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Wanted to buy or had wanted to buy
1 b 00 A Polish businessman has bought the former family home of Pope John Paul II and donated it to the Catholic Church. 02 b 00 02 br
00 The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02 br
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00 John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice. 02 br
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00 The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death. 02 br
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00 The sale of the house had been the subject of months of intense speculation. 02 br
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00 When it went on the market late last year the Polish Catholic Church announced it was interested in buying it. 02 br
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00 The church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02 br
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00 Is the above sentence fine? I would write the simple past here. 02 br
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00 The church wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. [ Is this inorrect in the given context?] 02 br
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00 The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02 br
02 br
00 John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice. 02 br
02 br
00 The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death. 02 br
02 br
00 The sale of the house had been the subject of months of intense speculation. 02 br
02 br
00 When it went on the market late last year the Polish Catholic Church announced it was interested in buying it. 02 br
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02 br
00 The church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02 br
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00 Is the above sentence fine? I would write the simple past here. 02 br
02 br
02 br
00 The church wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. [ Is this inorrect in the given context?] 02 br
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02 b 00 02 br 02 br 00 The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag. 02 br 02 br 00 John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice. 02 br 02 br 00 The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.
- 02 b 00 02 br 02 br 00 The Church had wanted to buy the 19th Century property but had been unable to afford the hefty price tag.
- 02 br 02 br 00 John Paul II was born and grew up in the three-storey townhouse in the southern Polish town of Wadowice.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The announcement of the sale comes ahead of nationwide events to commemorate the first anniversary of his death.
- 02 br 02 br 00 The sale of the house had been the subject of months of intense speculation.
- 02 br 02 br 02 br 00 Is the above sentence fine?
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01 b 00 A Polish businessman has bought the former family home of Pope John Paul II and donated it to the Catholic Church. 02 b 00 02 br
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01 b 00 A Polish businessman has bought the former family home of Pope John Paul II and donated it to the Catholic Church. 02 b 00 02 br
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