_______ advantages and disadvantages, Mr. Smith decided to leave the company and go to the west to try his fortune.
—Did Alan enjoy seeing his old friends yesterday?—Yes, he did. He __________ his old friends for a long time.
The play had already been on for quite some time when we __________ at the New Theatre.
Professor James will give us a lecture on the Western culture, but when and where __________ yet.
—Did you see a man in black pass by just now?—No, sir. I __________ a newspaper.
I __________ there little more than a week when I set to work with the scientist.