Intermediate 1 - Time linkers

I found some old newspapers ....................... I was tidyng up the attic recently. They all had stories about famous hoaxes in them

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I almost fell asleep .................... the meeting this afternoon. It was so boring.

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The US belonged to the UK ....................... 1776, when it gained independence

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I was looking for my phone. ..................... , my wife had found it and was looking for me.

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We called the police ..................... we discovered the house had been robbed.

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We spent ages looking for the shop and ..................... we found it. It was closed.

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There were many important discoveries ..................... the 1800s.

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Luke and I met ..................... we were working together in a café.

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