AIC Mr Birling quote off quotes Flashcards

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1
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un____________ a____________ un__________

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unsinkable absolutely unsinkable

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I s_________ as a h_____ - h______ p_______ m_____ of b__________

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I speak as a practical hard-headed man of business

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I s____ t______ i___‘_ a c________ of w____

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I say that there isn’t a chance of war

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I c____‘_ a______ a___ r___________

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I can’t accept any responsibility

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Y___‘__ h_____ s_____ p______ s___ t_____ w____ is i____________

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You’ll hear some people say that war is inevitable

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A___ to t_____ I s____ - f___________

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And to that I say - fiddlesticks

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T_____‘_ a f____ c______ t____ I m___ f____ m________ i____ the n____ h______ l____

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There’s a fair chance I may find myself into the next honours list

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w____ y__ m_____, y__‘__ be m________ at a v____ g____ t____

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when you marry, you’ll be marrying at a very good time

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I_‘_ a p___ S__ G______ and – er - L___ C____ c___‘_ be w____ u_

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It’s a pity Sir George and – er- Lady Croft can’t be with us

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I’__ t_______ G_______ l___ o__ of the f_______

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I’m treating Gerald like one of the family

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I_ y__ d__‘_ c____ d____ s________ on t______ p_______, t_____‘__ s_____ be a________ f___ the e______

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If you don’t come down sharply on these people, they’d soon be asking for the earth

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I o_____ to w_____ y___ t_____ h_‘_ an o___ f_______ of m____… w_ p____ g____ t_________

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I ought to warn you that he’s an old friend of mine… we play golf together

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I w_______ y___ to h_____ the b________ of m__
e_________________

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I wanted you to have the benefit of my experience

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I_‘_ m__ d____ to k_____ l________ c______ d______

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It’s my duty to keep labour costs down

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r_______ p__________ in h___ s_________

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rather provincial in his speech

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T______‘__ b__ a p_______ s___________

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There’ll be a public scandal

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the T_______ - s___ s_____ n____ w____

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the Titanic - she sails next week

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The Germans don’t want war

19
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A m___ h___ to m____ h___ o___ w___

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A man has to make his own way

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T______‘_ a f_____ c_______ t____ the g____ c_________ s_______

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There’s a fair chance that the girl committed suicide

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I_ y__ t_____ y___ c___ b______ a____ p__________ to b____ u_____ m_… t_____ y___‘__ m_________

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If you think you can bring any pressure to bear upon me…then you’re mistaken

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I d___ n________ I’_ a__________ of

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I did nothing I’m ashamed of

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A_ i_ a g____ of t____ s____ w______ e_____ r______ m________

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As if a girl of that sort would ever refuse money

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C______ m_____ s_______ q______ d______ t_ a w_______

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Clothes mean something quite different to a woman

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N_______ to d_ w___ y___, S____. R__ a_____

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Nothing to do with you, Sheila. Run along