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Fillthegapswithhad/'dbetterorwould/'drather.
1 It'sgettingdark.We....................................gobacknow.
2 A:CanIborrowyourcar?
B:You....................................not!
3 A:CanIborrowyourcamera?
B:I....................................youdidn't.
4 Youknow,I....................................youdidn'tsmokeinfrontofthekids.
5 You....................................takeinsectrepellantifyou'recampingnearalake.
6 I....................................gotoAlteathanbloodyBenidormanyday.
7 We....................................youdidn'thangoutwithCraig.He'sbadnews.
8 They....................................haveeverythingreadyforwhenourclientsarriveorI'll
skinthemalive.
9 I....................................notdrinkonFridayorIwon'tbeinafitstateforthejourney.
10 You....................................takeabitoftimetothinkthisoneovercarefully.
11 You....................................notbreatheawordaboutthistoDavid.
12 A:Mike,I....................................youdidn'twearjeansintheoffice.
B:Craig,I'dratheryouweren'tmyboss!

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It'sgettingdark.We'dbettergobacknow.
A:CanIborrowyourcar?
B:You'dbetternot!
A:CanIborrowyourcamera?
B:I'dratheryoudidn't.
Youknow,I'dratheryoudidn'tsmokeinfrontofthekids.
You'dbettertakeinsectrepellantifyou'recampingnearalake.
I'drathergotoAlteathanbloodyBenidormanyday.
We'dratheryoudidn'thangoutwithCraig.He'sbadnews.
They'dbetterhaveeverythingreadyforwhenourclientsarriveorI'llskinthemalive.
I'dbetternotdrinkonFridayorIwon'tbeinafitstateforthejourney.
You'dbettertakeabitoftimetothinkthisoneovercarefully.
You'dbetternotbreatheawordaboutthistoDavid.
A:Mike,I'dratheryoudidn'twearjeansintheoffice.
B:Craig,I'dratheryouweren'tmyboss!

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WrittenbyBobWilsonRobertCliffordMcNairWilson2007