In considering the prosecutor, the judge decided to give leeway on some mistakes as it was his first case. She could remember fumbling through her opening argument the first time she was in court.

The audience waited with bated breath for the climax of the movie. The entire story had led up to the final battle between the villain and the hero. It was nerve wracking to see who would come out triumphant.

Bennie and Jane liked to boat on the river on hot summer days. The current was powerful; it pulled the boat downstream incredibly quickly.

Emily had reservations about being invited to Kayla’s house. The last time they hung out it hadn’t gone very well. In fact, Emily had stormed out angrily after Kayla made some rude comments.

While Mr. Davis, the art teacher, approved of creativity, he couldn’t sanction the students expressing themselves in the form of graffiti. Stylistically, he could appreciate the pieces, but they were still vandalism.

Andrew couldn’t help it. He was still harboring bad feelings about his ex-girlfriend long after their breakup. There was simply no excuse for how she had treated him.

Since Liz was trying to lose weight, she picked out lean turkey at the grocery store. She wrinkled her nose at the thought of how tasteless the meat would be compared to the beef she usually bought.

Eloise was so excited about her birthday. She kept asking her parents about the party, but they carefully skirted her questions.

Even though the homework was difficult, Maria didn’t mind working on it. She knew in the long run it would help her be more prepared for college.

The pawn shop owner carefully inspected the ring. While the patron was convinced it was real silver, the owner determined it to be made of base metals.