The idea for the new plan came to his mind,________ to his experiment in the lab.
The reason why I missed the party was that my car was _________ in the traffic jam.
--- Did you see a man in black pass by just now ? --- No, sir. I __________ a newspaper.
My parents were against my travel plan while my brother was __________ it.
The man remained __________ he was and waited for his wife who was shopping in the market.
Because of the heavy snow, the village was not __________.