John and I___friends for eight years.We first got to know each other at a Christmas party.But we_____ each other a couple of times before that.
I’ve come to the point_____ I can’t stand her arguing any longer.
I felt greatly honored ____ when I took part in my friend’s birthday party.
After five days’ climbing in the mountain, they reached ____ they thought was the place they’d been dreaming of.
It is usually warm here in March, but it _____ be rather cold sometimes.
The three thieves fled the town desperately, ______ carrying a bag.