1. The sailor came out of the pub so drunk that he ________ all the way to the ship.

2. ________ are people who put money into a business in the hope of making a profit.

3. I was asked how many tests I would write and I said the sky's the ________ in other words as many as possible.

4. Although this antique clock hasn't been working for ages now it looks to me that its big hand is ________ from time to time.

5. They really need to keep a check on the stationery supplies as they've run ________ A4 paper once again.

6. There was no fixed agenda for that particular day as it was to be regarded simply as a ________ meeting.

7. Having attended the office procedures course all employees were expected to ________ what they had learned and introduce it into their daily routine.

8. They were experiencing the first storm since the voyage started, the wind was so fast that the ship ________ and people from the deck started falling out of it in the open sea.

9. Her boss thought she was wonderful and always ________ her to the skies.

10. He just wouldn't take anything seriously and could always be found playing about and generally sky________ .