This is a paraphrasing task. In this task, you're given a sentence and your task is to generate another sentence which express same meaning as the input using different words.

[Q]: i called the police last year about a break-in .
[A]: i called for a break-in last year .

[Q]: you 're the first person i 've asked out since then .
[A]: you 're the first one i 've ever asked .

[Q]: the professor carefully tried the lock , lest we might not be able to open it from within should we be in a hurry making our exit .
[A]:
the professor had tried the lock for a moment , so that we would not have any difficulty in unlocking in a possible hurry .