Ex 23 Paraphrase the following sentences, using a complex object after the verbs given in brackets.
1. Was anybody standing near the door when you came home? (notice). 2. The baby was making the first steps (watch). 3. Somebody opened the door (hear). 4. He lit a cigarette (see). 5. As I came up to the house it was very dark. Suddenly somebody took me by the hand (feel). 6. He made a mistake (not notice). 7. The boys were throwing stones into the river (watch). 8. He was explaining something to the students (hear). 9. He ran and caught a passing bus (see). 10. Somebody pushed me in the back (feel).
b. He said he had seen her that day
c. She said she didn't like that film
d. She said they had gone swimming that day
e. He said he had met her about three months ago
f. She said she would see Mary on Sunday
g. She said Pete and Sue were getting married the next day
h. She said Stephen was bringing some records to the party the next day
i. She said she really likes that furniture
j. She said her parents were arriving the next day
k. They said they had visited her that morning
l. They said they would see her next summer
m. He said they head been there three months ago
n. He said he was meeting them at four o’clock that day
o. She said she could see me the following day