minimal pair sentences: /e/ and /æ/

Here's a list of minimal pair sentences containing words contrasting /e/ and /æ/:
(as at 19th November)

'ear this!

1. You can't say dad/dead on a gravestone.
2. Charles confesses: I love Alan/Ellen.
3. Will the man/men come?
4. This pan/pen leaks.
5. They bought a lot of jams/gems from the specialty shop.
6. He was sanding/sending some furniture when I called.
7. I like Barry's/berries best.
8. I hope you will land/lend me a fish.
9. We had Brad/bread for lunch.
10. It's easy to get feta/fatter. (GB only)
11. I can't find the kettle/cattle.
12. The letter/latter might arrive tomorrow.
13. Don't pet/pat that dog.
14. Some ten/tan leather gloves were stolen.
15. He's a very fleshy/flashy person.
16. Benn/Ban on smoking ads.
17. Mothers are worried about creche/crash kids.
18. This is the latest Texas/taxes survival guide.
19. Celebs are not opposed to the pleasures of the flesh/flash.
20. We had bread/Brad for lunch.
21. I hate nets/gnats over my bed.
22. It was a lonely trek/track through the forest.
23. The police have arrested a rebel/rabble leader.
24. What about some celery/salary?
25. It ends as an elegy/allergy. (GB only)
26. They kept/capped the price.
27. This melody/malady gives me a headache.
28. It's a new pedal/paddle that you need.

(as at 24th November)

29. I formed a small bend/band.
30. My wife sometimes gets into an expensive/expansive mood.

 (mess-mass, bet-bat, Ken-can, band-bend, fed-fad) BTW: This is a treasure trove for finding minimal pairs. Thank you, John Higgins!