1. It wouldnt have surprised me if he ____ after that incident.
2. If we are to get out of this political mess, someone ____ the lead, and the sooner they start the better.
3. ____ the judge would almost certainly have been more lenient towards him.
4. Of course, it can never be proved, but just the same, some people think that it ____ better for these children if they had been forcibly taken away from their families.
5. If they _____ out some market research for the new product they _____ such heavy losses in sales.
6. Had they apologised for deliberately overcharging me, I _____ a complaint with the Consumers rights Office.
7. If we ____ the terms of the contract, all the paint-work in the building ____ finished by the 15th of next month.
8. You should get some professional advice if youre thinking about changing the system radically.
9. If you really ____ to promote him, you ____ so right away.
10. I would require a number of people in this company to take early retirement, ____ .