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 * 1) What o'clock is it?
 * 2) Half past ten.
 * 3) Come back at four o'clock.
 * 4) Tell him to wait.
 * 5) Come tomorrow morning.
 * 6) At what o'clock do you dine?
 * 7) Near about the time of noon.
 * 8) It's rather hot today.
 * 9) It's not very hot.
 * 10) It was very hot yesterday.
 * 11) Today is hotter than yesterday.
 * 12) Next month will be cold.
 * 13) Tomorrow is the end of the month.
 * 14) It was very cold last night.
 * 15) It's sure to be cold at night.
 * 16) There was a typhoon some days ago.
 * 17) Is there any wind now?
 * 18) It's raining now.
 * 19) Bring me an umbrella.
 * 20) It ought not to be raining at this time.
 * 21) Are there any people in the street?
 * 22) I want to go out in the afternoon.
 * 23) Tell the coolies to come and carry the chair.
 * 24) Are there any horses here?
 * 25) I fancy (lit. reckon) they are not very good.
 * 26) I don't dare go out in the daytime.
 * 27) It's too hot.
 * 28) Call someone to pull the punkah.
 * 29) You needn't pull it.
 * 30) I am in a perspiration.
 * 31) That doesn't matter.
 * 32) I'm afraid I shall catch cold.