The journey around the world took the old sailor nine months, _________the sailing time was 226 days.
Tom looked at Jenny, with tears _______ his eyes, and shouted out the words _______ in his heart for years.
--- He didn’t turn up last night, did he? --- Yes. But he _______. The meeting had been cancelled.
The doctors have recommended that she _______ on, but she has not yet made up her mind.
Miss Wang is ________ a teacher. She’s our best friend.
He had no money, _________ anyone whom he could borrow from.