Though ______in a big city, Peter always prefers to paint the beautiful scenes of country life.
Mr. Brown is _____ a teacher to us; we look on him as our friend.
He commanded that the students ______the classroom before he returned.
The girl _____ leg was broken in the earthquake was taken to the hospital.
—Have you _____him to give up the job? —No, I haven’t. He doesn’t listen to me.
The building used to be splendid but now it is _____.