—Where have you been all day?—I _______ some former classmates and I couldn’t get back until it was dark.
The noise _______ by the machine could be heard at night.
The film _______ for twenty minutes when they got to the cinema.
The child _____ parents were killed in the air crash is now living with his aunt.
Only when ________ possible to settle the problem.
It was due to her elegant ______ and gentle temper that she has won the respect of her collegues.