The fireman succeeded in saving all the people in the house on fire, _______they knew they were in great danger themselves.

They were surprised that a child should work out the problem____ they themselves could not.

Mary and I have been close friends ______ we met each other 10 years ago.

The city of Qingdao has been working on building itself up as a city of sails ________ it successfully hosted the 2008 Olympics’ sailing program.

________ the news, so far, has been good, there may be days ahead when it is bad.

The old lady could give the child sympathy, ________ any practical help would be beyond her.

It just isn’t fair that____I was working as a waiter last month, my friends were lying on the beach.

It took more than twenty years for the great artist       _the painting was finished completely.

You should wear a shirt with long sleeves _______ you get burnt in the sun.

There is hard evidence ________ George has something to do with the murder.