It was with great joy ______he received the news _______his lost daughter had been found.
Happiness is a butterfly, which, when pursued, is always just beyond your grasp, but ________, if you will sit down quietly, may alight upon you.
Time is pressing; it’s impossible for me to get there in an hour, ________ the possible delays.
The kitchen might have been workable had Nicola kept it tidy; ________ it was littered with pots and pans.
—Did Jack take the doctor's advice that he _____ in bed for another three days? —If only he_____.
The proportion of elderly people increases in Britain and medical advances make it possible to keep alive patients who ________ previously.