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We're only nine days away from October 21st, 2015, the date Back to the Future fans have been waiting for since the second movie hit theaters back in 1989.

The church dates back to the 13th century.

a businessman about to break a piggy bank with a hammer

Work was about to start on a new factory building.

I think for the foreseeable future, the truth is going to be awful and funny all at the same time.

The situation is likely to continue for the foreseeable future.

This toilet is inspected at regular intervals

Trains will run at regular intervals from 11 am to 4 pm.

In years to come, your students may forget what you taught them. But they will always remember how you made them feel.

in years to come, some of the practices we take for granted now will seem quite barbaric.

If all difficulties were known at the outset of a long journey, most of us would never start out at all.

It was clear from the outset that there were going to be problems.

Can a picture say more than a thousand words?

As far as the assembly instructions are concerned, a picture is worth a thousand words.

But there's no fire here! It's called prevention! Better safe than sorry!

Set the alarm clock – better safe than sorry!

I wish out of sight out of mind applied to bills.

I forgot all about her. Out of sight, out of mind, I suppose.

My Heart is Where My Home Is

I live in England, but home is where the heart is – Scotland!

Practice what you preach or change your speech

She didn’t always practise what she preached.

good things take time

Take it slowly – Rome wasn’t built in a day.

If you are asking for a favour from someone, you just have to take whatever they give you. I asked John if he could lend me his bicycle and he sent me this old, rusty one. Well, beggars can’t be choosers.

I’ll have to take what he’s offering – beggars can’t be choosers.

Better late than never, but never late is better.

He’s finally arrived! Better late than never, I suppose.

Don’t count your chickens (before they hatch)” means “don’t make future plans based on something that has not happened yet”. Example: You might be able to get a loan from the bank, but don’t count your chickens...

I wouldn’t count your chickens, Mr Vass. I’ve agreed to sign the contract, but that’s all.

When you do this, you're taking advantage of a good opportunity. Blacksmiths must shape iron into objects during the brief time it's red-hot.

Go and see her now! Strike while the iron’s hot!

The saying keep your nose clean means don’t do anything bad or don’t get involved with illegal or immoral activities.

Sid’s got to keep his nose clean or he’ll end up back in prison.

They say there ain't no rest for the wicked. An old quote that could explain why some people are always feeling tired.

Well, I had better get back to work – no rest for the wicked, you know!

Always put your best foot forward. Not to impress others, but to impress and respect yourself

OK, put your best foot forward and we’ll find out the results tomorrow.

The male and female in the mineral, vegetable and animal kingdoms share alike the material

Give each child three sweets – share and share alike.

Said to advise someone that they will have an advantage if they do something immediately or before anyone else does it.

Well, I’m getting up early tomorrow – the early bird catches the worm!

The English words “The pen is mightier than the sword” were first written by novelist and playwright Edward Bulwer-Lytton in 1839, in his historical play Cardinal Richelieu.

His eloquent letter had the desired effect and proved that the pen is mightier than the sword.

Man getting hot looking at picture of desert.

He takes some very evocative photographs.

The principles of true art is not to portray, but to evoke

His appearance is bound to evoke sympathy.

The beautiful thing is, music can be like a time machine. One song- the lyrics, the melody, the mood- can take you back to a moment in time like nothing else can.

Having the grandchildren around takes me back to the days when my own children were small.

Each person is a temporary focus of forces, vitalities, and values that carry back to an immemorial past and that reach forward into an unthinkable future.

That scene in the film carried me back to my childhood.

Any color is more distinctly seen when opposed to its contrary: thus, black on white, blear near yellow, green near red, and so on

He distinctly remembered the day his father left.

I used to be funny and witty, now no more jokes spring to mind. I used to lie alone at night and just cry, now no more tears come.

Two questions spring to mind.

Once in a lifetime you meet someone who changes everything.

It was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

keep in mnd: Read things in books, not online! Look out for facts that grab your attention! Use mnemonics! Use your imagination! Learn stuff other people don’t know!

I can’t remember her exact words.

If a word is on the tip of your tongue, you know the word, but you just cannot remember it at the particular moment. I know the word but I can’t quite remember it. It’s on the tip of my tongue.

What is her name? It’s on the tip of my tongue. Joan. Joan Simpson. That’s it!

however hard I try; even if my life depended on it. For the life of me I can't decide whether or not to go in. (Unauthorized personnel only)

I couldn’t for the life of me remember his name.

Can You Erase Bad Memories?

I’ve clean forgotten what I was doing!

Some days I wish I could go back in life. Not to change anything, but to feel a few things twice.

used to say that someone has mentioned something from a long time ago

I remember it like it was yesterday, but it feels like forever.

I remember meeting you for the first time like it was yesterday.

Sorry, I'm terrible with names.

He had a complete memory lapse and couldn’t remember my name.

If all we are allowed is hours, minutes, I want to be able to etch each of them on to my memory with exquisite clarity so that I can recall them at moments like this, when my very soul feels blackened.

The island remained etched on my memory.

He strolled up the street as if he had all the time in the world.

He was pushed for time so couldn’t stay to help her.

Now the children have left home, she has too much time on her hands.

She couldn’t wait till all the visitors has left so she could have time to herself.

We played cards to pass the time.

She finished her essay just in time.

June had little time to spare for making her own clothes.

Many leading scientists do not consider that science can give absolutely reliable knowledge.

The new programme studies the universe.

We grew up in the countryside, surrounded by the beauties of nature.

The cave paintings are an example of early Indian art.