Do you have any idea why the neighbours are making so much noise?
EXPLAIN
.................... neighbours are making so much noise?
We did not manage to get tickets for the concert because we booked too late.
earlier
...................., we would have managed to get tickets for the concert.
It seems that the suspects escaped through a window at the back of the building.
APPEAR
The suspects .................... a window at the back of the building.
I had only just arrived at the office when the alarm went off.
HARDLY
.................... the office when the alarm went off.
Karen is too young to enter the competition.
ENOUGH
Karen .................... enter the competition.
The police think the thieves got in through the back door.
THOUGHT
The thieves .................... in through the back door.