She invested a lot of time ___ researching the most appropriate university course.

The police claimed that they acted in self ___.

I ___ remember putting my briefcase down on that shelf.

He turned ___ to be far more experienced than I had anticipated.

The windows in this house are in urgent ___ of replacement.

The experiment ___ testing people’s responses before and after drinking coffee.

We may be a bit late. We’re ___ in a traffic jam.

Maintaining an accurate balance sheet is essential. ___ business you’re in.

It’s ___ likely that this novel will win a literary prize.

I’d lived in Australia, so I was used to ___ on the left side of the road.

I don’t think the colours in Julia’s outfit __ together.

Very rarely ___ here in July.

The number of turtles on the island ___ by 70% over the last decade.

They were ___ to finish the project before the deadline.

The teacher asked the students to ___ their homework by Friday.

The council opted to ___ the plan for further evaluation.

He felt ___ when he received the news about his promotion.

The team worked ___ to meet the project deadline.

She was recognized for her talent to ___ intricate challenges effortlessly.