—How do the shops make money if they sell at such low prices? —Manufacturers, it seems, are willing to bring down prices _______ big volume purchases.
What surprised me was not what he said but _______ he said it.
—Sorry to hurt you. —_______. You didn’t mean to, did you?
--- Guess what! I came across an old friend at the party last night. --- ______ I’m sure you had a wonderful time.
My patience is ________.
Don’t expect too much of him, and after all, he is a child of ______ intelligence.