"it tasted of fish"

"the opinion of the directors"

"they played six matches and won four of them"

"the hills of Connemara"

"His mother sang and played the songs of Cole Porter and Jerome Kern"

"I'd love to stay here with you, but it's ten of two."

"the government of India"

"a slice of cake"

"I like the idea of marriage as a life-long commitment."

"he died at the age of fifty"

"the poems of Ó Direáin"

"At about this time Correggio travelled to Rome where he must have studied classical works and the paintings of Raphael and Michelangelo."

"the paintings of Rembrandt"

"the murder of two boys"

"The £10,000 prize is awarded to the person who, in the opinion of the jury, has made the greatest contribution to art in the previous 12 months."

"the decision of the County Council"

"They lived in a simple house with bamboo walls and a roof made of coconut leaves."

"a wall of stone"

"a photograph of the bride"

"an old friend of mine"

"It's a fantastic achievement, particularly when you think of the competition we were up against."

"Her mother was an attractive woman of French-Canadian descent."

"The shares responded with a fall of 117.5p to 185p."

"a boy by the name of Peadar"

"his eyes are sort of blue"

"a piece of cake"

"it was kind of you to ask"

"the theory of Darwin"

"the days of the week"

"for hundreds of years"