---Tom called me up telling me he would not take part in the match. --- _______is a pity _______ he could not join us.
Linda didn't get there on time because of the bad weather. What's more, her car was in poor __________.
—What you've said sounds __________, but can we really solve the problem in that way? —It is worth a try.
__________ it to my teacher to take a better-paid post if I can get one.
John was __________ to learn the news that he was rejected by the committee.
As soon as they reached the fishing area, the fishermen __________ their nets into the sea.