So many directors ________, the board meeting had to be put off.

 ______ in prison for ten years, no one recognized him.

___taken away made his parents worried and they had to turn to the police for help.

With nothing ________ to burn, the fire became weak and finally died out before the firefighters came.

— How about the suggestion Prof. Smith put forward at the meeting last Friday? — The committee discussed it for hours without a decision _______.