The house still needed a lot of work, but ___ the kitchen was finished.
Let’s clean the classroom, ________?
— My sons are not a little restless.— Oh? Boys _______ be boys.
— Why didn’t you give a hand to the boy?— I _______, but he strggled to his feet before I tried to.
—You didn’t invite Mary to the ball?—____ her, too?
—She joined a football team last fall and was recently made captain. —Never _____ she'd ever have that much energy.