(B) / wen aɪ ɑːskt hə əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɒbləm | ʃiː sed ʃiːd ɔːlˈredi delt wɪð ɪt ˈjestədeɪ / (A) / wɛn aɪ æskt hɚ əˈbaʊt ðə ˈprɑːbləm | ʃi sɛd ʃid ɔlˈrɛdi dɛlt wɪð ɪt ˈjɛstɚdeɪ /

When I asked her about the problem, she said she’d already dealt with it yesterday

(B) / aɪ ˈdɪdnt ˈrɪəlaɪz juː wə ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə əˈraɪv səʊ ˈɜːli ðɪs ˈmɔːnɪŋ / (A) / aɪ ˈdɪdnt ˈriːəlaɪz ju wɚ ˈɡoʊɪŋ tə əˈraɪv soʊ ˈɝːli ðɪs ˈmɔːrnɪŋ /

I didn’t realise you were going to arrive so early this morning.

(B) / ðə ˈtiːtʃə təʊld əs ðət ði ɪɡˈzæm wʊd biː mʌtʃ ˈhɑːdə ðən wiː ɪkˈspektɪd / (A)/ ðə ˈtitʃɚ toʊld əs ðət ði ɪɡˈzæm wʊd bi mʌtʃ ˈhɑːrdɚ ðən wi ɪkˈspɛktəd /

The teacher told us that the exam would be much harder than we expected.

(B) / ɪf juːd təʊld miː ˈɜːliə | aɪ kʊd əv helpt juː sɔːt ˈevriθɪŋ aʊt / (A) / ɪf jud toʊld mi ˈɝːliɚ | aɪ kʊd əv hɛlpt ju sɔrt ˈɛvriθɪŋ aʊt /

If you’d told me earlier, I could have helped you sort everything out.

(B) / ʃiː wəz ˈwʌndərɪŋ ˈweðə juː maɪt biː ˈeɪbəl tə ɡɪv hə ə lɪft tə ðə ˈsteɪʃən təˈmɒrəʊ / (A) / ʃi wəz ˈwʌndɚɪŋ ˈwɛðɚ ju maɪt bi ˈeɪbəl tə ɡɪv hɚ ə lɪft tə ðə ˈsteɪʃən təˈmɑːroʊ /

She was wondering whether you might be able to give her a lift to the station tomorrow.

(B) / baɪ ðə taɪm wiː riːtʃt ðə tɒp əv ðə hɪl | ˈevriwʌn wəz kəmˈpliːtli ɪɡˈzɔːstɪd / (A) / baɪ ðə taɪm wi ritʃt ðə tɑːp əv ðə hɪl | ˈɛvriwʌn wəz kəmˈplitli ɪɡˈzɔːstəd /

By the time we reached the top of the hill, everyone was completely exhausted.

(B) / aɪl send juː ðə ˈdɒkjumənts əz suːn əz aɪv ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈtʃekɪŋ ðəm / (A) / aɪl sɛnd ju ðə ˈdɑːkjumənts əz sun əz aɪv ˈfɪnɪʃt ˈtʃɛkɪŋ ðəm /

I’ll send you the documents as soon as I’ve finished checking them.

(B) / ðeɪ sed ðeɪd kɔːl miː bæk wʌns ðeɪd ˈspəʊkən tə ðə ˈmænɪdʒə / (A) / ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪd kɔl mi bæk wʌns ðeɪd ˈspoʊkən tə ðə ˈmænədʒɚ /

They said they’d call me back once they’d spoken to the manager.

(B) / ɪt tʊk əs ˈnɪəli ən ˈaʊə tə faɪnd ðə pleɪs bɪˈkɒz ðə dəˈrekʃənz wə səʊ kənˈfjuːzɪŋ / (A) / ɪt tʊk əs ˈnɪrli ən ˈaʊɚ tə faɪnd ðə pleɪs bɪˈkɑːz ðə dəˈrɛkʃənz wɚ soʊ kənˈfjuzɪŋ /

It took us nearly an hour to find the place because the directions were so confusing.

(B) / ɔːlˈðəʊ ðə ˈweðə wəz ˈterəbəl | wiː stɪl ˈmænɪdʒd tə ɪnˈdʒɔɪ ðə rest əv ðə deɪ / (A) / ɔlˈðoʊ ðə ˈwɛðɚ wəz ˈtɛrəbəl | wi stɪl ˈmænədʒd tə ɪnˈdʒɔɪ ðə rɛst əv ðə deɪ /

Although the weather was terrible, we still managed to enjoy the rest of the day.

