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navi tasan

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Are these sentences correct:

1-I couldn't see him for standing in the shadows.

2-For standing in the shadows, I couldn't see him.
(I couldn't see him because he was standing in the shadows.)

3-I couldn't hear the phone ring for having headphones on.

4-For having headphones on, I couldn't hear the phone ring.
(I couldn't hear the phone ring because I had headphones on.)

Gratefully,
Navi.
 

Barb_D

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Don't use this archaic style of English.
 
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