1. The strikers won't return to work until they get a raise and the benefits they are demanding.
2. When Rita gets her driver's license next week, she'll be able to drive to school every day.
3. A: I see you're reading The Silk Road. I'd really like to read it sometime.
B: I'll lend it to you as soon as I finish it.
A: Really? Thanks!
4. A: Have you heard any news about Barbara since her car accident?
B: No, I've heard nothing. As soon as I hear something, I'll let you know.
5. A: Mr. Jackson called. He'll be here at the garage to pick up his car in a few minutes. He won't be very happy when he learns about the bill for repairs on his car. Do you want to talk to him when he'll come in and ask about his bill?
B: Not especially, but I will.
6. After Ali returns to his country next month, he'll start working at the Ministry of Agriculture.
7. According to the newspaper, the Department of Transportation will build a four-lane highway between here and San Francisco. In my opinion, it will be obsolete before they complete it. It seems to me that a six-lane highway is needed to handle the heavy traffic.
8. Relax. The plumber is on his way. He'll be here before there is a flood in the kitchen. Let’s just keep mopping up the water the best we can.
I didn't know quite how to respond...I have to think about the options. I'm... sensualist... I appreciate nice things. And when I can get them, I do. But I buy nice things because they have aspects I appreciate, sensually, and that's why I buy them, for the most part. And when circumstance makes me unable to have them, I mostly don't dwell on it... I think that's not quite materialistic, but it's also not quite the opposite of materialistic But then the concept of materialism implies accepting a duality between the spiritual / non-material world and the material world, and I don't really accept that concept fully.
