He didn’t work hard. _____, he failed his exam again.
—Hi, Monica. Have you made up your mind yet?—Well, _______. I think I’m going to take up hairdressing.
—Look! Somebody _____ the sofa.—Well, it wasn’t me. I didn’t do it.
The manager is said to have arrived back from Paris where he ____ some European business partners.
—Mummy, can I put the peaches in the cupboard?—No, dear. They don’t ____ fresh. Put them in the fridge instead.
The success of a government should be measured ____ the health and happiness of the people as well as the development of the economy.