20. I’ve just bought a CD player, since I want to give it to my daughter for her birthday.
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21. I have bought some clothes-pegs because I want to hang the washing out.
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22. He did not want to worry her, so he did not tell her what happened.
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23. If we want to get there before dark, we must leave now.
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24. She was very friendly to him because she wanted to nick his wallet.
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25. They wanted to swipe his walkman, so they mugged him.
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26. She was taken to the police station because she had lifted some records from the shop next door.
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27. We filled the car up because we didn’t want to run out of petrol.
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28. I did not want to hear what they were talking about, which is why I put the music louder.
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29. I had no intention of talking to him, so I didn’t answer the phone.
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30. I shut up because I did not want to interfere in matters which had nothing to do with me.
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31. He married her because he wanted to spend the rest of his life with her.
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32. I find it necessary to test you on your French, so you must take an exam tomorrow.
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33. She hid a tiny microphone in his house because she wanted to spy upon him.
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34. I put out the central heating because I did not want to waste fuel.
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35. She set off for Paris before sunrise because she wanted to be there by midday.
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1. They did not want to sadden her, so they did not tell her the truth. (BECAUSE) (ON ACCOUNT OF) __Becasuse they didn't want to sadden her, they did not tell her the truth _________________________________________________________________________________ . ______On account of not wanting to sadden her, they did not tell her the truth _____________________________________________________________________________ .
2. Because of their interest in comets, they decided to study astronomy. (AS) ____As they were interested in comets, they decided to study astronomy _______________________________________________________________________________ .
3. Mark joined the English Drama Club because he wanted to improve his intonation. (BECAUSE OF) ________Because of wanting to improve his intonation, Mark joined the English Drama Club ___________________________________________________________________________ .
4. Due to having problems with mathematics, he went to see his tutor to ask for advice. (SEEING) ___Seeing that he had problems with mathematics, he went to see his tutor to ask for advice. ________________________________________________________________________________ .
5. Some of the students began to fall asleep due to the boring and irrelevant lecture. (SINCE) ______Since the lecture were boring and irrelevant, some of the students began to fall asleep___________________________________________________________________________
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