Example sentences of "[adv] filled the [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Mrs. Campbell hoped that a tide waiter 's post might be found for the man , but there was more to it than charity , for , as she advised her cousin , William Anderson 's brother was a rich baker who had lately filled the office of deacon convener of trades in Stirling , and ‘ as he has a near connection with severalls in the present management I wish if possible you could fall on a way to get this small thing for him , it wou 'd make a noise amongest the folks to see that we are at pains to do for them ’ . |
| 2 | Probably filled the course already . |
| 3 | there 's the sh I mean the shape that , that bed in my spare room , it 's really filled the room right up . |
| 4 | When the water has almost filled the hole , to perhaps a foot or so below the top , there is an audible pause in the proceedings . |
| 5 | Although he has undoubtedly filled the post with such distinction that the staff lout low and doff their caps whenever he appears , he is not perfect . |