We ___ the kitchen that summer, but the roof repairs used up all our savings.

At the time, nobody realised that the small online shop ___ a global company one day.

I ___ Send when I noticed the attachment was missing.

Nora ___ the job in Singapore in September, but her father became seriously ill.

The coach believed the young striker ___ the national team one day.

The lights had already gone down and the curtain ___ when the fire alarm forced everyone out of the theatre.

I ___ you after dinner, but my phone battery died.

She did not know then that she ___ the next decade researching the disease.

The goalkeeper ___ the ball when a dog ran onto the pitch.

They ___ a second café in the spring, but the landlord doubled the rent.

In 1998, analysts predicted that mobile phones ___ everyday communication.

We ___ the harbour when the engine suddenly failed.

Sam ___ architecture, but he changed his mind after volunteering at a hospital.

Her teacher was certain that her talent ___ her far beyond local competitions.

I ___ the office when I saw that the door was already open.

We ___ Christmas in Prague, but the passport office lost Mia's application.

The villagers feared that the new dam ___ the lower fields within twenty years.

The baby ___ fall asleep when the doorbell rang.

I ___ the blue jacket on Saturday, but I found the same one online for half the price.

No one imagined that the discovery ___ a century of scientific thinking in the years that followed.

The judge ___ the verdict when someone shouted from the back of the court.

Our class ___ the science museum on Friday, but a transport strike closed the city centre.

He was convinced that the new bypass ___ traffic through the village.

I ___ into the lift when the lights went out.

The company ___ the product in May, but safety tests revealed a serious fault.

As a child, Leo often wondered whether humans ___ on Mars in his lifetime.

The cyclist ___ the finish line when his front tyre burst.

I ___ soup for lunch, but everyone voted for pizza instead.

The doctor warned us that the swelling ___ worse if we did not keep the ankle still.

We ___ the meeting when the fire drill began.

The council ___ a car park there, but residents successfully opposed the plan.

At the time she was devastated, but that failure ___ her more than any success ever had.

The chef ___ dessert when a waiter dropped the entire tray.

Ben ___ during the holiday, but he lost the ring at the airport.

The newspaper claimed that the election result ___ the country's politics.

I ___ the key when I heard someone moving inside the house.

They ___ a puppy in the summer, but their landlord refused permission.

Few people guessed that the quiet intern ___ the firm's youngest partner one day.

The plane ___ take off when the captain reported a technical problem.

I ___ in the evening course in September, but it filled up before I submitted the form.