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100
John said, "I really like pizza".
John said that he really liked pizza.
100
I said to Boris,"Does your friend live in London?"
I asked Boris if his friend lived in London.
100
I said to Nick, "Where are you going?"
I asked Nick where he was going.
100
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.
100
‘You should go there immediately,’ she said.
She said I should go there immediately.
200
Robert said, "We were at the movies until around 11:00".
Robert said that they had been at the movie until about 11:00.
200
They said to the man, "Are you living in a hotel?"
They asked the man whether he was living in a hotel.
200
I said to him, "How long are you going to stay there?"
I asked him how long he was going to stay there.
200
"Don’t be afraid of my dog“, said the man to Kate.
The man told Kate not to be afraid of his dog.
200
‘We will be there,’ he promised.
He promised they would be there.
300
Thomas said, "I´ve never eaten sushi before".
Thomas said that he´d never eaten sushi before.
300
He said to his friend, "Will you stay at the Hilton?"
He asked his friend whether he would stay at the Hilton.
300
He said to her, "Where do you usually spend your summer holidays?"
He asked her where she usually spent her summer holidays.
300
“Take this book and read it”, said the librarian to the boy.
The librarian told the boy to take that book and read it.
300
‘I can see you at 2.30,’ he added.
He added that he could see me at 2.30.
400
Jacob said, "I am not waiting any longer for the bus".
Jacob said that he was not waiting any longer for the bus.
400
He said to me "Do you often go to see your friends?"
He asked me whether I often went to see my friends.
400
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.
400
The doctor said to Pete, “Don’t go for a walk today.“
The doctor told Pete not to go for a walk that day.
400
‘I would buy it if I had the money,’ he said.
He said he would buy it if he had the money.
500
They complained that they had been waiting for hours.
They complained, "We have been waiting for hours".
500
Mike asked Jane if she would come to the railway station to see him off.
Mike said to Jane, "Will you come to the railway station to see me off?"
500
She asked Boris when he would be back home.
She said to Boris, "When will you be back home?"
500
My mother asked me to buy some meat in the shop.
“Buy some meat in the shop“, my mother said to me.
500
She said she might be back later.
‘I may be back later,’ she said.