Supply the missing prepositions to suit the syntactic function of the Gerund:
2. This time he felt no surprise ___ meeting his friend. 3. ___ washing up she settled down in a comfortable armchair before the TV. 4. What did she mean ___ being busy? 5. He tore the note into pieces ___ reading it. 6. The Gadfly couldn’t run the risk ___ being seen. 7. I insist ___ remaining here. 8. The child nodded his head ___ replying. 9. I kept her ___ falling down. 10. ___ washing she broke a cup.