The doctors did all they could, but he finally ________ cancer.

You should ask your accountant ________ some financial advice.

Alice ________ her daughter, Mungo's mother, and complained about the price of bread.

Bill still hasn't ________ me ________ - maybe he doesn't have romantic feelings for me after all.

We ________ the puppies carefully and sold them for a good profit.

I feel so inadequate and jealous around my sister-ugh, she always ________ the worst in me!

The CEO said he was determined to bring changes ________ that would ensure the companies viability well into the future.

Peter is an ambitious man who will never ________ till he gets what he wants.

That song ________ such fond memories of my childhood.

I don't know what happened-one minute, she was talking to me, and the next minute, she just fell ________!

The moment I met my wife, I ________ her completely.

I've ________ with that show-can you tell me what happened in the latest episode?

With all of these medical bills, I just don't have any more money to ________.

Apparently, Gina ________ Dave last week, and now they're not talking to each other at all.

The board must ________ a plan to put the city back on its financial feet.

I think she ________ all of that money when her grandmother died.

There are job vacancies from time to time. I'll let you know if anything ________.

It's ________ that several ministers received payments from the company.

Tom's brother asked him to ________ the music so that he could sleep.

The performance on the first night ________ pretty well.

I ________ him in the library after work, and we a great conversation about Hemingway.

I ________ while the meeting was in progress, so I waited in the back.

Those boys are going to have to ________ for a punishment after starting the food fight.

After Lily fainted, we used smelling salts to get her to ________.

My electric car doesn't ________ sports cars in terms of speed, but I'd rather have one that doesn't require gasoline.

I'm so sorry that you had to ________ such a traumatic experience.

It snowed so much that the event couldn't ________ as planned, unfortunately.

Oh, we're ________ our weekend plans - I refuse to let a little rain stop us!

After the power ________, I spent the night reading by candlelight.

Well, the party must ________, whether we have caterers or not!

I only ________ for a few minutes-how did I miss that key detail in the episode?

I can't believe you're ________ school after all these years.

People are beginning to worry that the president is going to ________ his campaign promises.

The report concluded that the governor had ________ the purview of her office in the way she handled the incident.

The whole building had to evacuate because the smoke alarm ________.

Can you ________ these instructions again? I'm still a little confused.

You shouldn't let this great opportunity ________ just because you're mad at your sister.

House prices in our neighborhood have ________ significantly, so we're thinking of selling.

Stocks in the company have ________ for the third straight week in a row.

Oh boy, both kids have ________ the stomach flu? We're doomed.

I ________ cycling to work at the beginning of the summer, and I haven't been healthier!

I'm too tired to ________ the details right now, but I'll give you the full story tomorrow.

Volunteers will come around and ________ pamphlets before the lecture.

The committee finally handed the proposal ________ to the mayor.

I'm going back to school because I always regretted ________ college.

Ever since we gave your mother that key, she keeps ________ us.

That senator needs to ________ the times and stop saying things that are wildly inappropriate in today's world.

When I ________, I don't want an elaborate funeral.

Due to new regulations ________ to us from our managers, I'm no longer authorized to give refunds for any reason other than defective goods.

They're always going to pass you ________ for promotions if you don't set yourself apart

They're always going to pass you ________ for promotions if you don't set yourself apart

Unfortunately, we'll have to ________ that old tree because the inspector thinks it could fall on our house in a bad storm.

If the school board ________ funding for the arts, then what will become of the theater program?

Mom is always using the phone in her office to ________ on my conversations!

My doctor told me that I need to ________ eating fried foods in order to improve my cholesterol.

It is hard to ________ town without a car.

It took her nearly four months to ________ that bout of pneumonia.

Once I ________ my last year of school, I'm taking a long vacation, that's for sure!

My daughter has ________ sports all of sudden.

Ever since my husband lost his job, we've been just ________.

We're in the last row, so it's going to take us a while to ________ the plane.

Will you get Uncle Joe ________ the bus? He isn't sure where the stop is.

I've been working 14-hour days for the last two months, and I am seriously ________ fumes at this point.

Are you boys looking for Mike? He just ________ toward the creek.

The store ________ bottled water and canned food after the government issued the hurricane warning.

I really like my job, for the most part, but I do have to ________ a lot of tedious busywork.

The most important thing when you are speaking in front of an audience to is make sure you put yourself ________ well.

I don't really feel like going out tonight. Let's just stay in and ________ a cheesy action flick.

Why did I keep ________ working on this essay? Now I'll be up all night writing it.

I recommend you ________ your bonus as a rainy-day fund for the future.

I decided to ________ all the decorations right after the party so I didn't have to do it the next day.

No, put ______the chocolate ! You can't have any until dinner.

You'll need to speak to the sales department about that issue. Would you like me to put you ________?

They're ________ high-rise apartments all over town.

