--- You should have thanked her before you left.--- I meant , but when I was leaving I couldn’t find her anywhere.
.I want to buy that kind of cloth because I _____ the cloth _____ well.
His letter was especially welcome as I ____ from him for long.
—May I speak to your manager Mr.Williams at five o’clock tonight?—I’m sorry. Mr. Williams ________ to a conference long before then.
—Why were you not at the concert?—I________ a close game between two European football teams.
We _______ on it for several hours but we have not yet reached any conclusion.