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Tony Canard Posted 13 years ago
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for his one step she made two steps

"He couldn't keep up with John because for John's one step he had to make two steps."
I mean that when John made one step the boy had to make two steps.
I hope you understand what I'm trying to say.
  

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He couldn't keep up with John because for John's every step he had to make two steps. He couldn't keep up with John because he had to make two steps for every step (that) John took.

  • He couldn't keep up with John because for John's every step he had to make two steps.
  • He couldn't keep up with John because he had to make two steps for every step (that) John took.
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He couldn't keep up with John because for John's every step he had to make two steps.
He couldn't keep up with John because he had to make two steps for every step (that) John took.

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