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Anonymous Posted 10 years ago
Grammar
set the clock by someone
I heard this in a video. I don't remember the exact sentence but I think it is a variation of as regular as clockwork or something like that.
What do you think?
Thank you
What do you think?
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Yes. That person always does certain things at exactly the same rime each day. Before the advent of modern watches, clocks were not as accurate as they are today.
- Yes.
- That person always does certain things at exactly the same rime each day.
- Before the advent of modern watches, clocks were not as accurate as they are today.
- One had to set them occasionally, using, for example, the BBC time signal on the radio or, if you knew such a person, one of their actions.
- -"Mr Jone is leaving home for work, so it is exactly twenty past seven".
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Yes. That person always does certain things at exactly the same rime each day. Before the advent of modern watches, clocks were not as accurate as they are today. One had to set them occasionally, using, for example, the BBC time signal on the radio or, if you knew such a person, one of their actions. -"Mr Jone is leaving home for work, so it is exactly twenty past seven".
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