—How did you sleep last night? — Oh, I slept like a log last night. What does the underlined part mean?

I thought it would be rainly that day, but it ___ to be fine.

We do not own the building.________ it would be impossible for us to make any changes to it.

There was such a long queue for the ticket that I ________ gave up, though I wanted to attend the concert so much.

You needn’t have apologized for your absence—      , it’s hardly your fault.