John didn’t come along, ______ making it necessary for us to get someone else to replace him.
I never dreamed of ______ such a big crowd here.
Many famous writers are reported ______ long before they started reading themselves.
Every time ______ I see the picture there, I think of my days in a remote mountain village.
Almost all the students were having classes when the earthquake _________.
______ more attention, the tree could have grown better.