――Did they offer us enough books?―― _____ than we had expected.
India attained ________ independence in 1947, after _______ long struggle.
At the last moment, Tom decided to ________ a new character to make the story seem more likely.
The door ________ open, no matter how hard she pushed.
The drive wanted to park his car near the roadside but was asked by the police ________ .
When I first met Bryan I didn’t like him, but I ________ my mind.