As soon as he got to the office, he ___ the students’ papers.
The little boy, ____ two attempts to climb over the fence of the garden, decided to have another try.
Disappointed, I was about to leave ____ something occurred, which ____ my attention.
As I waited for Mike to arrive, I ____ the clock and saw that he was late.
To be frank, I’d rather you ____in the case.
--- What about inviting Mary to our party? --- You’d better not. She prefers to be ____, so far as I know.