Errors in English usage

They wanted to leave in America in order to fulfil their aspirations.

This meat is very hard and I think you should ask the chef to cook it for a bit longer.

I'm afraid the number you want is occupied at the moment so I suggest you ring back later.

We don't have a regular timetable, we simply meet periodic if and when there appear to be enough items to justify drawing up an agenda.

It's a very rare case indeed if a serious earthquake takes place in that country.

On their very first evening he told his wife he was just going out for a short walking but it was really to buy her some flowers.

In desolation Ms Primshaw hoped she would be able to make one last effort to help Mary.

This is a complete reversal of the terms as they were originally laid out in the last will and testament.

To act in this disgraceful manner can only be described as contemptuous by anybody's standards.

This document must be regarded as containing an officiousregulation as it comes from a government department.