It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and _______ I have it, I am not going to be silent.
I think you must be mistaken about seeing him at the theatre; I’m sure he_____abroad all week.
—Have you nearly finished? —____, we have just begun.
—Hold the ladder for me! —That’s_________.
The president stood by a window inside the room, ____, looking over the square.
As time went by, the plan stuck ____ fairly practical.