We missed the ferry. It ________by the time we arrived at the pier.

By the time the book is finished, he ________ an agent.

That’s a good idea. At any rate it’s worth ________.

They were too late. The plane ________ off ten minutes earlier.

"How do I look tonight?" "Wow! ________ dress you have on!".

"There are only two seats left".
"Well, I don’t want to sit near the door, so I guess I’ll have to take ________".

Tom left his spectacles behind because he was ________.

Mr. Brown receives ________ salary than anyone else in the company.

Shy people often find it difficult to _________ group discussion.

Legend ________ that Robin Hood fired an arrow from his death-bed and was buried where the arrow landed.