____ each other for years, they talked almost the whole night and had a wonderful time. 

When he came in, I happened ___ on the bed ____.

 Old Richard,        ill so long, is losing his memory and needs to be attended to. 

______ the point that we should be punctual the next day, our director left the meeting room ahead of time. 

I’ll have all of the readings ____ by the end of this term if my plan goes well.