There ______ quantities of apples in the basket and there was ______ milk in the bucket.

The guard at the entrance didn’t ______ me in though I had begged him many times.[ ]

Hearing the news, we did nothing but _____ silently.[ ]

Grandma will appreciate ____ if her elder sister couldcome back from abroad.

What a great artist! It seemed only a couple ofminutes ____ he had finished this wonderful painting!