Despite the government's measures to cool the house market, housing demand in China still grew steadily in the second half of 2012,________ a rapid rise in house prices.
--Who are you waiting for? -- _____ the man wounded in the left leg.
-- The boy is tall enough _____ his age. --Yes, I was much _____ when I was his age.
In some countries,_____ are called "public schools" are not owned by the state.
People are puzzled _____ they read the book.
We have done things we ought not to have done and_____ undone things we ought to have done.