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Sentence #3276121

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 patgfisher patgfisher May 25, 2014 May 25, 2014 at 12:59:20 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

...and was only waiting for an opportunity...

might sound a bit better?

Inego Inego May 26, 2014 May 26, 2014 at 10:01:20 AM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Haha, I orphaned my sentence and now simply don't get any notifications about comments.
Maybe you will be so kind to adopt this?

celeriac celeriac June 15, 2014 June 15, 2014 at 7:06:23 PM UTC flag Report link Permalink

Say what you like about style, the syntax of this English example is perfectly good.

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This sentence was initially added as a translation of sentence #2038773К сожалению, Мэри не могла знать, что Том уже всё решил и ждал лишь удобного случая, чтобы сообщить ей об этом..

Unfortunately, Mary couldn't know that Tom had already decided everything and only waited for an opportunity to let her know about it.

added by Inego, May 25, 2014
➜ #2038773К сожалению, Мэри не могла знать, что Том уже всё решил и ждал лишь удобного случая, чтобы сообщить ей об этом.

linked by Inego, May 25, 2014
➜ #3883324Sfortunatamente, Mary non poteva sapere che Tom aveva già deciso tutto e aspettava solo l'occasione per farglielo sapere.

linked by Guybrush88, February 21, 2015
Unfortunately, Mary couldn't know that Tom had already decided everything and was only waiting for an opportunity to let her know about it.

edited by AlanF_US, March 22, 2018