Question: M: Not exactly, married to a woman who overdoes it. I mean, after all when you've been mar-tied ten years, you don't expect a woman to sit on your lap for two hours every evening, call you at work twelve times a day and talk baby talk. What was said before this conversation?
Answer: W: Poor Smith, your marriage hasn't exactly been roses, has it?
[Q]: M: Yes, so I called all the department heads to my office this morning. We need to give him reports on our program. What was said before this conversation?
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[A]: W: Did you hear that Mr. Peterson is coming next week, Gordon?
input: Please answer the following: M: Good for you. Tell me about the house! W: It doesn't look good outside. but it is lovely inside. M: How nice! How many bedrooms does it have? W: Well, it has three bedrooms, two bathrooms, one big sitting room and a modern kitchen. M: Then your two boys don't need to share a room. They are happy with it? W: Yeah, they can have their own rooms. What interests me most is the small garden before the house. You know I love gardening so much. What was said before this conversation?
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output: W: Can you believe that we've finally found a house?
Please answer this: M: It seems like only yesterday. I suppose that I am so busy that I don't even notice how time passes. W: I'd expect the opposite. I mean, the way you've been studying, working on experiments and writting dozens of papers. It might seem more like four years than two. M: Haven't you ever noticed how time seems to crawl when you have nothing to do? But how time flies when you are busy with what you really like to do? W: That's true. Those days when there was not much to do at the lab didn't ever seem to end. M: Just wait a little longer. As soon as I finish my degree, we'll open our own chemistry lab. What was said before this conversation?
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Answer: W: It was exactly two years ago that we moved to this town. You started working on your degree, and I started working down at the lab.
Problem: Emily: Yeah. Um, who do you want to call? Ethan: Well, Brittany was sitting next to me, so I'll call her first. What is her number? Emily: Hm, um. Hang on a minute. [ Okay. ] Oh, here it is. It's, um, eight eight-seven-zero zero-zero-one-nine (870-0019). Ethan: ... okay, zero-zero-one-nine (0019). Got it. I'll call her first. And, uh, what about James? Emily: Yeah. Um, okay. It's six-one-four one-four-eight-zero (614-1480). Ethan: Okay, six-one-four fourteen eighteen (614-1418), right? Emily: No, it's fourteen eighty (1480). Ethan: Oh, okay. And, um, yeah, um, uh ... What's her name? You know, the girl, um ... You know. Emily: Which one? [ Embarrashed laugh ... ] Emily: You mean Audrey? The girl you really like? Ethan: What? Emily: I can tell you like her. Ethan: Come on. Are you kidding? No, no. I mean, we're like brother and sister. Emily: Ah, yeah, right, right. Well, uh, if you want, here's your SISTER's phone number. It's five-five-eight six-zero-one-six (558-6016). Ethan: Yeah, six-zero-one-zero (6010). Got it. Bye. Emily: No. Ethan: What? Emily: Six-zero-one-six (6016). Ethan: Six-zero-one-six (6016). Emily: Alright. I hope your sister's not mad that you called. Ethan: No problem. Emily: Bye. Ethan: Bye. What was said before this conversation?

A: Ethan: Hey, Emily. I think I left my grammar book in the class today. I think one of the students took it. Uh, do you have some of their phone numbers?
input: Please answer the following: M: Oh, hi, Cathy. Sure. What's up? W: Well, I've been meaning to talk to you about the situation in the office. M: I'm not in there very often. It's so noisy that I can't work. W: That's exactly what I'm getting at. We're supposed to be able to do our preparation in that office, but have you noticed? Jack constantly has students coming in and get help with his course. M: We can't really ask him to stop having students come in for help, can we? W: No, of course not. But I'm not able to do my work and neither are you. I imagine it's the same for the others in the office. M: Hmm, could we ask for a kind of meeting room? When we have to talk to students, we could go to the meeting room. W: Good idea. What was said before this conversation?
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W: Stan, do you have a minute?