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Anonymous Posted 11 years ago
Vocabulary

They went several weeks

They went several weeks before agreeing to foot the bill. [The original context is that they were quickly splashing money on huge transfers but were not so keen to pay promptly minor bills.]

Is the sentence correct semantically?

Can you go several weeks before agreeing...?
  

Top answer

They went several weeks before agreeing is the same as they took several weeks to agree or it took them several weeks to agree.

  • They went several weeks before agreeing is the same as they took several weeks to agree or it took them several weeks to agree.
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They went several weeks before agreeing is the same as they took several weeks to agree or it took them several weeks to agree.
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PhilipThey went several weeks before agreeing is the same as they took several weeks to agree or it took them several weeks to agree.
I see. Thanks for the answer.

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