[Q]: How does the sentence end?

The bids were astounding at the auction, so we went for the dresser instead of the table because the 

[A]: table was expensive.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

Betty loves to play in the snow but Jessica does not. 

[A]: Jessica heads out in the snowstorm to go to work.


[Q]: How does the sentence end?

They wanted that apartment in the city centre but bought a small apartment in the downtown instead, because the 

[A]:
apartment in the city centre is too expensive.