop.
"I may be back later," she said.
She said she might be back later.