______ the project in time, the staff are working at weekends.
12. Having finished their morning work, the clerks stood up behind their desks, ________ themselves.
11. ________ no need for us to discuss the problem again. It has already been settled.
10. — How old are you, madam? — If you _______ know, I’m twice my son’s age.
9. We forbid _____ in the reading room. That is, you are forbidden _____ in the reading room.
8. — I’ve cut my finger and it’s bleeding! — Put the bandage around it. Don’t move. I will ______ the doctor.