Although they wanted to keep it quiet, news of the job loses ________ very quickly.
John has put on so much weight recently that his mother has to ________ all his trousers to his measure.
The hotel porter ________ anybody who wasn’t wearing a collar and tie.
--- Will somebody go and get Dr. White? --- He’s already been ___________.
Some of the students had learned enough English to _________ a conversation with a native speaker of English.
It was getting dark. We decided to ________ for the night at a farmhouse.