As _____ writer, he was _____ complete failure.
I always take something to read when I go to the doctor's __________ I have to wait.
—Do you mind me smoking here? —No, __________.
—Will you go to Mary's birthday party? —No, __________ invited, I can't go to it. I'll be too busy then.
The boy's the equal of the girl, __________ intelligence is concerned, but he doesn't work hard at all.
—The English exam is not difficult, is it? —__________. Even Tom __________ to the top students failed in it.