— I phoned you at 7 yesterday evening but nobody answered. — Oh, I ________ my dog in the park then.
The owner of the cinema needed to make a lot of improvements and employ more people to keep it running, ______ meant spending tens of thousands of pounds.
—It took me ten years to build up my business, and it almost killed me.—Well, you know what they say. ______.
Although medical science ______ control over several dangerous diseases, what worries us is that some of them are returning.
The committee is discussing the problem right now. It will ______ have been solved by the end of next week.
—Are you going to have a holiday this year?—I'd love to. I can't wait to leave this place ______.