A few random sentences [3] Hi, if any of my sentences sounds unnatural to you, please suggest an alternative. Thank you! 1. His having being in prison, along with what M. S. considered to be an appaearance so unfriendly that it would be enough to scare away anyone who happened to look inside the store, might have told against him, but J. didn't think twice about giving him the job. 2. Put someone through the mill: Never before had we been put through the mill (in) the way they did that term. The drastic reduction in the number of students enrolled in the course, as compared with previous years, bore witness to that. 3. Plow through something: The child plowed through his homework after his mom told him that if he wanted to keep on playing, he must do his assignments first, and do them well. 4. Take something in: The teacher kept on talking and talking in a futile attempt to help her students understand the complicated subject, but no one seemed to be taking in a word of what she was saying. 5. Tip the wink: (several) weeks before, he had been tipping the wink about the stock's upcoming rally, but only a few -now fortunate- investors, or gamblers, in the words of those who seeked to discredit him, gave (any) credence to his word. 6. Take a pull on something: a. The man took a long pull on his cigarrette and assured that was his last, ever. b. She had to head to the bathroom and take a pull on his whisky flask in order to pluck up enough courage to get on the plane. 7. Babble: We stared at each other as they babbled in such a way that we came to think that they were communicating in a completely different language. 8. He left for home earlier than usual but when he got there, there was no one to open the door to him, so he had to spend what remained of the afternoon mooning around, waiting for whomever got home 9. Worm something out of someone: Getting him drunk was all part of a plan carefully devised to worm information out of him, but what they didn't count on was that the old man was quiet as the grave 10. Turn in (in the sense of going to bed): You do as you will. All I know is that I'm turning in just now. Good night all! 11. Impress something upon someone: I can't impress enough upon you how important it is that you pay attention in this class. 12. A. Don't tell me you are invested in that project, too? B. Yes, more's the pity, A. *puts his hands on his head and stares incredulously*. 13. Oh, come on! at least score one goal to keep hope alive ):