Ex 258 1. “don’t worry! she’ll book your flight and get you a ticket before you even (say) jack robinson.” catherine (begin) to laugh. “i not (hear) you use that expression for years, not since i (be) a kid. you (tell) me once where it (come) from, but now i can’t (remember). it (be) such an odd expression! ” “yes, it is. i (think) it (originate) in england and the pommies (bring) it to australia. australians (start) to use it, and i guess it (become) part of our idiomatic speech. sort of slang, really.” 2. maggie put the receiver in its cradle and (turn) around, (stand) leaning against the desk, staring at samantha. “you not (be going) to believe it, but that snake in the grass just (have) the temerity to call me honey.” 3. i looked at my mother and (see) the tears rising in her eyes. she (push) them back, and (take) a deep breath. “mai, you (be) really all right? i (feel) that you (push) me away recently. you not (say) a word since i (be) here. you (feel) a bit better, darling? tell me the truth.” “yes, i (do) fine,” i (lie). a few days after that visit of my mother’s, i (fall) into a deep depression. i (feel) listless, without energy. i (be) helpless, almost an invalid.
