It was about 5 o’clock in the afternoon _______ they had their supper.
He looked rather untidy as there were two buttons _____ from his coat.
We all knew from the very _____ that the plan would fail.
The boy had a _____ escape when he ran across the road in front of the bus.
A university is an educational institution which _____ degrees and carries out research.
We are interested in the weather because it _____ us so directly ------ what we wear, what we do, and even how we feel.