Three of the town's factories have closed down ________ the space of a year.
We’re having a meeting in half an hour. The decision ______ at the meeting will in the future of our company.
He smiled politely ______ Mary apologized for her drunken friends.
— Sorry I’m late. I got stuck in traffic. — _________. You’re here now. Come in and sit down.
He hoped that he would _____ a more suitable job.
The secretary is very careful and she never ________ any little points.