The guys ...... (play) cards all night long when Diana woke up.

The foreign visitors ...... (wait) at the station for almost half an hour when their coach finally arrived.

The party guests ...... (look) for the bride's wedding ring for nearly an hour when a young gentleman found it under a table.

David ...... (close) the windows before he left the house.

The waiter ...... (collect) the money before the guests left the restaurant.

We ...... (not / walk) for long when it suddenly started raining.

The party ...... (walk) almost half the way when they sat down to have lunch.

The family ...... (cycle) all day long so their legs and feet were quite sore the next day.

The children ...... (not / do) anything the whole day really, which is why they couldn't get to sleep in the evening.

The young singer caught cold because she ...... (drink) cool drinks only that night.

Miss Mitchells ...... (prepare) for the exam for almost half a year when she finally took it.

The kidnapper ...... (drive) for less than an hour when he stopped to have a rest.