(B) / ɪf juːd nəʊn hi wəz ˈkʌmɪŋ | juː ˈwʊdnt əv left səʊ ˈɜːli wɪˈðaʊt ˈtelɪŋ ˈeniwʌn / (A) / ɪf jud noʊn hi wəz ˈkʌmɪŋ | ju ˈwʊdnt əv lɛft soʊ ˈɝːli wɪˈðaʊt ˈtɛlɪŋ ˈɛniwʌn /

If you’d known he was coming, you wouldn’t have left so early without telling anyone.

(B) / baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ ˈrɪəlaɪzd wɒt juː ment | juːd ɔːlˈredi tʃeɪndʒd jɔː maɪnd kəmˈpliːtli / (A) / baɪ ðə taɪm aɪ ˈriːəlaɪzd wʌt ju mɛnt | jud ɔlˈrɛdi tʃeɪndʒd jɔr maɪnd kəmˈplitli /

By the time I realised what you meant, you’d already changed your mind completely.

(B) / ʃiː təʊld miː ʃiːd əv dʌn ɪt ˈsuːnə | ɪf ʃi ˈhædnt biːn səʊ ˈbɪzi ɔːl wiːk / (A) / ʃi toʊld mi ʃid əv dʌn ɪt ˈsunɚ | ɪf ʃi ˈhædnt bɪn soʊ ˈbɪzi ɔl wik /

She told me she’d have done it sooner if she hadn’t been so busy all week.

(B) / aɪ wəz ˈɡəʊɪŋ tə ɑːsk juː ˈweðə juːd maɪnd ˈhelpɪŋ miː muːv ˈevriθɪŋ ʌpˈsteəz təˈmɒrəʊ / (A)/ aɪ wəz ˈɡoʊɪŋ tə æsk ju ˈwɛðɚ jud maɪnd ˈhɛlpɪŋ mi muv ˈɛvriθɪŋ ʌpˈstɛrz təˈmɑːroʊ /

I was going to ask you whether you’d mind helping me move everything upstairs tomorrow.

(B) / ˈiːvən ðəʊ ðeɪ sed ðeɪd sent ɪt ˈjestədeɪ | ɪt stɪl ˈhæznt əˈraɪvd ət maɪ pleɪs / (A) / ˈivən ðoʊ ðeɪ sɛd ðeɪd sɛnt ɪt ˈjɛstɚdeɪ | ɪt stɪl ˈhæznt əˈraɪvd ət maɪ pleɪs /

Even though they said they’d sent it yesterday, it still hasn’t arrived at my place.

(B)/ wʌns juːv ˈfɪnɪʃt wɒt jɔː ˈduːɪŋ | kʊd juː let miː nəʊ ˈweðər ɪts wɜːθ ˈtʃekɪŋ əˈɡen / (A) / wʌns juv ˈfɪnɪʃt wʌt jɔr ˈduɪŋ | kʊd ju lɛt mi noʊ ˈwɛðɚ ɪts wɝːθ ˈtʃɛkɪŋ əˈɡɛn /

Once you’ve finished what you’re doing, could you let me know whether it’s worth checking again?

(B) / ɪf aɪd nəʊn juː wə ˈweɪtɪŋ aʊtˈsaɪd | aɪ ˈwʊdəv kʌm daʊn mʌtʃ ˈsuːnə / (A)/ ɪf aɪd noʊn ju wɚ ˈweɪtɪŋ aʊtˈsaɪd | aɪ ˈwʊɾəv kʌm daʊn mʌtʃ ˈsunɚ /

If I’d known you were waiting outside, I would’ve come down much sooner.

(B) / ðeɪ ˈmʌstəv θɔːt juː wə ˈdʒəʊkɪŋ | wen juː təʊld ðəm wɒt ˈæktʃuəli ˈhæpənd / (A) / ðeɪ ˈmʌstəv θɔt ju wɚ ˈdʒoʊkɪŋ | wɛn ju toʊld ðəm wʌt ˈæktʃuəli ˈhæpənd /

They must’ve thought you were joking when you told them what actually happened.

(B)/ aɪl traɪ tə ɪkˈspleɪn ˈevriθɪŋ | wʌns wiːv ɡɒt ə bɪt mɔː taɪm tə sɪt daʊn ˈprɒpəli / (A) / aɪl traɪ tə ɪkˈspleɪn ˈɛvriθɪŋ | wʌns wiv ɡɑːt ə bɪt mɔr taɪm tə sɪt daʊn ˈprɑːpɚli /

I’ll try to explain everything once we’ve got a bit more time to sit down properly.

(B) / hi sed hiːd kɔːl juː bæk ˈleɪtə | bət aɪm nɒt ʃɔː hi rɪˈmembəd tə / (A) / hi sɛd hid kɔl ju bæk ˈleɪɾɚ | bət aɪm nɑːt ʃɔr hi rɪˈmɛmbɚd tu /

He said he’d call you back later, but I’m not sure he remembered to.