The teacher apologized late.
The news came as no surprise to me. I ______ for some time that the factory was going to shut down.
______ he wants to say is ______ great an effort he has made to help her out.
______ I failed in English a third time, I had no doubt about my gift for foreign languages.
— Jack, this is the third time that you have been late this week.— Sorry, sir, but I was ______ for 15 minutes on the way here in the traffic jam.
The driver tried everything he could think of, but the car just ______ not move.