I don’t like the pattern of the trousers. ____ , the color doesn’t suit me.

I would like to give you some money, but _______I haven’t got any.

When the expression first came into being, people refused （拒绝）to use it but _____ they began to accept it. 

The houses in this village are______built of bricks.

I spent the whole day repairing the car.The work was          easy.