It _____ quite a few years _____ the accused was declared innocent and set free.
Teachers have to constantly update their knowledge in order to maintain their professional _____.
“I don’t think it’s my _______ that the TV blew up. I just turned it on. That’s all.” said the boy.
—Hi, Monica. Have you made up your mind yet?—Well, _______. I think I’m going to take up hairdressing.
—Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.—Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ____ some European business partners.