They are ... ... ... food. ( = have nearly used up all their supplies )

A crowd of boys ... ... the beggar. ( = chased him )

That boy was nearly ... ... by a car. ( = It nearly hit him )

Don't drive so fast. This car has not been ... ... yet. ( = must be driven slowly for the first months so as not to damage the engine )

I ... ... Helga while I was in Sweden. ( I met her by accident )

I ... ... an old friend of mine in a restaurant yesterday.

While driving to work yesterday, I ... ... ... petrol and had to walk to a garage.

This car will have to be serviced as soon as it has been ... ... .

She's been taken to hospital. She was ... ... by a car.

I ... ... him, but I could not catch him.