Fill in the blanks with a suitable word or phrase:

1)The injured cyclist......15 minutes for an ambulance to arrive.

2)I wish......talking, Richard!I can't concentrate.

3)Do hurry up!The taxi........any minute now.

4)That ladder looks a bit shaky.......for you while you are painting?

5)There's.....discussing this any further if you don't want to help me.

6)No matter.....,I don't believe he did it.

7)He is.....hard work; he was once a builder.

8)A: Where's Peter?

B: Oh, he'll be here soon.He's just.....shop.