I ______ say he ______ speak to her in public at that time, for he was such a shy boy.
The man was ________ to six years in prison for treating his wife cruelly.
I couldn’t ________ to her. The line was busy.
It is difficult to ________ one twin from the other. They almost don’t ________ from each other.
—I’m sure Andrew will win the first prize in the final. —I think so. He ________ for it for months.
It didn’t ________ to me that the naughty boys should have ________ to prove what we discussed the day before.