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| 2. | I am contacting you for the following reason. | . |
| 3. | I recently read/ heard about and would like to know | / |
| 4. | I saw your advertisement in, I would like to | , |
| 5. | I am writing to tell you about | |
| 6. | I received your address from and would like to | |
| 7. | We are regular buyers of | |
| 8. | We are in the market for | |
| 9. | Our company is a subsidiary of and we specialize in | , |
| 10. | Your name has been given to us by | |
| 11. | Your company has been recommended to us by | |
| 12. | We were advised by that you were interested in supplying | , |
| 13. | The British Embassy in Kyiv told us that you were looking for an agent in Ukraine to represent you. | , , . |
| 14. | The British Embassy in Kyiv has advised us to get in touch with you concerning | |
| 15. | We have seen your advertisement in and would be pleased to have details of | |
| 16. | We noticed an advertisement describing | , |
| 17. | Your advertisement in this months edition states that you can offer | , |
| 18. | We were impressed by the selection of leather coats that were displayed on your stand at this year's Leather Exhibition held in Kyiv. | , . |
| 19. | We are interested in your goods demonstrated at the recent trade fair. | , |
| 20. | We are very interested in | |
| 21. | With reference to your advertisement (ad) in / Regarding your advertisement (ad) in | |
| 22. | We are a small business specializing in computer software. | , . |
| 23. | We are a middle-sized company selling computer hardware. | , . |
| 24. | We are an old-established firm producing | , |
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| 3. | Could you please send me? | ? |
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| 5. | It would be helpful if you could send us your current price-list. | , . |
| 6. | In addition, I would like to receive | , |
| 7. | Please send us your quotation for the following | , 곅 |
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| 9. | We would like to have quotation for | |
| 10. | The catalogue is of considerable interest to us. | . |
| 11. | Will you please send us your current catalogue and price list for? | ? |
| 12. | Would you send me a copy of your catalogue and any other information that will help me to make the best choice? | - , ? |
| 13. | Please send me details of your fax machines which you supply together with prices. | , , , . |
| 14. | Please enclose your illustrated catalogue and price list giving the details requested. | , , , . |
| 15. | Please send me a copy of your catalogue with the details of your prices and payment terms. | , . |
| 16. | Could you send your latest catalogue and price lists, quoting your most competitive prices? | , ? |
| 17. | We suggest that you (should) send us your catalogue and price lists in triplicate. | . |
| 18. | We will be obliged if you send us your latest brochures or any other publications containing the description of | , - |
