It is no use       without taking any measures.

—Did the book give the information you needed?—Yes. But _________ it, I had to read the entire book. 

There were two teachers named John ________at our school, which made some of our students ________. 

In later years, people reported ____ a monster swimming across the lake.

I hurried to the booking-office only _______ that all the tickets ______ out.