If it ________ for the heavy rain then, we would have arrived here ahead of time.
______ news came______ an unknown disease was spreading in the area.
It took Joan a long time to _______ a new dress at the store.
Tom, as well as his parents, _______ the movie very much.
The book has been well received, but _________ actual sales, it hasn’t been very successful.
Though they are very busy every day, they manage to get tighter_______.