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Please let us know your requirements.

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What do you need?

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Thank you for your email received 3rd December.

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Thanks for the email of 3rd Dec.

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I am afraid I will not be able to attend.

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Sorry, I can’t make it.

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We regret to advise you that…..

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I’m sorry to tell you that…..

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I can assure you that…..

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I promise…..

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I was wondering if you could…..

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Could you…..?

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We note from our records that you have not…..

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You haven’t…..

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We would like you to remind you that…..

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Don’t forget…..

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It is necessary for me to…..

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I need to…..

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Would you like me to…..?

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Shall I…..?

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However…/ In addition…/ Therefore…

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But…/ Also…/ So…

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I would be grateful if you could…..

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Please could you…..

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Please accept our apologies for…..

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I’m sorry for…..

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With regard to….. (or With reference to)

Further to your last email, …..

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Re…

Re your email, …..

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I look forward to meeting

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See you next week.

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assistance

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help

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due to

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because of

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enquire (inquire)

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ask

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further

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more

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inform

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tell

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information

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facts

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obtain/ receive

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get

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occupation

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job

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possess

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have

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provide

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give

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repair

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fix

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request

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ask for

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requirements

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needs

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reserve

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book

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varify

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check/ prove

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
Could you…..?
I was wandering if you could…..?

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[Direct]
Can you…..?
Please could you…..

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
Is it all right if I…..?
I wonder if I could…..

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[Direct]
Can I…..?
Could I…..?

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
Would you like me to…..?
Do you need any help with…..?

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[Direct]
Can I…..?
Shall I…..?

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
Why don’t we…..?
Perhaps we should…..?

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[Direct]
What about…..(+ ing) ?
Shall we…..?

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
I’m afraid there is a small problem.
It seems there is a slight problem.

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[Direct]

There is a problem.

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
That might be quite expensive.
Won’t that be a bit expensive?

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[Direct]

That will be very expensive.

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]

I’m not sure we can do that.

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[Direct]

We can’t do that.

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]

Actually, that doesn’t give us much time.

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[Direct]

That gives us very little time.

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]

Wouldn’t it be better to ask Lucas?

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[Direct]

It will be better to ask Lucas.

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[Indirect: polite/ diplomatic]
I can see what you’re saying, but…..
Don’t you think that…..?
To be honest, I think it might be better to…..

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[Direct]

I disagree.

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Dear Mr/ Mrs/ Ms Till

Dear Lucas

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Hi/ Hello Lucas

Lucas, …..(or no name at all)

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I apologise for not getting in contact with you before now.

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Sorry I haven’t written for ages, but I’ve been really busy.

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I am writing in connection with…..

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Just a short note about…..

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I am writing with regard to…..

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I’m writing about…..

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In reply to your email, here are…..

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Here’s the…..you wanted.

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Your name was given to me by…..

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I got your name from…..

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We would like to point out that…..

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Please note that…..

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I’m writing to let you know that…..

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Just a note to say…..

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We are able to confirm that…..

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We can confirm that…..

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I am delighted to tell you that…..

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Good news!

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We regret to inform you that…..

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Unfortunately, …..

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Please find attached my report.

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I’ve attached…..

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I’m sending you….. as a pdf file.

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Here is the….. you wanted.

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Could you give me some information about…..

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Can you tell me a little more about…..

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I would like to know…..

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I’d like to know…..

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I’m interested in receiving/ finding out…..

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Please send me…..

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I’d be grateful if you could…..

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Please could you…..?

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I wonder if you could…..

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Could you…..?

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Do you think I could have…..?

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Can I have…..?

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Thank you in advance for your help in this matter.

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I’d appreciate your help on this.

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I’ll investigate the matter.

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I’ll look into it.

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I will contact you again shortly.

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I’ll get back to you soon.

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Would you like me to…..?

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Do you want to me to…..?

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If you wish, I would be happy to…..

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Shall I…..?

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Let me know whether you would like me to…..

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Let me know if you’d like me to…..

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Thank you for your help.

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Thanks again for…..

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Do not hesitate to contact us again if you require any further information.

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Let me know if you need anything else.

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Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions. My direct line is…..

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Just give me a call if you have any questions. My number is…..

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I am looking forward to +…ing

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Looking forward to +…ing

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Give my regards to…..

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Best wishes to…..

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Best wishes

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Speak to/ See you soon.

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Regards

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Bye(for now)/ All the best

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Whilst (British)

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