The reason __________he gave for not coming to your birthday party is _________his mother was ill.
An agreement __________ be reached when the other side raised new problems.
The thief tried to run from the policeman who __________ him, but failed.
I felt sure I __________ her somewhere some day.
—I heard you __________ in a pub. What's it like? —I have no idea what it is like, but I don't mind.
If this were not so, they __________ to migrate abroad either temporarily or permanently.