The word waistcoat describes a certain type of coat, not a jacket.
He rose through the ranks of the company by hanging onto the tails of my waiscoat.
They looked on admiringly.
he was subject to an investigation
I was shocked, when I saw the open door.
The secretary typed the document on her computer.
We had a strong friendship that lasted for 8 years.
Computer sciences is a subject too technological for me to understand.
The angry reporter whizzed away in her shiny black car.
Communication by telegraph has been outmoded by wireless communication methods.
The court awarded compensation to the plaintiff for the injuries he received in a car accident.
My dog ate my homework. (as a noun) What's up dog? (as slang)
One function of the US Coast Guard is to interdict drug smuggling.