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"Jennifer leads her husband around by the nose. He has to ask her permission to do anything and is deathly afraid to cross her," David said to Henry.

Correct answer: (b) nose

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"So the wine barrel planters are $20? I called the store and your representative told me that they were $10 a piece. I think, since the reason I drove here was because your representative led me to believe that they were $10, that you should give me two of them for that price," Raina told the manager.

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Too many managers tell their employees to act a certain way but they don't follow their own advice. A good manager is one that will lead the way on any instructions he or she gives.

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"I will take out the trash in a minute. I am going to leaf through this magazine for a little while and then I will take the trash out," Jeff said to Alice.

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"Somehow, the reporters know everything we know within an hour after we learn it. It saddens me but I believe there is a leak in our department. How can the reporters know everything we do," Lieutenant O'Malley said to the other cops.

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How does anyone forget to bring a tent on a camping trip? That question crossed his mind as it started to rain. He built a hasty lean-to out of a few sticks and a tarp he found in his car but that did not help to block the water that was running down the hill. The sleeping bags were thoroughly soaked in no time.

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He wondered what kids who were born on leap year — did about their birthdays. When did they celebrate on the 28th or 29th?

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"I don't know how to read music. I have to learn the majority of the things I play by rote," Lane told Phil when he asked how Lane learned new music on the guitar.

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"You really left me hanging the other day. You promised to help me repair the deck at my grandma's house and when you didn't show up, I couldn't do the job myself. It still isn't done and the fire department is going to inspect it by next week," Steve said to Gerald.

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"Why did you give Max such a left-handed compliment? What has he done to you?" Laurie asked Jeana. Jeana told Max that he was much more intelligent than she had originally thought.

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