______ he was absent, I was expected to take his place greatly surprised me, for I didn’t have much experience.
----I wonder if I could make a living by writing. ----________?
Mary worked here as a ____ secretary and ended up getting a full-time job with the company.
---You haven't lost the concert ticket, have you? --______. I know it is not easy to get another one at the moment, but nowhere can I find it.
— My sons are not a little restless. — Oh? Boys _______ be boys.
Mary said that once ________ him you would like him and make friends with him.