Ten minutes _____ an hour when one is expecting a phone call.

This is the very house （ ） my grandpa lived before his death in 1980.

The committee members meet _____ every Saturday and Sunday mornings.

A loud noise （ ） my attention from cooking and everything was burnt.

Let’s read the novel together, （ ）？

（ ） looked up in alarm.

By the time the course schedule is completed， we _____ the basic subjects of French.

He was never （ ） of experimenting with different ways of planting his crops.

（ ） born in Chicago, the author is most famous for his stories about New York City.

We tried to find a table for seven, but they were all （ ）.

I have no objection （ ） your design for the new type of machine this time.

A good many proposals were raised by the delegates，（ ） was to be expected.