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01. I dropped one of my [courses] because I just didn't have the time to do all the homework.
02. Sophie is taking five [courses] this semester.
03. The University of Victoria offers a number of short-term and long-term ESL [courses].
04. The [course] goes around the city, up the mountain, and out to the ocean, for a total distance of almost 60 miles.
05. Many of the cyclists have said that this [course] is the toughest one they've had to face this year.
06. The spaceship had to change [course] to avoid hitting the alien craft.
07. They had to decide upon their next [course] of action after the project fell through.
08. Scientists say one toad may catch and eat up to 10,000 insects in the [course] of a summer.
09. The first [course] consisted of a delicious pasta dish with a seafood sauce.
10. The doctor put me on an aggressive [course] of chemotherapy to combat the spread of the disease.
11. The patient required a [course] of antibiotics to overcome the infection.
12. The addict smiled as he felt the drug [coursing] through his veins.
13. There are twelve [courses] in the Ukrainian Christmas Eve supper.
14. Arthur Golden once suggested that a mind troubled by doubt cannot focus on the [course] to victory.
15. Patrick Henry once exclaimed, "I know not what [course] others may take, but as for me, give me liberty or give me death."
16. Deepak Chopra once observed that a single event can change our lives, or change the [course] of history.
17. After taking classical ballet for years, Jennifer decided to try a jazz dance [course] at the academy.
18. The [course] is set up in a way to improve students' communicative and academic skills.
19. Hockey goalie Jacques Plante received 200 stitches to his face over the [course] of his career.
20. The captain charted a [course] through the islands.
21. He was able to expertly park the car by the end of his driving [course].
22. We will be focusing on learning academic vocabulary in this [course].
23. We learned to navigate a [course] on the open ocean during my sailing [course].
24. The military is having trouble following the [course] of the enemy submarine.
25. That restaurant offers children's portions of all their main [courses] at a reduced price.
26. Scotland has many scenic golf [courses] running along its coastline.
27. Shakespeare wrote, "The [course] of true love never did run smooth."
28. He could feel the drug [coursing] through his veins, slowly numbing the pain.
29. Tears [coursed] down her face as she watched the plane take off.
30. Flood waters [coursed] down the hill, washing away the small houses and farms.
31. It is best to exercise at least 120 to 180 minutes, spread over the [course] of a week.
32. In August of 1983, Korean Air Lines Flight 007 was shot down by a Soviet plane, killing all 269 people on board, after straying more than 100 miles off [course].
33. Authorities are tracking the [course] of the storm through the Caribbean.

Grammatical examples in English. 2013.

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