[Grammar] Making requests (I was wondering, any chance)

Question 1

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I just wanted to talk. Could you squeeze me in for an emergency session.
WONDERING, BY, CHANCE

Answer 1

I just wanted to talk. And I was wondering if by any chance you could squeeze me in for an emergency session.

Question 2

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Paul, could I speak to you privately?
IS, CHANCE

Answer 2

Paul, is there any chance I could speak to you privately?

Question 3

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Hey, man, hey, listen, help me, huh?
WONDERING, MIGHT

Answer 3

Hey, man, hey, listen, I WAS WONDERING IF YOU MIGHT help me, huh?

Question 4

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Um… I k_ (я понимаю, что..) it’s Christmas Eve, but is there any chance that you guys are still open?

Answer 4

Um… I know it’s Christmas Eve, but is there any chance that you guys are still open?

Question 5

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_ come and, um, watch the kids for us, uh, like, right away?
CHANCE, MIGHT, ABLE

Answer 5

Is there any chance that you might be able to come and, um, watch the kids for us, uh, like, right away?

Question 6

[REFORMULATE: ADD DISTANCE]
Could I see him without an appointment?
CHANCE

Answer 6

is there any chance I could see him without an appointment?

Question 7

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Please ask the doctor to increase my medication.
**WONDERING*

Answer 7

i was wondering if you could ask the doctor to increase my medication.

Question 8

Well, I was wondering, _ (вы случайно не знаете) anything about Paul Sheldon?

Answer 8

Well, I was wondering, do you happen to know anything about Paul Sheldon?

Question 9

Harold, _ (вы случайно не знаете + where is the gardening shed)?

Answer 9

Harold, do you happen to know where the gardening shed is? Yes, sir. It’s in the back of the garden.

Question 10

_ (у вас случайно нет) his birth certificate?

Answer 10

Do you happen to have his birth certificate?

Question 11

_ (=У вас случайно нет) any jobs available here?

Answer 11

Do you happen to have any jobs available here?

Question 12

Now, _ (вы случайно не помните) where you met him?

Answer 12

Now, do you happen to remember where you met him?

Question 13

_ (Вы случайно не узнаёте, вы случайно не видели) either of these two people?

Answer 13

Do you happen to recognize either of these two people?

Question 14

He forgot the p_ and the joke fell flat.

= the last line of the joke, which makes it funny

Answer 14

He forgot the punchline and the joke fell flat.
/ˈpʌntʃlaɪn/

Question 15

This is a well-known joke based on a p_: “What’s black and white and red (= read) all over?” “A newspaper.”

= игра слов

Answer 15

This is a well-known joke based on a pun: “What’s black and white and red (= read) all over?” “A newspaper.”

Question 16

So let’s kick off, n_ p_ in_,
with a little soccer.

= извините за каламбур

Answer 16

So let’s kick off, no pun intended,
with a little soccer.