Most of the evidence was destroyed in the fire. ______, it would be almost impossible to prove Jim guilty.

I don’t mind picking up your things from the store. ______, the walk will do me good.

It was＿＿＿＿＿late to catch a bus after the party, there fore we called a taxi. 

Everything was all right again.__________,they all went back to work.

 I won’t buy the house, which was too expensive and too big. ______, I’d grown fond of our little rented house.