---- Could I take a few days’ leave, sir?----- I’m afraid you can’t ___________ the work is being done.
Mr White, along with his assistants, _______ on the project day and night to meet the deadline.
When I called at his home the other day,l found him sitting on an armchair, _______ in his hands.
They will give us the money _______ we pay it back within half a year.
The manager promised to keep me _______ of how our business was going on
Nothing _______ after the terrible fire which had been caused by someone smoking in bed.