We're ________ Jen's brother for a couple of weeks while he looks for a new apartment.

The rescue services are still trying to ________ the fires.

My mom's family always got up at midnight on Christmas morning to open presents, and she has carried that tradition ________ with us.

This project has been floundering for a while, but with your shared passion for it, I'm confident that you two can carry it ________.

Sorry to ramble for so long-the subject of art just carries me ________!

We need some more chairs in here-can you guys carry those ones ________ to the table?

At the conference, the new president ________ her plan for reducing the carbon footprint of the country.

Can you believe he set the charity ________ when he was just 15?

I'm ________ for New York tomorrow to attend a business meeting.

We all had to do extra work to ________ Harry, who was very tired from being out late the night before.

A: "How did you come up with that character? Is he based on someone you know?" B: "No, I just made him ________."

The committee is ________ scientists and politicians.

The fearsome beast ________ the princess. We've called on all able-bodied knights to mount a rescue.

The boys ________ the swimming pool as soon as the coach blew the whistle.

There, in the background-there's someone talking. If we turn up the volume we may be able to ________ what they're saying.

It was decided that I would ________ my sister at the head of the company while she took her sabbatical.

She had been sitting for so long that it was a pleasure to ________.

A: "What do your company's initials ________.?" B: "Mason, Baxter, and Aiken. They're the three founders."

The picture's red frame makes it ________ against the green wall.

We'll never make any progress if we don't have anyone in congress ________ our cause.

Percy was changing so rapidly that no one could tell whom he would eventually ________.

Mimi became jealous when Jack's career started ________.

I had to read the letter twice before I could take it all ________.

They had to ________ two of his teeth.

Take these chairs ________ - we don't need them.

Don't ________ too much work - the extra cash isn't worth it.

We're pleased to announce that Mr. Schmidt will be ________ as Executive Director.

We're pleased to announce that Mr. Schmidt will be ________ as Executive Director.

Peter will ________ the management of the finance department.

If you don't know what it means, look it ________ in the dictionary.

He believes the inspector should ensure children are reasonably well ________, not change a school's culture.

The speaker finished her speech and ________ to see if there were any questions.

After all, he is a member of an elite media establishment that both fears and ________ the talk phenomenon.

Today even 16-year-old boys on street corners ________ those who attend college.

Look ________ that! What a horrible mess!

Mathie was ________ work after he decided to pull the plug on the 20-year-old classic emporium.

She would find herself ________ their meetings and to their conversations even if they were slightly strange sometimes.

In 1473 the king ordered him to ________ a dispute between two members of the goldsmiths' company.

We rode a little, walked, talked, played cards in the evening and I ________ Poppy.

Then he slowly looks me ________ before turning his appraising glance to the cabin, which he begins to circle.

Jake ________ his computer and checked his mail.

She ________ the water and stepped out on to the rug, dried herself, and dressed in jeans and a shirt.

I'd almost hope of finding a house I liked, and then suddenly this one ________.

Hollywood discovered her and turned her ________ a star.

I was a bit doubtful at first, but it ________ to be a really good idea.

Six times in eight years he pleaded that they send him and six times they turned him ________.

Dealing with children who are so damaged ________ immense tact and sensitivity.

"Is there anybody there?" he ________, but there was no reply.

Rescuers had to ________ the search because of worsening weather conditions.

I was ________ three months after war broke out.

He ________ the letter and read it.

Put those heavy bags ________ for a minute.

"Where's Diana?" "She just left to ________ the kids from school."

He ________ the usual trader's form offering to sell the car to the finance company.

About half an hour before the performance, the theatre starts to ________.

Gerry was terribly thin when he came out of hospital, but he's ________ a lot since then.

We spent half an hour looking for the keys, but eventually ________ and went home.

The wood ________ a sweet, perfumed smell as it burned.

Jenny kept begging me for a new bicycle, and I finally ________.

My money was beginning to ________ and there were no jobs to be found.

We're ________ a free diary with tomorrow's newspaper.

I'm ________ a new computer.

I ________ six pairs of trousers before I found a pair that fitted.

He doesn't usually drive as fast as this. He's just ________ because you're here.

We were expecting 30 people to come, but half of them never ________.

Her stubbornness on this one issue is holding the whole deal ________.

They felt the British economy was being ________ by excessive government controls.

Hold ________ a minute! Isn't that your brother's car over there?

A record dated 1665 shows that at that time the archery contests were ________ 4 days.

Humans have managed to learn so much because generations of adults put effort into ________ children.

Yeah, I loved that doll when I was three, but I don't ________ it anymore, so feel free to sell it at the garage sale.

She didn't come to the party because her car ________ on the way here.

Someone must be ________ our system-how else would the media know such classified information?

We knew it was time to leave the club when a fight ________ between guys at the bar.

I'm so sad to hear that Mara and John ________ - I thought those two would be together forever.