19 insert it was/there was in the spaces. 1. stormy last night? — yes, storms all over the country. 2. sunny she decided to take the children to the sea. 3. a lot of rain last week. floods everywhere. 4. a thick fog last night. several accidents on the motorway. 5. as he had very bad difficult for him to recognize people. 6. one a heavy fall of snow which blocked all the roads. luckily, a lot of food in the town. 7. he thought better to say nothing about his plans. 8. a long time before i got an answer. then one day a letter arrived. well, not really a letter, only one sentence on the paper.