.――Oh, what a pity! All the tickets were sold out.――I'm sure we_______ two, but you were not quick enough.
—I am going to the post office.—_____ you’re there, can you get me some stamps?
She thought I was talking about her daughter, _____ in fact, I was talking about my daughter.
With oil price going up all the time, people _____ to pay more for travelling.
We expected _____ no problem with the publication of the book by now, but is still being printed.
Sometimes we believe what we see _____ the reality may be different.