He had hoped to found a new company after the merger was complete.

Our decision to go to Portugal was quite arbitrary.

The fire fighters put out the fire.

a fiduciary contract

Suddenly, he accelerated the car.

You are now among the elite.

He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth

you put me to forget a lady's manners by being so verbal- Shakespeare

Strange noises keep coming from the receiver and won't stop.

Your estimation of him is a little high, to say the least.