当我们到达时，电影几乎结束了。

The movie was ___all ___but over by the time we got there.

他几乎能听到他们肚子咕咕叫。

He could ___all ___but hear their stomachs rumble.

当新问题出现时，谈判几乎完成了。

The negotiations were ___all ___but complete when new issues arose.