Example sentences of "you [vb mod] fill [adv prt] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | R : in those days + when we were young + there was no local fire engine here + it was just a two-wheeled trolley which was kept in the borough + in the borough eh store down on James Street + and whenever a fire broke out + it was just a question of whoever saw the fire first yelling ‘ Fire ’ + and the nearest people ran for the trolley and how they got on with it goodness knows + nobody was trained in its use + anyway everybody knew to go for the trolley + well + when we were children + we used to use this taw [ t– : ] + it smouldered furiously + black thick smoke came from it and we used to get it burning + and then go to a letter box and just keep blowing + open the letter box + and just keep blowing the smoke in + you see + till you 'd fill up the lower part of the house with nothing but smoke + there was no fire + but just fill it up with smoke + just to put the breeze up + just as a joke + and then of course + when somebody would open a window or a door the smoke would come pouring out + and then + everybody was away then for the trolley + we just stood and watched all of them + + |
| 2 | If you 've got a minute you could fill up the coffee machine again , and I 'll have a word with Jerry when I get back down . ’ |
| 3 | In the second : the obvious views , you could fill in the form for me . |
| 4 | ‘ I told our friends here the gist of our conversation — no doubt you will fill in the details . |
| 5 | Or you can fill in the straightforward application form and everything will be arranged speedily by post . |
| 6 | g ) Now draw the following table and see if you can fill in the blank spaces , using the strips of paper to help you as you did above . |
| 7 | You can fill in the results as the season goes on and re-print it whenever you update it . |