A dog seldom bites unless it is attacked.

As a vegetarian, she doesn't eat meat.

And since she's a smart kid, she doesn't object.

But being a democrat does not make Yeltsin any less Russian.

As long as they could be, they were there.

Never swim while under the influence of alcohol.

It is difficult to understand the symbolic meaning of that kiss without being Brazilian.

That octopus returned to the sea without being eaten.

Determined to prevent such an attack on the human dignity of the individual,

Even without any elected office, however, Galeano remained a politically influential public voice.

As a young man, he did not know that he was to become famous later on.

Being a wiry person, he is thin but still looks strong.

I respect Tom's views, even though I don't agree with them.

The doctor, who is well off, is not satisfied.

Since he was tired, he went to bed.

Since I was tired, I went to bed.

She died a happy woman.

As a young child in South Africa, I nearly died from polio.

Capitalism will not take root around the world if corruption defiles it.

Now a block of limestone, in itself, isn't particularly that interesting.

Failing to persuade him, they decamped to mainland China.

But I m not really a vengeful person and I could see through the situation.

Being a homemade product, perhaps traditional, tepache doesn t have a secret recipe.

Reading is the kind of habit that once acquired is never lost.

Before Amiga 500 was shipped, Commodore suggested that the list price of the Amiga 500 was without a monitor.

I often wrote to her when I was a student.

While in Europe, she visited Rome.

Now that I'm a grownup, I think otherwise.

I left home when I was young.

Being tired, she went to bed early.

When I was a child, I was always drinking milk.

The book, being read, was under the table.

As an American, I find that offensive.

Tom Jackson became famous when he was still a teenager.

I always got up early when I was a student.

Living in the territory had several benefits.

A man of peace, Obama has become no less a war president than his predecessor.

That's not something you'd ever get to do in America as a second year medical student.

Convoys of trucks and armoured vehicles reached Kabul without being attacked, overflown by helicopters.

After all, when banks don t know their own balance sheets, they aren t about to trust others .ampnbsp

As consumers they are used to instant gratification.

And being a pastor, I started reading the Bible.

As tourists, we are extremely ignorant.

As a child, I used to eat up politics.

Now that I am a teacher, I think otherwise.