He always did well at school _________ having to do part-time jobs every now and then.
They have held several meetings to _____ next year's production plans.
The workmen made so much _____ that Mrs. Walker had to spend three days cleaning up afterwards.
She put some soil in the box, then sowed the seeds carefully, and covered it with more soil. _______ she kept the box in the shade.
The appearance of Yao Ming and T-Mac has_____ the fans of a sure victory for the Huston Rocket in the coming NBA contest.
When she heard from the hospital that her father had died, she _____ into tears.