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.

i tried to remember the last time he 'd stayed away like this , without an excuse , a phone call
i tried to remember the last time he held himself that way , no excuses , no phone calls ...

'' the americans and the british have expertise which we need , from their own exploitation of the alaskan fields .
'' the americans and the british have the knowledge we need to get them on their fields in alaska .

okay , well , that 's not exactly what i was gon na say .
well , that 's not what i meant .