People can't afford to buy expensive things _______ the prices of daily goods going up.

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--People should stop using their cars and start using public transport.

--______. The roads are too crowded as it is.

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She has run herself ______.

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______ today ______ sure to be praised.

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______ by the talk, he worked even harder.

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It is five years since my dear brother ______ here.

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--I haven't heard from Henry for a long time.

--What do you suppose ______ to him?

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I ______ you for 20 years but I still don't know what goes on in your head.

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We got to the cinema 20 minutes late, so we missed ______ the movie.

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He felt ______ by the progress he'd made.

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